Vinyl pressings
by Ten Years After · 1972
Rock & Roll Music To The 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.
33 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 21 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 1009 A-1USide A, stamped - variant 1
CHR 1009 B-1USide B, stamped - variant 1
CHR 1009 A-1U R 1Side A, stamped - variant 2
CHR 1009 B-1U G 1Side B, stamped - variant 2
P AL 31779-1ABRunout side A, variant 2
P BL 31779-1BRunout side B, variant 2
P AL31779-1KRunout side A, variant 3
P BL 31779-1ARunout side B, variant 3
P AL-31779-1H o IT 14Side A runout, variant 1
P BL 31779-1A P o T 6Side B runout, variant 1
P AL-31779-1AD D o T 1Side A runout, variant 2
P BL 31779-1E T o A7Side B runout, variant 2
P AL-31779-1J AA-side runout, variant 1
P BL-31779-1B AB-side runout, variant 1
PAL-31779-1B p 0 oA-side runout, variant 2
P BL-31779-1A 1 p oB-side runout, variant 2
o P AL 31779-1J 1SSide A Runout, Stamped (P, and 1S are Etched)
o P BL 31779-1B 1SSide B Runout, Stamped (P, and 1S are Etched)
AL 31779A-Side Label
BL 31779B-Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Chrysalis CYL 34717First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Austria | Chrysalis 6307 507First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Columbia KC 31779First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Denmark | Chrysalis CHR 1009First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Finland | Chrysalis CHR 1009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | France | Chrysalis CHR 1009First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | France | Chrysalis CHR 1009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | France | Chrysalis CHR 1009LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1972 | France | Chrysalis CHR 1009First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Germany | Chrysalis 6307 507First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Greece | Chrysalis CHR 1009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Italy | Chrysalis 040 1009 L / Chrysalis 040 1009 AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Japan | Chrysalis CHR-1002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Japan | Chrysalis CHR-1002First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Mexico | CBS CLS-5385First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Spain | Chrysalis CHR-1009LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Europe | Chrysalis MOVLP1533 / Music On Vinyl MOVLP1533LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Columbia C 31779LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Columbia KC 31779LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Canada | Columbia C 31779LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Chrysalis 51 1009LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Chrysalis CHR 1009LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Chrysalis 6307 507LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Chrysalis 6307 507LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Chrysalis CHR 1009LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | UK | Chrysalis CHR 1009LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 31779LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Chrysalis PV 41009LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Chrysalis PV 41009LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia KC 31779 / Chrysalis CHR 1009LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 31779 / Columbia KC 31779LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 31779LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
57 vinyl pressings of Rock & Roll Music To The World are listed here, from 26 countries, released between 1972 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in UK, US, Australia, Austria and more. One of them is Chrysalis CHR 1009.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CHR 1009, KC 31779, C 31779, CYL 34717) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CHR 1009 A-1U and CHR 1009 B-1U. 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.
