Vinyl pressings
by Rhinoceros · 1969
Satin Chickens was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 9 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.
EKS-74056-A CP-RE-1 P B 3Variant 1 side A runout
EKS-74056-B-1 CP P o A 3Variant 1 side B runout
A 3 P o EKS-74056-A-1 CPVariant 2 side A runout
A 3 P o EKS-74056-B CPVariant 2 side B runout
EKS-74056-A-1 CTH º T 1A Side Etch exc º stamp
EKS-74056-B-1 CTH º T 1B Side Etch exc º stamp
EKS-74056-A-1 T MON (MR) △13794 ①Side A etched, except "(MR)"
EKS-74056-A̶̷ B MON T (MR) △13794-X ①Side B etched, except "(MR)"
EKS-74056-ASide A label
EKS-74056-BSide B label
P EKS-74056 - A CP-RE1 D1Side A runout, variant 1
P EKS-74056 - B 1 CPSide B runout, variant 1
P o EKS-74056-A-1 CP A 3Side A runout, variant 2
P o EKS-74056-B-2-CP C 2Side B runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | Elektra EKS-74056First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Canada | Elektra EKS 74056First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Canada | Elektra EKS 74056 / Elektra EKS-74056First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | France | Elektra SLVLXEK 406 / Elektra SLVLXEK. 406First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Germany | Elektra EKS 74056 / Elektra 42036First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Italy | Vedette Records VPA 8102First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Elektra EKS 74056First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Elektra EKS-74056 / Elektra EKS.74056First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Elektra EKS 74056First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Elektra EKS 74056First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Elektra EKS-74056First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Elektra EKS-74056First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Elektra EKS-74056First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Elektra EKS-74056First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Elektra EKS 74056LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Germany | Exulta 42 036 / Exulta EKS 74 056LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | UK | Elektra K 42036LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Elektra EKS-74056LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of Satin Chickens are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1969 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Elektra EKS-74056, released September 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EKS-74056, EKS 74056, SLVLXEK 406, VPA 8102) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EKS-74056-A CP-RE-1 P B 3 and EKS-74056-B-1 CP P o A 3. 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.
