Vinyl pressings
by Keef Hartley · 1973
Lancashire Hustler 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.
10 pressings came out in 1973, 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.
XZAL-12018.P-2Runout side A, Variant 1
XZAL-12019.P-2Runout side B, Variant 1
XZAL-12018.P-2 I I 2DRunout side A, Variant 2
XZAL-12019.P-2 I I 2DRunout side B, Variant 2
XZAL-12018.P-2Runout stamp side A
XZAL-12019.P-2Runout stamp side B
T I ZAL-12018 -P -3… Bell Sound sf B2Side A etched [Bell Sound & B stamped]
T I ZAL-12019 -P 3… Bell Sound sf A 2Side B etched [Bell Sound & last A stamped]
XZAL-12018.P-2 W Bell Sound sfA-Side Runout Etching Variant 1
XZAL-12019.P-2 W Bell Sound sfOkB-Side Runout Etching Variant 1
ZAL-12018.P-2 W Bell Sound sfA-Side Runout Etching Variant 2
ZAL-12019.P-2 W Bell Sound sfB-Side Runout Etching Variant 2
ZAL-12018-P 1... AL Bell Sound sfSide A, Runout: Etched; Stamped [1...] [Bell Sound sf]
ZAL-12019-P 1... AL Bell Sound sfSide B, Runout: Etched; Stamped [1...] [Bell Sound sf]
ZAL-12018P ALSide A, Label
ZAL-12019P ALSide B, Label
ZAL-12018-P-2 ◎—∈—◎ Y.CSide A runout
ZAL-12019-P ◎—∈—◎ Y.CSide B runout
ZAL 12018PSide A label
ZAL 12019PSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Canada | Deram XDES. 18070First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Deram SDL 13First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Japan | Deram DL 43First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Mexico | London Records 1751First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | South Africa | Deram SDL 13 / Deram SDL.13First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | UK | Deram SDL 13First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | UK | Deram SDL 13First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Deram XDES 18070First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Deram XDES 18070 / Deram XDES/18070First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Deram XDES 18070First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Deram SDL 13LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Lancashire Hustler are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in UK, US, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Deram SDL 13.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SDL 13, XDES 18070, XDES. 18070, 1751) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XZAL-12018.P-2 and XZAL-12019.P-2. 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.
