Vinyl pressings
by Mel Brown · 1967
Chicken Fat was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 2 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.
AS9152 A Bell Sound LWRunout side A (Bell Sound stamped, rest etched)
AS9152 B Bell Sound LWRunout side B (Bell Sound stamped, rest etched)
A/S-9152-ASide A label
A/S-9152-BSide B label
A -9152-ALabel, side A
A -9152-BLabel, side B
A 9152S-ALabel, side A
A 9152S-BLabel, side B
A 9152 A 1 fs bell sound LWLabel, side A
A 9152 B 1 bell sound fs LWLabel, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | Sparton Impulse! Records A 9152 SFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Sparton Impulse! Records A 9152First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Impulse! A-9152 / Impulse! AS-9152First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Impulse! A - 9152First yearLP, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono | LP, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Impulse! A - 9152First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | US | Impulse! AS-9152 / ABC Records AS-9152LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Impulse! A-9152 / Impulse! AS-9152LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | US | Euphoria ELP 218 / Impulse! B0006766-01LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Vinyl Me, Please VMP-AIMP06 / Impulse! VMP-AIMP06LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2023 | Worldwide | Verve Records B0036054-01 / UMe B0036054-01LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2023 | US | Impulse! A-9152 / Impulse! A/S-9152LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Impulse! A-9152 / Impulse! A/S-9152LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Jackpot Records JPR-097 / Impulse! JPR-097LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Jackpot Records JPR097 / Impulse! JPR097LP, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Africa | Impulse! ABCL 0092 / ABC Impulse! ABCL 0092LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Impulse! A/S-9152 / Impulse! AS-9152LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Impulse! A-9152 / ABC Records A-9152LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of Chicken Fat are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1967 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Canada. One of them is Impulse! A-9152.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use A-9152, A - 9152, A 9152 S, A 9152) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AS9152 A Bell Sound LW and AS9152 B Bell Sound LW. 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.
