Vinyl pressings
by Johnny Keating's Kombo · 1961
Percussive Moods was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1961, the album's first year, in 3 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.
ZAL-5189-4E ETSide A Runout - Variant 1
ZAL-5190-5E C ET 1Side B Runout - Variant 1
ZAL-5189-4E B ET ↽Side A Runout - Variant 2
ZAL-5190-4E G ET ↽Side B Runout - Variant 2
ZAL.5491Side A Label
ZAL.5190Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Canada | London Records SP 44005 / London Records SP.44005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1961 | Philippines | London Records PFS 34013 / London Records PFS 34013First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | London Records SP 44005 / London Records SP.44005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1962 | UK | Decca PFS 34013 / Decca PFS.34013LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | UK | Decca PFM 4013LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | London Records P.54005LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Spain | Decca PFS 34013LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | London Records LLN 7077-SLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Brazil | London Records LLN 7077-S / London Records ZAL 5189LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | London Records P.54005LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
10 vinyl pressings of Percussive Moods are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1961 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, Canada, Philippines. One of them is London Records SP 44005.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP 44005, PFS 34013) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZAL-5189-4E ET and ZAL-5190-5E C ET 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.
