Vinyl pressings
by Steeleye Span · 1974
Now We Are Six was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 13 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 1053 A-1U GO PRODUCTION CONSULTANTS PROVE POINTSRunout side A, variant 1
ROBIN PORKY MEL IAN CHR 1053 B-1U LORunout side B, variant 1
CHR 1053 A-1U RI PRODUCTION CONSULTANTS PROVE POINTSRunout side A, variant 2
ROBIN PORKY MEL IAN CHR 1053 B-1U OIRunout side B, variant 1
CHR 1053 A2 MA-side runout, stamped
PORKY & TRISHYA-side runout, etched
CHR 1053 B2 MB-side runout, stamped
PECKOB-side runout, etched
A: CHR-1053 31722-1C SXT BSide A, variant 1
B: CHR-1053 31723-1B SXT D8Side B, variant 1
CHR-1053 31722-2 1C A 2Side A, etched, variant 2
CHR-1053 31723-1B SXT A 2Side B, etched, variant 2
S 1 CHR-1053 31722-1C A 2Side A runout, variant 1
S 1 CHR-1053 31723-1B A KSide B runout, variant 1
S CHR-1053 31722-1 SX A 1Side A runout, variant 2
1 M̶S̶-̶ CHR-1053 31723-1C SX 2 DSide B runout, variant 2
CHR-1053 31722-1C SXT CA runout
CHR-1053 31723-1B SXT D 10B runout
31722-1 CHR 1 1053 H1 #1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL ( )Side A variant 1
31723-1 CHR 2 1053 H1 #1 ( )Side B variant 1
31,722Side A label
31,723Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | Chrysalis L 35100 / Chrysalis L-35,100First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Australia | Chrysalis L-35,100 / Chrysalis L 35100First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Chrysalis CHR 1053First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Chrysalis CHR 1053First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | France | Chrysalis CHR 1053LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1974 | France | Chrysalis CHR 1053First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | Chrysalis 6307 529First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | Chrysalis 6307 529First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Italy | Chrysalis 040 1053 L / Chrysalis CHR 1053First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | Chrysalis CHR-1053First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Chrysalis 6307 529First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Chrysalis 5C 062-95271First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Chrysalis 5C 062-95271LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Chrysalis L 35100 / Chrysalis CHR 1058First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Singapore | Chrysalis CHR 1053First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Spain | Chrysalis CHR 1053LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | UK | Chrysalis CHR 1053LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | UK | Chrysalis CHR 1053LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1984 | UK | Chrysalis CHR 1053LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Portugal | Chrysalis 629215LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | US | Shanachie 79060LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | UK | Chrysalis Catalogue CRV1053 / Chrysalis Catalogue 0840401702802LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Chrysalis L 35100 / Chrysalis L-35,100LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Chrysalis CHR 1053LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Chrysalis 6307 529LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Chrysalis CHR 1053LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | UK | Chrysalis CHR 1053LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | UK | Chrysalis CHR 1053 / Chrysalis CHR 1053-1LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | UK | Chrysalis CHR 1053LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
40 vinyl pressings of Now We Are Six are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1974 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Chrysalis CHR 1053.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CHR 1053, L 35100, L-35,100, 6307 529) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CHR 1053 A-1U GO PRODUCTION CONSULTANTS PROVE POINTS and ROBIN PORKY MEL IAN CHR 1053 B-1U LO. 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.
