Vinyl pressings
by Nino Tempo & April Stevens · 1963
Deep Purple was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1963, 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.
C-12035-C AT WSide A runout, variant 1
C-12036-C AT WSide B runout, variant 1
C-12035-D AT WSide A runout, variant 2
C-12036-C AT WSide B runout, variant 2
C-12035-C AT 3 W [Block-shaped S]Side A runout
C-12036-C AT 2 [Block-shaped S] WSide B runout
12035Side A label
12036Side B label
ST-C-63523-D AT WP [Block-shaped S]Runout side A
ST-C-63524-D AT WP [Block-shaped S]Runout side B
ST-C-63523Label side A
ST-C-63524Label side B
12035Side A label
12036Side B label
C-12035-A AT W CASide A runout, variant 1
C-12036-B AT W CASide B runout, variant 1
12035Side A label
12036Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Canada | ATCO Records SD 33-156First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Canada | ATCO Records 33-156First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-156First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | ATCO Records 33-156First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | ATCO Records 33-156First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1963 | US | ATCO Records 33-156First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | UK | London Atlantic HA-K 8168 / ATCO Records HA-K 8168LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | ATCO Records 33-156LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Germany | ATCO Special AS 128 009LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1969 | Germany | ATCO Special AS 128 009LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Netherlands | Midi MID 20.048LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | ATCO Records LPAT-5028 / Fermata LPAT-5028LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | New Zealand | Atlantic AL-31225 / Atlantic AL-31,225LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
13 vinyl pressings of Deep Purple are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1963 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, Canada. One of them is ATCO Records 33-156, released October 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 33-156, SD 33-156) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, C-12035-C AT W and C-12036-C AT W. 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.
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1963 · 17 pressings
Whispering
1963 · 15 pressings
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1966 · 15 pressings
Stardust
1963 · 12 pressings
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1964 · 12 pressings
All Strung Out
1967 · 12 pressings
