Vinyl pressings
by Steeleye Span · 1975
All Around My Hat 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.
28 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 15 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.
CHR 1091 A EGVariant 1 A side runout - hand etched
CHR 1091 B EGVariant 1 B side runout - hand etched
CHR 1091 A F EG 1 23Variant 2 side A runout, etched
CHR 1091 B EG 1 F 19Variant 2 side B runout, etched
CHR 1091 A π EG 1 54Side A runout
CHR.1091.B2 D ⅛Side B runout
CHR.1091-ASide A label
CHR.1091-BSide B label
CHR 1091 A π EG 1 84Side A runout variant 1
CHR 1091 B EG 2 π 71Side B runout variant 1
CHR 1091 A π EG 1 7Side A runout variant 2
CHR 1091 B EG 1 π 1Side B runout variant 2
1 CHR 1091 A π EG 1Runout side A variant 1
2 CHR 1091 B π EG 1Runout side B variant 1
CHR 1091 A π EG 1 4Runout side A variant 2
CHR 1091 B π EG 1 55Runout side B variant 2
CHR 1091 A2A Side Runout - Stamped
CHR 1091 B2B Side Runout - Stamped
CHR 1091 A EGVariant 1 A-side runout - hand etched
CHR 1091 B EGVariant 1 B-side runout - hand etched
CHR 1091 A F EG 1 23Variant 2 side A runout, etched
CHR 1092 B EG 1 F 19Variant 2 side B runout, etched
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 | Australia | Chrysalis L 35692 / Chrysalis L35,692First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Australia | Chrysalis CYL-35692 / Chrysalis L 35692First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1975 | Benelux | Chrysalis 51-1091First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Chrysalis CHR 1091First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Chrysalis CHR 1091First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Chrysalis 6307 564First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | Chrysalis 6307 564First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Italy | Chrysalis 6307 564First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Chrysalis CHR.1091First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Japan | Chrysalis CHR1091 / Chrysalis CHR-1091First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Chrysalis L 35692First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Portugal | Chrysalis 6307564First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Rhodesia | Chrysalis ML 4028First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Scandinavia | Chrysalis CHR 1091First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | South Africa | Chrysalis ML 4028First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Germany | Chrysalis 202 747 / Chrysalis 202 747-320LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-027LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited |
| 1980 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-027LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| 1981 | Spain | Chrysalis CHR 1091LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Spain | Chrysalis CHR 1091LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Australia | Chrysalis L 35692 / Chrysalis L35,692LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Portugal | Chrysalis 620215LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | UK | Music For Pleasure MFP 4157061LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | US | Shanachie 79059LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Benelux | Chrysalis 51-1091LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Chrysalis 202 747LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Chrysalis 6307564LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Chrysalis 202 747LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Chrysalis 202 747 / Chrysalis 202 747-320LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | New Zealand | Chrysalis L 35692LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Chrysalis CHR 1091LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
46 vinyl pressings of All Around My Hat are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1975 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, US, Netherlands, Australia and more. One of them is Chrysalis CHR.1091, released October 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CHR.1091, CHR1091, CHR 1091, 6307 564) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CHR 1091 A EG and CHR 1091 B EG. 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.
