Vinyl pressings
by The Megatrons · 1959
Velvet Waters was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 5 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.
ZTSP29131-1DA-side runout, stamped
ZTSP29132-1AB-side runout, stamped
ZTSP29131-1C.A-side runout, variant 1, stamped
ZTSP29132-1B.B-side runout, variant 1, stamped
ZTSP29131-1D HA side runout (Var. 1)
ZTSP29132-1D HB side runout (Var. 1)
ZTSP29131-1F HA side runout (Var. 2)
ZTSP29132-1C HB side runout (Var. 2)
PK4M--6184-1 A I RA side runout, stamped, except R etched
PK4M--6185-1 A I RB side runout, stamped, except R etched
PK4M 6184A side label
PK4M 6185B side label
45-KR 233A-side
45-KR 234B-side
45-8364-S1Side A label
45-8364-S2Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Canada | REO 8364XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Italy | Top Rank International R 45-2005First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1959 | New Zealand | Top Rank International 45JAR146First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | Top Rank 45-JAR 146First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | UK | Top Rank 45-JAR-146First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | US | Audicon 45-101First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Audicon 45-101First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | US | Acousticon 45-101First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | US | Laurie Records LR 32917", 45 RPM, Advance | 7", 45 RPM, Advance |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Laurie Records AUD-1017" | 7" |
10 vinyl pressings of Velvet Waters are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1959 and 1965.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK, Canada, Italy and more. One of them is Acousticon 45-101, released April 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-101, 45-JAR 146, 45-JAR-146, 8364X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZTSP29131-1D and ZTSP29132-1A. 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.
