Vinyl pressings
by Phil Upchurch · 1975
Upchurch/Tennyson 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.
12 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
S RVG 98782 A-1 VAN GELDERSide A etched, Van Gelder stamped
S RVG98782 B-1 VAN GELDER ISide B etched, Van Gelder stamped
RVG 98782 ASide A label
RVG 98782 BSide B label
S RVG 98782 A-4 XT VAN GELDERSide A etched, Van Gelder stamped
S RVG98782 B-2 XT VAN GELDERSide B etched, Van Gelder stamped
RVG 98782 ASide A label
RVG 98782 BSide B label
RVG 98782 A-1 VAN GELDERSide A etched, Van Gelder stamped
RVG 98782 B-1 VAN GELDERSide B etched, Van Gelder stamped
RVG 98782 ASide A label
RVG 98782 BSide B label
RVG 98782 A-1 VAN GELDERSide A etched, Van Gelder stamped
RVG98782 B-1 VAN GELDER ISide B etched, Van Gelder stamped
RVG 98782 ASide A label
RVG 98782 BSide B label
RVG-98782-A-3 VAN GELDERSide A runout (Variant 1)
RVG-98782-B-2 VAN GELDERSide B runout (Variant 1)
RVG-98782-A-4- XT VAN GELDER 3A-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
RVG-98782-B-2- XT VAN GELDER A1B-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
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 | Canada | Kudu KU 22 S1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Europe | Kudu KU-22First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Kudu GP-3019 / CTI Records GP 3019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Kudu KU 22 S1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | Kudu KU 22First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1975 | UK | Kudu KU 22First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Kudu KU 22 S1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Kudu KU 22 S1 / Kudu KU-22 S1First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Kudu KU 22 S1LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1975 | US | Kudu KU 22 S1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Kudu KU 22 S1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Kudu KU 22 S1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Kudu KU 22 S1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | Kudu LAX 137LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Kudu KU 22LP, Album | LP, Album |
15 vinyl pressings of Upchurch/Tennyson are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1975 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Canada, Europe and more. One of them is Kudu KU 22 S1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KU 22 S1, KU 22, KU-22, GP-3019) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S RVG 98782 A-1 VAN GELDER and S RVG98782 B-1 VAN GELDER I. 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.
