Vinyl pressings
by The Keef Hartley Band · 1972
Seventy Second Brave 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.
12 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 6 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-11285.P-2W D JT 1Side 1, runout, Variant 1
XZAL-11286.P-1W D JT 1Side 2, runout, Variant 1
XZAL-11285.P-2W II JT 1Side 1, runout, Variant 2
XZAL-11286.P-1W U JT 1Side 2, runout, Variant 2
XZAL 11285 P- WSide A runout
XZAL 11286 P- WSide B runout
XZAL 11285P WSide A label
XZAL 11286P WSide B label
XZAL 11285P SHSide A Label
XZAL 11286P SHSide B Label
0 XZAL 11285PStamped Runout Side 1
XDES 1 18065 CJ#1Etched Runout Side 1 (variant 1)
XDES 1 18065 CJ#2Etched Runout Side 1 (variant 1)
0 XZAL 11286PStamped Runout Side 2
DES-18065A-1 XZAL 11285 G.K. PR DSide A Label
DES-18065B-1 XZAL 11286 G.K. PR DSide B Label
XZAL-11286P-WSide 2, runout
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 | Canada | Deram XDES 18065First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Germany | Deram SDL 9First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Germany | Deram SDL 9First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | Japan | Deram DL 39First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Japan | Deram DL 39First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | UK | Deram SDL 9First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Deram XDES 18065First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Deram XDES 18065First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Deram XDES 18065First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Deram XDES 18065First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Deram XDES18065-1972 PromoFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Uruguay | Deram DES 18065First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Ireland | Rabbit Hall Records RHRLP006LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Deram SDL 9LP, Album | LP, Album |
14 vinyl pressings of Seventy Second Brave are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1972 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in UK, US, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Deram SDL 9.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SDL 9, XDES 18065, XDES18065-1972 Promo, DL 39) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XZAL-11285.P-2W D JT 1 and XZAL-11286.P-1W D 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.
