Vinyl pressings
by Ten Years After · 1976
The Classic Performances Of Ten Years After was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 8 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.
AL-34366 1B 2HZ DM-8Runout Side 1 Etched, Variant 1
BL 34366-1A-2D DM-5Runout Side 2 Etched, Variant 1
AL-34366 1B 2HZ DM-4Runout Side 1 Etched, Variant 2
BL 34366-1A-2D DM-4Runout Side 2 Etched, Variant 2
I-1 CHR1134 A-1 EGRunout side A
I-2 CHR1134 B-1Runout side B
P AL 34366-1AStamped side A
P P BL 34366-1EStamped side B
AL 34366-1B B3 1TRunout Side A [Stamped] 1T [Etched]
PBL 34366-1B 3A o 1TRunout Side B [Stamped] 1T [Etched]
AL 34366Label Side A
BL 34366Label Side B
AL 34366-1C S/ oSide A runout
PBL 34366-1D S/ oSide B runout
AL 34366Label Side A
BL 34366Label Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Argentina | CBS 19692 / CBS 19.692First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1976 | Australia | Chrysalis Records Ltd. L36179First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | Canada | Columbia WPC 34366 / Columbia PC 34366First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Chrysalis 6307 594First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Chrysalis 51.1134 / Chrysalis 511 134First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | UK | Chrysalis CHR 1134First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | UK | Chrysalis CHR 1134First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | US | Columbia PC 34366First yearLP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Columbia PC 34366First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | US | Columbia PC 34366First yearLP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Venezuela | CBS MOT-60.059First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1977 | Greece | Chrysalis 6307 594 / Chrysalis 14C 062-98889LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1977 | Japan | Chrysalis CHY-1134LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1977 | Portugal | Chrysalis 71544 - 6307 594LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1977 | UK | Chrysalis CHR 1134LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Spain | Chrysalis CHR 1134LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1982 | Venezuela | CBS LJ-120.006LP, Compilation, Repress | LP, Compilation, Repress |
| 1983 | South Korea | Chrysalis CHR 1134 / Chrysalis YCPL 031LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1984 | Mexico | Chrysalis CHR-42LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1984 | Portugal | Chrysalis 620115 / Edisom 620115LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Chrysalis 202 691LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| ? | Germany | Chrysalis 202 691LP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| ? | Greece | Chrysalis 6307 594LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | Chrysalis 6307 594LP, Compilation, Repress, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Compilation, Repress, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| ? | Italy | Chrysalis Records Ltd. CHR 1134LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 34366LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 34366LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 34366LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 34366LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 34366LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
30 vinyl pressings of The Classic Performances Of Ten Years After are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1976 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in Canada, UK, US, Argentina and more. One of them is Columbia WPC 34366.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WPC 34366, CHR 1134, PC 34366, 19692) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL-34366 1B 2HZ DM-8 and BL 34366-1A-2D DM-5. 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.
