Vinyl pressings
by Led Zeppelin · 1976
Presence was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
62 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 27 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.
SSK-59402-A1Runout side A, stamped, variant 1
W-10Runout side A, etched, variant 1
SSK-59402-B1Runout side B, stamped, variant 1
SSK-59402-A2Runout side A, stamped, variant 2
SSK•59402•A2 ATLANTIC STUDIOSSide A runout variant 1
SSK•59402•B1Side B runout variant 1
SSK•59402•A2 ATLANTIC STUDIOSSide A runout variant 2
SSK•59402•B2Side B runout variant 2
Stamped: SSK 59402 A2 Etched: Atlantic StudiosLabel side A
Stamped: SSK 59402 B1Label side B
SSK•59402•A1 23 BRunout side A, variant 1
SSK•59402•B1 21 BRunout side B, variant 1
SSK•59402•A1 7 ARunout side A, variant 2
SSK•59402•B1 3 ARunout side B, variant 2
SSK-59402-A2Runout side A, Stamped
ATLANTIC STUDIOSSide A, etched
SSK-59402-B2Runout side B, Stamped
SSK 59402 ALabel side A
SSK•59402•A2 ATLANTIC STUDIOS 31 ASide A runout
SSK•59402•B2 8 CSide B runout
SSK 59402 ASide A label
SSK 59402 BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Unknown | Swan Song Records SSK 59 402First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1976 | Australia | Swan Song SS 8416First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Australia | Swan Song SS 8416First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Brazil | Swan Song SS 8416 / Swan Song 3-17-404-050First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Swan Song SS 8416First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | Swan Song SS 8416LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | Swan Song SS 8416LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | Swan Song SS 8416First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Chile | Atlantic SS 8416First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Chile | Atlantic SS 8416First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Colombia | Atlantic WEA-10589 / Swan Song WEA-10589First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Colombia | Swan Song 23(7331)00242First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Ecuador | Atlantic WEA-3024First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Swan Song 59 402First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Swan Song 59402 A / Swan Song 59 402 - AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Greece | Swan Song 59402LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Mexico | Atlantic LWA-5200LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | South Korea | Atlantic OLW-169 / Atlantic P10160NLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Spain | Swan Song LB 59402 / Swan Song 59402LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Spain | WEA 59402 / Swan Song LB 59402LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Japan | Warner-Pioneer Corporation P-10160NLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1988 | Brazil | Atlantic 670.4063LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | Japan | Swan Song 16P1-2028LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Japan | Swan Song AMJY-2007 / Atlantic AMJY-2007LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1993 | Russia | AnTrop П93 00517 / Santa Records П93 00517LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1993 | South Korea | Warner Music Korea 0 7567-903290-1 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | US | Swan Song SS 8416 / Classic Records SS 8416LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2001 | US | Classic Records SS 8416 / Swan Song SS 8416LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2001 | US | Atlantic TATC 8416 / Classic Records SS 8416LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Germany | Swan Song SSK 59 402LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | Germany | Swan Song SSK 59 402LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2014 | Germany | Swan Song SSK 59 402 (ST-SS 763 560)LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | Atlantic R1-547434LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, Album, Stereo, All Media, Deluxe Edition | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, Album, Stereo, All Media, Deluxe Edition |
| 2015 | USA & Canada | Swan Song R2-547435Box Set, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, Album, Remastered, CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, CD, Album, Remastered · Limited, Numbered | Box Set, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, Album, Remastered, CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, CD, Album, Remastered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2015 | Europe | Swan Song 8122796579LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2015 | Europe | Atlantic 8122795574LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, Album, Remastered, All Media, Deluxe Edition | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, Album, Remastered, All Media, Deluxe Edition |
| 2015 | Europe | Atlantic 8122795572 / Swan Song 8122795572Box Set, Numbered, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, Album, Remastered, CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, CD, Album, Remastered · Numbered | Box Set, Numbered, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, Album, Remastered, CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, CD, Album, Remastered · Numbered |
| 2015 | Japan | Warner Music Japan Inc. WPZR-30664/8 / Swan Song R2-547435Box Set, Limited Edition, Numbered, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, Album, Remastered, CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, CD, Album, Remastered · Limited, Numbered | Box Set, Limited Edition, Numbered, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, Album, Remastered, CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, CD, Album, Remastered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2015 | US | Swan Song R1-535334LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Argentina | Swan Song 8122-79657-9 / Plaza Independencia Música 9789878968018LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2022 | US | Swan Song 8122796579 / Swan Song 081227880675LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Swan Song SSK 59402LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Argentina | Swan Song 83280 / Swan Song ST-SS-763560LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Argentina | Swan Song 80280LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Argentina | Swan Song 208720LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Argentina | Swan Song 8122-79657-9LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Brazil | Swan Song 30.009LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Brazil | Swan Song 610.7001 / Swan Song 30.009LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Brazil | Swan Song 30.009LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Brazil | Swan Song 30.009 / Swan Song 3-17-404-050LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Swan Song SS 8416LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Swan Song SS 8416LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | El Salvador | Atlantic CA-1220LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Swan Song SSK 59 402LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Swan Song SSK 59 402LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Swan Song SSK 59 402 / Swan Song SSK59402LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
164 vinyl pressings of Presence are listed here, from 34 countries, released between 1976 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in UK, US, Philippines, Canada and more. One of them is Swan Song SSK 59402, released March 31, 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SSK 59402, SSK59402, SSK 59 402, SS 8416) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SSK-59402-A1 and W-10. 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.
