Vinyl pressings
by The Grateful Dead · 1973
Wake Of The Flood was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
35 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 10 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.
GD-01-A M44 RE-1 [TLC logo]Side A etched runout, variant 1
GD-01-B-M45 RE-1 [TLC logo]Side B etched runout, variant 1
GD-01-A M45 RE-1 [TLC logo]Side A etched runout, variant 2
GD-01-B-M44 RE-1 [TLC logo]Side B etched runout. variant 2
GD-01-A-M51-RE-3 10/6/73 (MR) [TLC logo] △18388(3)Runout side A, variant 1
GD-01-B-M51-Re-3 10/6/73 (MR) [TLC logo] △18388-X(3)Runout side B, variant 1
GD-01-A-M55-Re -3-EX (MR) [TLC logo] △18388 (2)Runout side A, variant 2
GD-01-B-M51-Re-3 10/6/73 (MR) [TLC logo] △18388-X (2)Runout side B, variant 2
GD-01-A-RE M18 △18342-(2)Side 1, etched
GD-01-B-RE M19 △18342-XSide 2, etched
GD-01-B-M33Side B Etching
"TLC" in a boxSide A & B Mastering Facility Initials Stamp
GD-01-A-M54 MS [TLC] in box 10/7/73Variant 2 Side A etched
GD-01-B-M54 MS [TLC] in box 10/7/73Variant 2 Side B etched
GD-01-A-M30Side A Etched
GD-01-B-M30Side B Etched
TLC in a boxSide A & B The Lacquer Channel, Sausalito Initials Stamped
GD-01 ASide 1 Label
GD-01-A-M24-RE-EX △18342 (10)Side 1 variant 1, etched
GD-01-B-M23-RE-EX △18342-X (11)Side 2 variant 1, etched
GD-01-A.REM22 ✔ △18342Side 1 variant 2, etched
GD-01-B.REM22 ✔ △18342-XSide 2 variant 2, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | Grateful Dead Records GD-01First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Grateful Dead Records GD-01 / Grateful Dead Records GD 01First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | France | Grateful Dead Records 49301 / Grateful Dead Records GD-01First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | Grateful Dead Records GD 49 301 / Grateful Dead Records GD-01LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Grateful Dead Records GD 49 301 / Grateful Dead Records GD-01First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Greece | Atlantic 2400239First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Italy | United Artists Records UAL 24007First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Italy | Grateful Dead Records K 49301First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | Grateful Dead Records P-8394GFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Japan | Grateful Dead Records P-8394GFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Grateful Dead Records GD 01 / Atlantic GD 01First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | New Zealand | United Artists Records L 35759First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | UK | Grateful Dead Records K 49301 / Grateful Dead Records GD-01First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Grateful Dead Records GD-01First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Grateful Dead Records GD-01First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | UK | Grateful Dead Records GDV 4002LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1988 | UK | Grateful Dead Productions, Inc. GDV 4002LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1989 | Germany | Grateful Dead Records GDLP 4.00643 J / Grateful Dead Records GDLP 4.00643LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1989 | UK & Europe | Grateful Dead Records GDV 4002LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-366LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2011 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-366LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| 2018 | US | Rhino Records R1 516259LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| 2018 | Europe | Grateful Dead Records 081227932114 / Rhino Records 081227932114LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Worldwide | Rhino Records RPD1 721382LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc |
| 2023 | Europe | Rhino Records R1 721382LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Europe | Rhino Records R1 721382LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2023 | US | Grateful Dead Records R1 721382 / Rhino Records R1 721382LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2023 | US | Grateful Dead Records R1 721382 / Rhino Records R1 721382LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Grateful Dead Records R1 721382LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | United Artists Records L35759LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | United Artists Records GDLA-566GLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | United Artists Records UAS 29.904LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Grateful Dead Records GD-01LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Grateful Dead Records GD-01LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Grateful Dead Records GD-01LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Grateful Dead Records GD-01LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
63 vinyl pressings of Wake Of The Flood are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1973 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Grateful Dead Records GD-01, released October 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GD-01, K 49301, 49301, GD 49 301) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, GD-01-A M44 RE-1 [TLC logo] and GD-01-B-M45 RE-1 [TLC logo]. 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.
