Vinyl pressings
by Junior Campbell · 1972
Hallelujah Freedom was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 14 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.
ZDR-52115-T1-1C UC 1Side A runout, stamped, variant 1
ZDR-52116-T1-1C BI 1Side B runout, stamped, variant 1
ZDR-52115-T1-1C C 1 JTSide A runout, stamped, variant 2
ZDR-52116-T1-1C U 1 JTSide B runout, stamped, variant 2
ZDR-52115-T1-1CSide A runout, stamped
ZDR-52116-T1-1CSide B runout, stamped
ZDR 52115Side A, label
ZDR 52116Side B, label
ZDR-52115-T1-1CSide A runout, stamped
ZDR-52116-T1-1CSide B runout, stamped
SDE-88634 A 81272 ZPRunout A
SDE-88634 B 81272 ZPRunout B
zdr 52115Label Side A
zdr 52116Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Deram DMA-10041First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Belgium | Deram DM 364 Y / Deram 35First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Canada | Deram DM.85082First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Denmark | Deram DM 364First year7" | 7" |
| 1972 | France | Deram 84.099First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Germany | Deram DM 364First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | Germany | Deram DM 364First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Italy | Deram DM 364First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Lebanon | Deram DM 364First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Deram 6101 014First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Deram DM 364First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Sweden | Deram DM 364First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Sweden | Deram DM 364First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | UK | Deram DM 364First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Deram 45-85082First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
21 vinyl pressings of Hallelujah Freedom are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1972 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in UK, US, Yugoslavia, Australia and more. One of them is Deram DM 364, released September 29, 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DM 364, DM.364, 45-85082, SDE-88634) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZDR-52115-T1-1C UC 1 and ZDR-52116-T1-1C BI 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.
