Vinyl pressings
by John Mayall · 1968
Blues From Laurel Canyon was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
ARL-8532-1B A 1 JTRunout side A, variant 1
ARL-8533-1B BI 1 JTRunout side B, variant 1
ARL-8532-1B I JT 1Runout side A, variant 2
ARL-8533-1B N JT 1Runout side B, variant 2
ARL-8532-1B JTRunout stamp side A, Variant 1
ARL-8533-1B JTRunout stamp side B, Variant 1
ARL-8532-1B H JT 1Runout stamp side A, Variant 2
ARL-8533-1B H JT 1Runout stamp side B, Variant 2
ZAL-8532-IWSide A, stamped, var 1
ZAL-8533-IWSide B, stamped, var 1
ZAL-8532-IW 4B JT BCSide A, stamped, var 2
ZAL-8533-IW 1 JT BMSide B, stamped, var 2
1 ZAL-8532-1W IRunout stamp side A, variant 1
1 ZAL-8533-1W BHRunout stamp side B, variant 1
1 ZAL-8532-1W B JTRunout stamp side A, variant 2
1 ZAL-8533-1W K JTRunout stamp side B, variant 2
ARL-8532-1BRunout stamp side A
ARL-8533-1BRunout stamp side B
{ARL.8532}A-side label matrix, upside-down
{ARL.8533}B-side label matrix, upside-down
ZAL-8532-1W D M JT 4DRunout side A
ZAL-8533-1W U I JT 4DRunout side B
{ZAL.8532}A-side label matrix ,inverted & reversed
{ZAL.8533}B-side label matrix ,inverted & reversed
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Decca SKLA 4972 / Decca SKLA-4972First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Australia | Decca SKLA 4972LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1968 | Australia | Decca SKLA 4972 / Decca SKLA-4972First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | France | Decca 192.008First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Germany | Decca SLK 16 573-PFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Decca SKLM 4972 / Decca SKLM.4972First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | South Africa | Decca SKL.4972First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Decca LK 4972 / Decca LK.4972First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | UK | Decca SKL 4972First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Decca SKL 4972 / Decca SKL.4972First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Decca SKL 4972 / Decca LK.4972First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | UK | Decca LK 4972LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1968 | UK | Decca LK 4972 / Decca SLK.4972First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Decca SKL 4972First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | London Records PS 545First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Japan | London Records SLC 315LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Japan | London Records SLC 315LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | UK | Decca SKL 4972LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1971 | France | Decca 192.008LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | Spain | Decca DCS 15006/7LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | France | Decca 115.050 / Decca 115.050 BLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | France | Decca 115.050 BLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | France | Decca 115.050 BLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Decca SLK 16 573-PLP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Decca SLK 16 573-PLP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1974 | Mexico | Richmond B20266LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Nova 6.21 413 / Nova 6.21413 AOLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Greece | Decca 45104 / Decca SKL 4972LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Germany | Decca 6.30122-09LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | France | Decca 200368LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Mexico | Eranthis B-20266 / Richmond B-20266LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1989 | Netherlands | Deram 820 539-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Greece | Decca 820539-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1995 | Greece | Decca 820539-1LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Europe | Deram 820 539-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2009 | Netherlands | Deram 820 539-1LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Worldwide | Decca UMCLP035 / Universal Music Recordings UMCLP035LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Decca SKL 4972LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Belgium | Decca SKL 4972 ZAL8332LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | France | Decca 200368LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Nova 6.21 413 / Nova 6.21413 AOLP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Decca 6.21413LP | LP |
| ? | Germany | Decca 6.30122-09LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Decca 6.21413 ASLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | DECCA 6.21 413 / DECCA 6.21413 BLLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | London Records 820 539-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Decca 6.21 413 / Decca 6.21413 AOLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Decca 6.21 413 / Decca 6.21413 AOLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | London Records 820 539-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | DECCA 6.21 413 / DECCA 6.21413 BLLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Nova 6.21 413 / Nova 6.21413 AOLP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Decca SKLI 4972LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
89 vinyl pressings of Blues From Laurel Canyon are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1968 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in UK, US, Australia, France and more. One of them is Decca LK 4972, released December 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LK 4972, SKL 4972, PS 545, SKLA 4972) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ARL-8532-1B A 1 JT and ARL-8533-1B BI 1 JT. 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.
