Vinyl pressings
by Kyuss · 1994
Welcome To Sky Valley was first pressed on vinyl in 1994. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1994, the album's first year. 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.
WMME Alsdorf 755 961571-1-AA-side stamped
WMME Alsdorf 755 961571-1-BB-side stamped
4A-side etched
1B-side etched
WMME Alsdorf 755 961571-1-ASide A runout
WMME Alsdorf 755 961571-1-BSide B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Europe | Elektra 7559-61571-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1994 | Europe | Elektra 7559-61571-1 / Chameleon 7559-61571-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1999 | Germany | Elektra 7559-61571-1LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1999 | Europe | Elektra 7559-61571-1LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Europe | Elektra 7559-61571-1LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2008 | Europe | Elektra 7559-61571-1LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 2008 | Europe | Elektra 7559-61571-1LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Europe | Elektra 7559-61571-1 / Chameleon 7559-61571-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2014 | US | Elektra R1 61571LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2016 | Europe | Elektra 7559-61571-1 / Chameleon 7559-61571-1LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Rhino Records R1 61571 / Elektra R1 61571LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2021 | US | Elektra R1 61571LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Not On Label (Kyuss) 7559-61571-1LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Germany | Elektra 7559-61571-1LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
14 vinyl pressings of Welcome To Sky Valley are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1994 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1994, in Europe. One of them is Elektra 7559-61571-1, released June 27, 1994.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7559-61571-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WMME Alsdorf 755 961571-1-A and WMME Alsdorf 755 961571-1-B. 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.
