Vinyl pressings
by Steeleye Span · 1971
Please To See The King was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 3 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.
CAS 1029 A-2U L 1 1Runout side A variant 1
CAS 1029 B-1U GO 2Runout side B variant 1
CAS 1029 A-2U L 1Runout side A variant 2
CAS 1029 B-1U L 2Runout side B variant 2
UAS 1029 A-2USide A runout, variation 1
UAS 1029 B-1USide B runout, variation 1
CAS 1029 A-2U GL 2Side A runout, variation 2
CAS 1029 A-2U :: 2Side B runout, variation 2
CAS 1029 A-2UStamped side A
CAS 1029 B-1UStamped side B
BTS - 2004 - ASide A hand etched
BTS - 2004 - BSide A hand etched
BTS-2004-A ARC 5-15-71 STERLINGSide A runout, var. 1
BTS-2004-B ARC 5-20-71 STERLING RLSide B runout, var. 1
BTS-2004-A STERLINGSide A runout, var. 2
BTS-2004-B ARC 6-2-71 STERLING RLSide B runout, var. 2
BTS-2004-A [circled MR] [slashed △] 16049 STERLING RLSide A etched runout
BTS-2004-b [circled MR] ʌ [slashed △] 16049-X STERLING RLSide B etched runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Canada | Big Tree Records BTS 2004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | United Artists Records UAS 29244First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | UK | B & C Records CAS 1029First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Big Tree Records BTS 2004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Big Tree Records BTS 2004First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Big Tree Records BTS 2004First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Big Tree Records BTS 2004First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Big Tree Records BTS 2004First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Big Tree Records BTS 2004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | B & C Records CAS 1029 / B & C Records CAS-1029First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Japan | Liberty LLP-80462LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Philips 6303 058LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Interfusion SITFL 934599LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Australia | Chrysalis L 36141LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Chrysalis CHR 1119LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | UK | Mooncrest CREST 005LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Europe | Reissued Sounds BMG009LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Chrysalis L 36141 / Chrysalis L-36,141LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | UK | B & C Records CAS 1029LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Chrysalis CHR 1119LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
33 vinyl pressings of Please To See The King are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1971 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in UK, US, Canada. One of them is B & C Records CAS 1029, released March 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CAS 1029, UAS 29244, BTS 2004) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CAS 1029 A-2U L 1 1 and CAS 1029 B-1U GO 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.
