Vinyl pressings
by Rick Wakeman · 1973
The Six Wives Of Henry VIII was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
33 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 18 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.
AMLH 64361 - A1 S1Side A variant 1
AMLH 64361 - B1 S2Side B variant 1
AMLH 64361 - A1 S1 N 1 (looks like RN or PN etched )Side A variant 2
AMLH 64361 - B1 S2 (looks like RN or PN etched )Side B variant 2
AMLH 64361 A2Run-out area A-side, Etching
AMLH 64361 B2Run-out area B-side, Etching
AMLH 64361 A1Run-out area A-side, Etching, variant 02
AMLH 64361 B2XRun-out area B-side, Etching, variant 02, without "TROG N`NORM"
AMLH 64361 - A1 S1Side A, Etched
AMLH 64361 - B1 S2Side B, etched
AMLH 64361 - A1 PN S1Runout etched side A
AMLH 64361 - B1 TROG, NORMO, FLANNEL, N' KRAPCAKE S2 PNRunout etched side B
AMLH 64361-ALabel side A
AMLH 64361-BLabel side B
1T A&M SP 4621 RE-1 T3 B1Side A runout, variant 1
T1 A&M SP 4622 RE-1 T1 C14Side B runout, variant 1
T1 A&M SP 4621 RE-1 T1Side A runout, variant 2
T1 A&M SP 4622 RE-1 T1Side B runout, variant 2
AMLH 64361-A1 A+M SP-4621-DJ ∆17691(2) RVRunout Side A [Etched - "RV" might be "RN"]
AMLH 64361-B1 AM-SP-4622 D.J. ∆17691-X (1) TROG, NORMO, FLANNEL, N' KRAPCAKE S2 RVRunout Side B [Etched - "RV" might be "RN"]
["MR" in a circle]Runout both sides [Stamped]
SP-4621Label Side A
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | A&M Records AML 34804First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Australia | A&M Records L 34804 / A&M Records AML 34804First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Brazil | A&M Records SA&MX 2104 / A&M Records SA&MX-2104First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Brazil | A&M Records QA&MX 2104 / A&M Records SP 4361First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1973 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4361 / A&M Records SP 4361First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4361First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Colombia | A&M Records AM-5117First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | A&M Records 86 560 ITFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | A&M Records 86 560 IT / A&M Records AMLH 64361LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | Guatemala | A&M Records AMLH 64361 / Dideca SP 4621First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Israel | A&M Records AMLH 64361First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | A&M Records AML-173First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | A&M Records AML-173First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Japan | A&M Records AML-173First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | New Zealand | A&M Records AML-34804 / A&M Records AMLH-64361First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Venezuela | A&M Records AM-7017LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | South Korea | A&M Records 2320 311 / A&M Records SEL-R-G 563LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Spain | A&M Records AMNP 134LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | US | A&M Records SP-3229LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | Japan | A&M Records C25Y3124LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | Japan | A&M Records C25Y3124LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1987 | UK | A&M Records AMLH 64361LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1987 | UK | A&M Records AMLH 64361LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1988 | Brazil | A&M Records 394361-1 / A&M Records 394 361-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | Venezuela | A&M Records 500.032LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Germany | A&M Records 393 229-1LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1990 | Germany | A&M Records 393 229-1LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1990 | South Africa | A&M Records MMTL 1494LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Spain | A&M Records 424 627-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Europe | A&M Records 5356248LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | A&M Records 20.147LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| ? | Australia | A&M Records L 34804 / A&M Records L-34,804LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Australia | A&M Records L 34804LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Austria | A&M Records 86 560 IT / A&M Records 86 560 XOTLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Brazil | A&M Records 31C 064 97368DLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Brazil | A&M Records QA&MX-2104 / A&M Records SA&MX-2104LP, Album, Reissue, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Reissue, Quadraphonic |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP-69859LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP-4361LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP-4361LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP-4361LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP-69859LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP-4361LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP4361LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Colombia | A&M Records AM 5117LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Europe | A&M Records AMLH 64361LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
123 vinyl pressings of The Six Wives Of Henry VIII are listed here, from 29 countries, released between 1973 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in UK, US, Japan, Norway and more. One of them is A&M Records AMLH 64361.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AMLH 64361, SP-4361, QU-54361, AML-173) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AMLH 64361 - A1 S1 and AMLH 64361 - B1 S2. 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.
