Vinyl pressings
by Hawkwind · 1973
Space Ritual was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 11 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.
UAD 60037 A-2U D OR RAYSSide A - variant 1
UAD 60037 B-2U 1 ATSide B - variant 1
UAD 60038 A-2U D ALSide C - variant 1
UAD 60038 B-2U D OASide D - variant 1
IT UA-LA120-H2-1 /2 OckSide A, variant 1
T UA-LAO[crossed out] UA-LA120-H2-3[crossed out]-2B /2 EckSide B, variant 1
IT UA-LA120 H2-4[crossed out]- C /2 EckSide C, variant 1
IT UA-LA120-H2-2[crossed out]-4D /2 EckSide D, variant 1
UA-LA120-H2-1 ^ EckSide A etched runout
UA-LA120-H2-2 3[croosed out] ^ Eck 66Side B etched runout
UA-LA120 H2-4[crossed out] 3 ^Eck 66Side C etched runout
UA-LA120-H2-4 (2) ^ EckSide D etched runout
UA-LA120-H2-1 /| Eck 2 22Side 1 etched runout
UA-LA120-H2-2 3[crossed out] /| Eck 22Side 2 etched runout
UA-LA120 H2-4[crossed out] 3(2) /| Eck 2 22Side 3 etched runout
UA-LA120-H2-[2(2) crossed out] 4 (2) /| Eck 2 22Side 4 etched runout
UA-LA120-H2-1 /| EckSide 1 etched runout
UA-LA120-H2-2 3[crossed out] 2 /| EckSide 2 etched runout
UA-LA120 H2-4127[crossed out] 3(2) /| EckSide 3 etched runout
UA-LA120-H2- 2127[crossed out] 4(2) /| Eck 2Side 4 etched runout
1T UA-LA120-H2-1-A-1 /2 OckSide A, variant 1
T1 ̶U̶A̶-̶L̶A̶O̶ UA-LA120-H2- ̶3̶- ̶c̶-2 /2 EckSide B, variant 1
T1 UALA-120-3-2-4 UA DIWO ΛSide C, variant 1
1T UA-LA120-H2- ̶2̶- ̶D̶-4D /2 EckSide D, variant 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | United Artists Records L-45,363 / United Artists Records L-45,364First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Australia | United Artists Records UAD 60037/8First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Australia | United Artists Records L 45363/4First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | United Artists Records UA-LA120-H2First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | France | United Artists Records UAD 60037/8First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | United Artists Records UAS 29483/4XDFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Greece | United Artists Records UA-LA 120-H2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Italy | United Artists Records UAD 60037 8First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | Liberty LLP-93091BFirst yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1973 | Japan | Liberty LLP-93091B / Liberty LLP-93092First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | Liberty LLP-93091BFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Netherlands | United Artists Records UAD 60037First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | New Zealand | United Artists Records UAL 441/2 / United Artists Records UAD-60037First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | UK | United Artists Records UAD 60037/8LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1973 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA120-H2 / United Artists Records UA-LA120-H-0798First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | UK | United Artists Records UAD 60037 / United Artists Records OC 155-83 020/21LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1980 | UK | United Artists Records UAD 60037/8LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | UK | United Artists Records UAD 60037LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1980 | US | United Artists Records UA-LA120-H2 / Liberty LWB-120LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | UK | United Artists Records UAD 60037/8 / Liberty UAD 60037/8LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Japan | Liberty K22P-284/5LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | UK | Back On Black RCV016LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2011 | UK | Back On Black RCV017LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2011 | UK | Back On Black RCV016LPLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2011 | UK | Back On Black RCV017LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2011 | UK | Back On Black RCV016LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | Europe | Parlophone 0825646120758LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2016 | Europe | Parlophone 0825646120758LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | UK | Atomhenge QATOMLP21052LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | UK | Atomhenge QATOMLP21052LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | UK | Atomhenge QATOMLP21052XLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo |
| 2024 | Japan | Solid Records CDSOL-71848 / Atomhenge QATOMLP21052XLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo |
| 2025 | Japan | Solid Records CDSOL-72070 / Atomhenge QATOMLP21052XLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | United Artists Records L-45,363 / United Artists Records L-45,364LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | United Artists Records UAL 441/2 / United Artists Records UAL-45363/4LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | United Artists Records UAD 60037/8LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | UK | United Artists Records UAD 60037/8LP, Album | LP, Album |
46 vinyl pressings of Space Ritual are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1973 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is United Artists Records UAD 60037/8, released May 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UAD 60037/8, UA-LA120-H2, L-45,363, L 45363/4) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UAD 60037 A-2U D OR RAYS and UAD 60037 B-2U 1 AT. 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.
