Vinyl pressings
by Double Exposure · 1976
Ten Percent was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 7 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
SZS-5503 AMatrix side A
SZS-5503 BMatrix side B
SZS5503A-1 al Brown FW/CSRunout side A, variant 1
SZS5503B-1 al Brown FW/CSRunout side B, variant 1
SZS-5503 ALabel side A
SZS-5503 BLabel side B
p SZS5503A-2 Al Brown B FW/CS
p SZS5503B-1 Al Brown F FW/CS
SZS 5503A-2Side A Deadwax Inscription
SZS 5503-B-2Side B Deadwax Inscription
SZS 5503-1E A I C MRunout Side A
SZS 5503-1E B A I B WRunout Side B
SZS-5503-AA Label
SZS-5503-BB Label
6.22964-01-1 SZS 550317-7 al Brown Manufactured in Germany Fw/NYCRunout side A
6.22964-01-2 SZS 550313-8 al Brown Manufactured in Germany Fw/NYCRunout side B
6.22964-01-1Label side A
6.22964-01-2Label side B
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Canada | Salsoul Records SZS 5503 / Salsoul Records SZS-5503First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Salsoul Records 6.22964First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | Salsoul Records RJ-7181 / Salsoul Records SZS-5503First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Panama | Salsoul Records SZS-5503First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Spain | Salsoul Records 28.261-I / Salsoul Records 28 261-IFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Salsoul Records SZS 5503First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Salsoul Records SZS-5503 / Salsoul Records SZS 5503First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Salsoul Records SZS-5503First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Salsoul Records SZS-5503 / Salsoul Records SZS 5503First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | South Africa | Salsoul Records SALP (L) 205LP | LP |
| 1977 | Venezuela | CBS CS-10.262LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | UK | Charly Salsoul CPLP 8062LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Europe | Salsoul Records 538759951LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Salsoul Records 538759951LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
14 vinyl pressings of Ten Percent are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1976 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Salsoul Records SZS-5503.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SZS-5503, SZS 5503, 6.22964, 28.261-I) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SZS-5503 A and SZS-5503 B. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
