Vinyl pressings
by Oliver Nelson · 1975
Skull Session was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1975, 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.
BDL1-0825A-1 I A1A-side runout stamped
BDL1-0825B-1 I A1B-side runout stamped
BDL1-0825-AA-side label
BDL1-0825-BB-side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | US | Flying Dutchman BDL1-0825First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | Flying Dutchman RVP-6034LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Flying Dutchman RVP-6034LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Tidal Waves Music TWM50LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2020 | US | Tidal Waves Music TWM50LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Tidal Waves Music TWM50LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Tidal Waves Music TWM50LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Tidal Waves Music TWM50LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | France | Tidal Waves Music TWM50LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Tidal Waves Music TWM50LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Tidal Waves Music TWM50LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Flying Dutchman BDL1-0825LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of Skull Session are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1975 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US. One of them is Flying Dutchman BDL1-0825.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BDL1-0825) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BDL1-0825A-1 I A1 and BDL1-0825B-1 I A1. 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.
