Vinyl pressings
by Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma · 1968
Call Of The Valley was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
2YJW 6·1C 22761Runout Side A
2YJW 7·1E 22289Runout Side B
2YJW 6-1A(Stamped Runout Side A)
2YJW 7-1D(Stamped Runout Side B)
2YJW 6·1C 227C1Runout Side A
2YJW 7·1E 22289Runout Side B
2YJW. (S) 6Label Side A
2YJW. (S) 7Label Side B
2YJW 6·2YS 1080Runout Side A
2YJW 7·2YS 1081Runout Side B
2YJW 6-1Runout Side 1, hand-etched (denotes 1st pressing)
2YJW 7-1·Runout Side 2, hand-etched (denotes 1st pressing)
2XJW1255-1Runout Side A
2XJW1256-1BRunout Side B
2XJW. 1255Label Side A
2XJW. 1256Label Side B
2YJW 6·1D 22761 CI CIStamped runout Side A
2YJW 7·1F 22289 3 GStamped runout Side B
2YJW. (S) 6Label Side A
2YJW. (S) 7Label Side B
2YJW(S) 6Label Side A
2YJW(S) 7Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | India | His Master's Voice ECSD. 2382 / His Master's Voice ECLP. 2382First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | India | His Master's Voice ECSD 2382 / His Master's Voice ECSD.2382First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | India | His Master's Voice ECSD.2382 / His Master's Voice ECSD.2382First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | India | His Master's Voice ECLP.2382First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | India | Odeon S-MOCE 1149LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1968 | India | His Master's Voice ECSD. 2382 / His Master's Voice ECLP. 2382First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1968 | India | His Master's Voice ECSD. 2382 / His Master's Voice ECLP. 2382LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1968 | India | His Master's Voice ECLP.2382First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | India | His Master's Voice ECSD 2382 / His Master's Voice ECSD.2382First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | South Africa | His Master's Voice JCLPI 1266LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | UK | His Master's Voice TD ECSD 2382 / Teledisc TD ECSD 2382LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | India | RPG Music PSLP 251001 / Saregama PSLP 251001LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2017 | India | Saregama S6710251001NLP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Europe | Odeon ECSD 2382LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | India | EMI S-MOCE 1149 / The Gramophone Company Of India Ltd. S-MOCE 1149LP, Album | LP, Album |
15 vinyl pressings of Call Of The Valley are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1968 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in India. One of them is His Master's Voice ECSD. 2382.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ECSD. 2382, ECSD 2382, ECSD.2382, ECLP.2382) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2YJW 6·1C 22761 and 2YJW 7·1E 22289. 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.
