Vinyl pressings
by Man · 1969
Revelation was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 6 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.
NSLP 18275A-1 ✳T STEREOVariant 1, runout side A
NSLP 18275B-1 ✳T STEREOVariant 1, runout side B
NSLP 18275A-1 ✳T STEREO H 2Variant 2, runout side A
NSLP 18275B-1 ✳T STEREO J 1Variant 2, runout side B
NLP 18275A-1 ✳TRunout Side 1
NLP 18275B-1 ✳TRunout Side 2
NSLP 18275A-1 ✳T STEREORunout side A, variant 1
NSLP 18275B-1 ✳T STEREORunout side B, variant 1
NSLP 18275A-1 ✳T STEREO 2 KT LRunout side A, variant 2
NSLP 18275B-1 ✳T STEREO I KT NRunout side B, variant 2
PHS600313A- M1 MRRunout Side A
PHS600313B- M1 MRRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Canada | Pye Records NSPL 18275First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | France | Pye Records CLVLXPY. 356First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | France | Pye Records CLVLXPY. 356First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Italy | Pye Records SLBP 63.005LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Pye Records NSPL 18275First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Pye Records NSPL 18275 / Pye Records NSPL.18275First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | UK | Pye Records NPL 18275First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | UK | Pye Records NSPL 18275 / Pye Records NSPL.18275LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Pye Records NSPL 18275 / Pye Records NSPL.18275First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Pye Records NPL 18275 / Pye Records NSPL.18275First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Philips PHS 600-313First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Philips 600-313First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | UK | Pye Records NSPL 18275 / Pye Records NPL 18275First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Italy | Pye Records SLBP 63.005LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Japan | Pye Records UPS-625-YDLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | UK | See For Miles Records Ltd. SEE 274LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Italy | Get Back GET 563LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Real Gone Music RGM-1075LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2020 | US | Real Gone Music RGM-1075LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
19 vinyl pressings of Revelation are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1969 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in UK, US, Canada, France and more. One of them is Pye Records NSPL 18275, released January 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NSPL 18275, NPL 18275, PHS 600-313, 600-313) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NSLP 18275A-1 ✳T STEREO and NSLP 18275B-1 ✳T STEREO. 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.
