Vinyl pressings
by Steeleye Span · 1972
Below The Salt 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.
14 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 7 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 1008 A - 1U MA 1Variant 1, Side A runout
CHR 1008 B - 1U PA 2Variant 1, Side B runout
CHR 1008 A - 1U G 1Variant 2, Side A runout
CHR 1008 B - 1U G 1Variant 2, Side B runout
CHR 1008 A - 3U GD 1Side A runout
CHR 1008 B - 1U LR 2Side B runout
CHR 1008 ASide A label
CHR 1008 BSide B label
CHR-1008 31524-1Side A etch, variation 1
CHR-1008 31525-1Side B etch, variant 1
CHR 1008-A 31524-1A A4Side A etch, variant 2
CHR 1008-B 31525-1B B4Side B etch, variant 2
T I CHR-1008 31524-1-1 ꓥ5Side A runout, etched, variant 1
T I CHR-1008 31525-1-2 ꓥ5Side B runout, etched, variant 1
T I CHR-1008 31524-1-2Side A runout, etched, variant 2
T I CHR-1008 31525-1-1Side B runout, etched, variant 2
S 1 CHR-1008-A 31524-1A B3Side A runout etched (var. 1)
S 1 CHR 1008-B 31525-1B A3Side B runout etched (var. 1)
\ CHR 1008-A 31524-1B Ⓚ ASide A runout etched (var. 2)
S \ CHR 1008-B 31525-1B B2Side B runout etched (var. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Chrysalis CYL 34716LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1972 | Canada | Chrysalis CHR 1008First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Germany | Chrysalis 6307 508First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Germany | Chrysalis 6307 508First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Italy | Chrysalis 040 1008 L / Chrysalis 040 1008 AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Chrysalis CYL 34716First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Spain | Chrysalis 63 07 508First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | Chrysalis CHR 1008LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1972 | UK | Chrysalis CHR 1008First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | Chrysalis CHR 1008First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Chrysalis CHR 1008First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Chrysalis CHR 1008First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Chrysalis CHR 1008First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Chrysalis CHR 1008First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Chrysalis CHR 1008First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | UK | Chrysalis CHR 1008LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1982 | Spain | Chrysalis CHR 1008LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | USA & Canada | Shanachie 79039LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Chrysalis CYL 34716 / Chrysalis L-34,716LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Australia | Chrysalis L34,716 / Chrysalis CYL 34716LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Chrysalis CHR 1008LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Canada | Chrysalis CHR 1008LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Chrysalis 51-1008LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Chrysalis 51-1008LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Chrysalis 6307 508LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | UK | Chrysalis CHR 1008LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Chrysalis CHR 1008LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Chrysalis CHR 1008LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Chrysalis CHR 1008LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
37 vinyl pressings of Below The Salt are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1972 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in UK, US, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Chrysalis CHR 1008.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CHR 1008, 6307 508, 040 1008 L, CYL 34716) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CHR 1008 A - 1U MA 1 and CHR 1008 B - 1U PA 2. 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.
