Vinyl pressings
by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band · 1975
Delilah was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
ALEX001 1F//1 E 1 1 4Runout Side A. Variant 1
ALEX001 2F//1 E 1 3 4Runout Side B. Variant 1
ALEX001 1F // 2 E 1 1Runout Side A. Variant 2
ALEX001 2F // 2 E 1 3Runout Side B. Variant 2
ALEX001 1F // 2 E 11 11Side A runout, stamped
ALEX001 2F // 2 E 11 10Side B runout, stamped
ALEX001 1F//1 E 1 1 10Runout side A, variant 1
ALEX001 2F//1 E 1 1 11Runout side B, variant 1
ALEX001 1F//1 E 1 1 5Runout side A, variant 2
ALEX001 2F//2 E 1 1 4Runout side B, variant 2
ST-A 31148-1Runout A
ST-A 31147-1Runout B
ST-A 31148-2 PPRunout side A
ST-A 31147-2 PPRunout side B
ST-A-31148-PLLabel side A
ST-A-31147-PLLabel side B
A-31239 SPA label
ST-A-31239 SPB 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Vertigo 6059 125First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1975 | France | Vertigo 6078 216First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Germany | Vertigo 6059 125First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Ireland | Vertigo ALEX 001First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Italy | Vertigo 6078 216First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Norway | Vertigo 6078 216First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | UK | Vertigo ALEX.001First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | UK | Vertigo ALEX 001 / Vertigo ALEX.001First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | UK | Vertigo ALEX.001First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic 45-3293First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic 45-3293First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic 45-3293First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic 45-3293First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic 45-3293First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
14 vinyl pressings of Delilah are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, US, Australia, France and more. One of them is Vertigo ALEX.001.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ALEX.001, ALEX 001, 45-3293, 6059 125) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ALEX001 1F//1 E 1 1 4 and ALEX001 2F//1 E 1 3 4. 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.
