Vinyl pressings
by Joe Cocker · 1969
Delta Lady was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
23 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 17 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.
7XCAR 6973-1 GG KT 1Side A stamped runout variant 1
7XCAR 6974-1 GD KT 1Side B stamped runout variant 1
7XCAR 6973-1 AL KT 2Side A stamped runout variant 2
7XCAR 6974-1 ML KT 1Side B stamped runout variant 2
7XCAR 6973-1Side A
7XCAR 6973-1Side B
A&M 1821-15 (MR) △77709Side A runout
A&M 1822-15 (MR) △77709-XSide B runout
1821Side A label
1822Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | Festival Records FK-3298First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Austria | Polydor 59 355 / Polydor 59355First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Canada | A&M Records A&M 1112XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1969 | France | Stateside 2 C 006-90609 M / Stateside 2C 006-90.609 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Germany | Polydor 59 355 / Polydor 59355First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Germany | Polydor 59 355First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | Greece | Regal GR 113First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1969 | India | Stateside ESS 114First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Ireland | Regal Zonophone RZ 3024First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Stateside 5C 006.90609 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Festival Records FK-3298First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Portugal | Stateside 8 E 006-40028 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Scandinavia | Polydor 59355First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Scandinavia | Polydor 59355First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1969 | South Africa | Continental Records PD.9630 / Continental Records PD 9630First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Argentina | Parlophone 11917", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | Chile | Odeon MSOD 88197", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Italy | IL NIL 90207", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Italy | IL JBNIL 90207", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Cube Records 2016 0157", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
28 vinyl pressings of Delta Lady are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1969 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in UK, US, Australia, Austria and more. One of them is Regal Zonophone RZ 3024, released September 5, 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RZ 3024, 1112, FK-3298, 59 355) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCAR 6973-1 GG KT 1 and 7XCAR 6974-1 GD KT 1. 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.
