Vinyl pressings
by Ten Years After · 1968
Ten Years After Undead was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
26 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
ZAL-8390-1W BB JT 1Side A runout, variant 1
ZAL-8391-1W H JT 1Side B runout, variant 1
ZAL-8390-1W B JT 1Side A runout, variant 2
ZAL-8391-1W U JT 1Side B runout, variant 2
ARL-8390-1BRunout side A stamped
ARL-8391-1BRunout side B stamped
ARL 8390Label side A
ARL 8391Label side B
o ZAL8390-1A Bell Sound A2 PRunout Side A stamped, variant 1
o ZAL8391-1A Bell Sound PRunout Side B stamped, variant 1
o ZAL8390-1A I Bell Sound A 3 PRunout Side A stamped, variant 2
ZAL8391-1A I Bell Sound 2 PRunout Side B stamped, variant 2
ZAL 8390-1A Bell Sound A3Side 1, stamped
ZAL 8391-1A Bell SoundSide 2, stamped
ZAL 8390-1C Bell Sound (MR) △12116Runout A
ZAL 8391-1C Bell Sound (MR) △12116-X (1Runout B
ZAL 8390-1B I Bell Sound J 3 TSide A, etched exc. 𝐵𝑒𝑙𝑙 𝑆𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑
ZAL-8391-1B I Bell Sound A3 TSide B, etched exc. 𝐵𝑒𝑙𝑙 𝑆𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑
ZAL 8390Side A, label
ZAL 8391Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Deram SMLA 1023First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Belgium | Deram 760/140.003-Y / Deram SML 1023First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | Deram DES 18016First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | France | Deram SML 1023First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Germany | Deram SML 1023First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Germany | Deram SML 1023First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | India | Deram SML 1023First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1968 | Israel | PAX ISK. 1095First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Deram SMLM 1023First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | South Africa | Deram SML 1023First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Deram DML 1023First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Deram DES 18016 / Deram DES-18016First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Deram DES 18016First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Deram DES 18016First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Deram DES 18016First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | UK | Deram SML 1023LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | Uruguay | Deram DES 18016LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Mexico | Peerless 1561LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | Mexico | Peerless 1561LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Argentina | Deram SLLM 17327LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | France | Deram 115.154 BLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | France | Deram 140.003LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1972 | France | Deram 115.154 BLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Deram DES-18016LP, Album, Misprint, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Repress, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | Deram K16P-9072LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Deram 9286 927LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1979 | Germany | Nova 6.21585 AO / Nova SML 1023LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | Deram LAX-128LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1979 | Japan | Deram LAX-128LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Deram DES 18016LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | France | Deram 291031 / Deram 291 031LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Scandinavia | Deram SML 1023LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | Spain | Deram 424 591-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | UK & Europe | Deram MOVLP1147 / Music On Vinyl MOVLP1147LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, LP, Single Sided, Etched, Stereo, All Media, Album, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, LP, Single Sided, Etched, Stereo, All Media, Album, Remastered |
| 2017 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5267 / Deram B0019887-01LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | Sundazed Music 5267LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Europe | Deram UMCLP040 / UMC UMCLP040LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Deram DES 18016LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Deram DES 18016LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Decca 6.21585 AOLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Nova 6.21585 AO / Nova SML 1023LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Decca 6.21585 / Decca 6.21585 AOLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Nova 6.21585 AS / Nova SML 1023LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Nova 6.21585 AS / Nova SML 1023LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Deram SML 1023LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Deram DES 18016LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Deram DES-18016 / London Records DES-18016LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | Deram DES 18016LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
64 vinyl pressings of Ten Years After Undead are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1968 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in UK, US, France, Australia and more. One of them is Deram SML 1023, released August 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SML 1023, DML 1023, DES 18016, 140.003) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZAL-8390-1W BB JT 1 and ZAL-8391-1W H JT 1. 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.
