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Slayed?

by Slade · 1972

74 pressings28 countriesHard RockGlamRock

Slayed? was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Slayed?

35 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 17 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.

UK

December 1972
Label and catalog number
Polydor 2383 163
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Cover Variant
Runout / matrix

2383163 Aᐁ1 11 28Side A runout

2383163 Bᐁ1 13 14Side B runout

2383-163 ASide A label

2383-163 BSide B label

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UK

December 1, 1972
Label and catalog number
Polydor 2383 163
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

2383163 A ▽ 1 11 2Side A runout stamped, variant 1

2383163 B ▽ 1 12 1Side B runout stamped, variant 1

2383163 A ▽ 1 11 5Side A runout stamped, variant 2

2383163 B ▽ 1 12 5Side B runout stamped, variant 2

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Country unknown

1972
Label and catalog number
Polydor 2383-163
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

2383 - 163 - A - RE - 2Side 1

2383 - 163 - B - RE - 1Side 2

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US

1972
Label and catalog number
Polydor PD 5524Polydor 2383 163
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Monarch
Runout / matrix

PD-5524-A-1C (MR) △17599 (1) STERLINGRunout side A, etched

PD-5524-B̶B-1C (MR) △17599-X (1) STERLINGRunout side B, etched

PD 5524 ALabel side A

PD 5524 BLabel side B

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US

1972
Label and catalog number
Polydor PD 5524Polydor 2383 163
Format
LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Monarch
Runout / matrix

PD-5524-A-1C (MR) △17599 (1) STERLINGRunout Side A, exc "(MR)" & STERLING"

PD-5524- ̷B̷B-1C (MR) △17599-X (1)Runout Side B, exc "(MR)"

PD 5524 ALabel, Side A

PD 5524 BLabel, Side B

Full details of this pressing

Australia

December 1972
Label and catalog number
Polydor 2383 163
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

2YS2773 2383163ASIDE 1 ETCHED

2383 163 ASide A Label

2383 163 BSide B Label

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 74 vinyl pressings

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1970s51 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1972UnknownPolydor 2383-163First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1972AustraliaPolydor 2383 163First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1972AustraliaPolydor 2383 163First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1972AustriaPolydor 2383 163-18First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1972CanadaPolydor 2383 163First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1972CanadaPolydor 2383 163First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1972CanadaPolydor 2383 163First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1972FrancePolydor 2490 107First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1972FrancePolydor 2490 107First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1972FrancePolydor 2490 107First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1972GermanyPolydor 2383 163First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1972GermanyPolydor 2383 163-18 / Polydor 2383 163First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1972GermanyPolydor 2383 163First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1972GermanyPolydor 2383 163First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · PromoLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo
1972GreeceInternational Polydor Production 2383 163First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
All 51 pressings from the 1970s
1990s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1993RussiaAnTrop П93 00289-90LP, Album, Unofficial Release · UnofficialLP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial
1993RussiaRussian Disc R60 01997-8LP, Album, Unofficial Release · UnofficialLP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial
1993RussiaAnTrop П92 00289-90 / AnTrop П93 00289LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1993RussiaAnTrop П92-00289-90 / AnTrop П93 00289LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
2010s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2015GermanyPolydor 238316318LP, Album, Unofficial Release · UnofficialLP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial
2015UKBMG SALVOLPV003LP, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressingLP, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing
2020s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2021EuropeBMG BMGCAT501LP / BMG 4050538659290LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl
2021UKBMG BMGCAT501LPLP, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressingLP, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing
Year unknown15 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?UnknownPolydor 2383 163 / Polydor 2383 163-18LP, Album, Unofficial Release · UnofficialLP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial
?FrancePolydor 2490 107LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?JapanPolydor MP-2302-PLP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Promo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo, Limited, Picture discLP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Promo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo, Limited, Picture disc
?JapanPolydor MP 2302LP, Album, Promo · PromoLP, Album, Promo · Promo
?NetherlandsPolydor 2383 163LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?TaiwanGiant TD-1231LP, Album, Unofficial Release · UnofficialLP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial
?UKPolydor 2383-163 / Polydor 2383 163LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?UKPolydor 2383 163LP, AlbumLP, Album
?UKPolydor 2383 163LP, AlbumLP, Album
?UKPolydor 2383-163 / Polydor 2383 163LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?UKPolydor 2383 163LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?UKPolydor 2383 163LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?UKPolydor 2383 163LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?USPolydor PD 5524 / Polydor 2383 163LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?YugoslaviaPGP RTB LPV 5781 / Polydor 2383 163LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. A1How D'You Ride
  2. A2The Whole World's Goin' Crazee
  3. A3Look At Last Nite
  4. A4I Won't Let It 'Appen Agen
  5. A5Move Over
  6. B1Gudbuy T' Jane
  7. B2Gudbuy Gudbuy
  8. B3Mama Weer All Crazee Now
  9. B4I Don' Mind
  10. B5Let The Good Times Roll

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Slayed? are there?

74 vinyl pressings of Slayed? are listed here, from 28 countries, released between 1972 and 2021.

When was Slayed? first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1972, in UK, US, Australia, Germany and more. One of them is Polydor 2383 163, released December 1972.

How do I tell if my copy of Slayed? is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2383 163, 2383-163, PD 5524, 2383 163-18) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2383163 Aᐁ1 11 28 and 2383163 Bᐁ1 13 14. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Slayed? on vinyl worth?

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.

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