Vinyl pressings
by Strawbs · 1972
Grave New World 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.
22 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 12 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.
AMLH 68078A - 4△GA side runout variant 1
AMLH 68078B - 4△GB side runout variant 1
AMLH 68078A - 4△G 1A side runout variant 2
AMLH 68078B - 4△G AI 4B side runout variant 2
AMLH 68078A - 4△GRunout side A, variant 1
AMLH 68078B - 4△GRunout side B, variant 1
AMLH 68078A-4△G AH IRunout side A, variant 2
AMLH 68078B-4△G X IRunout side B, variant 2
AMLH 68078 A1A side runout
AMLH 68078 B1B side runout
A&M SP 4587 P2Side A runout, variant 1
A&M SP 4588 P2Side B runout, variant 1
P A&M 4587 RE-1 P2 1 ASide A runout, variant 2
P 1 • A&M 4588 P2 A1Side B runout, variant 2
T2 A&M SP 4587 RE-1 T1Runout Side A
T1 A&M SP 4588 T1 VRunout Side B
SP-4587Label Side A
SP-4588Label Side B
A&M SP 4587 RE-1 M1 MR △16844 (1)A Side Runout
A&M SP 4588 M1 MR △6844-X (2)B Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | A&M Records SAML 934522First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4344First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4344First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4344First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Denmark | Sonet SLPS 1534First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | India | A&M Records SP-4344 / A&M Records SP. 4344First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Israel | A&M Records AMLH 68078First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Italy | A&M Records SLAM 68078First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Japan | A&M Records AML 141First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Kenya | A&M Records AMLH 68078First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Kenya | A&M Records AMLH 68078First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | New Zealand | A&M Records SAML 934522First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | South Africa | A&M Records AMLH 68078First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | South Africa | A&M Records AMLH 68078LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1972 | UK | A&M Records AMLH 68078First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP 69921LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP 69921LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP-4344LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP-4344LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | A&M Records SLAM 68078LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | A&M Records AMLH 68078LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP-4344LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP-4344LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Venezuela | A&M Records LPS-77995LP, Album | LP, Album |
36 vinyl pressings of Grave New World are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1972 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is A&M Records AMLH 68078.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AMLH 68078, SP 4344, SP-4344, SAML 934522) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AMLH 68078A - 4△G and AMLH 68078B - 4△G. 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.
