Vinyl pressings
by Ten Years After · 1970
Watt was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
36 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 16 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.
XZAL-10255.P-2WSide A runout, stamped, variant 1
XZAL-10256.P-1WSide B runout, stamped, variant 1
XZAL-10255.P-2W KG 1Side A runout, stamped, variant 2
XZAL-10256.P-2W KI 1Side B runout, stamped, variant 2
XZAL-10255.P-1W C1 JT 1Side A runout stamped, variant 1
XZAL-10256.P-1W C1 JT 1Side B runout stamped, variant 1
XZAL-10255.P-2W C1 JTSide A runout stamped, variant 2
XZAL-10256.P-1W C1 JT 1Side B runout stamped, variant 2
XZAL-10255.P-1WSide A, runout
XZAL-10256.P-1WSide B, runout
XZAL.10255 PSide A label
ZXAL.10256 PSide B label
XZAL 10255-AL- 11-4-70Side A runout
XZAL 10256-AL- 11-4-70Side B runout
XZAL 10255 ALSide A label
XZAL 10256 ALSide B label
T 1 XZAL 10255-1A Side Stamped, Except "T 1" and "-1" Etched
T 1 XZAL 10256-1B Side Stamped, Except "T 1" and "-1" Etched
XZAL 10255 THSide A Label
XZAL 10256 THSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | Deram SMLA 1078First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Belgium | Deram SML 1078 / Deram SML 1078 YFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Belgium | Deram SML 1.078 Y 621First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Canada | Deram XDES. 18050 / Deram XDES 18050First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Canada | Deram XDES. 18050First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1970 | Canada | Deram XDES 18050 / London Records XDES 18050First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Colombia | Daro Internacional XDES 18050First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | France | Deram 258.046 BFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | France | Deram SML 1.078 YLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | Germany | Deram SML 1078First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Germany | Deram SML 1078First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1970 | Germany | Deram SML 1078First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Greece | Deram SML 1078First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Italy | Deram SMLI 1078First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Italy | Deram SMLI 1078First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Spain | Chrysalis CHR-1085LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Spain | Chrysalis CHR 1085LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Chrysalis PV 41085LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1096 / Chrysalis MOVLP1096LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Chrysalis CYL.35454 / Chrysalis L 35454LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| ? | Belgium | Deram SML 1.068 Y 621LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Benelux | Chrysalis CHR 1085LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | France | Chrysalis 6307 550LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Chrysalis CHR 1085LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Deram SML 1.078 BLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Chrysalis CHR 1085LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Deram SML 1.078 Y 621 / Deram SML 1.078 BLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Chrysalis 6307 550LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Greece | Chrysalis 6307 550LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Israel | PAX ISK.1081LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| ? | New Zealand | Deram SMLM 1078LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Thailand | GG GGLP 7205LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Chrysalis CHR 1085LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Deram XDES 18050 / Deram SMAS 93428LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
88 vinyl pressings of Watt are listed here, from 25 countries, released between 1970 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in UK, US, France, Australia and more. One of them is Deram SML 1078.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SML 1078, XDES 18050, SML 1.078, SMLA 1078) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XZAL-10255.P-2W and XZAL-10256.P-1W. 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.
