Vinyl pressings
by Them · 1970
The World Of Them 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.
10 pressings came out in 1970, 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.
ZAL 9897.P-1W JTRunout A-side stamped, variant 1
ZAL 9898.P-1W JTRunout B-side stamped, variant 1
ZAL 9897.P-1W U II 1Runout A-side stamped, variant 2
ZAL 9898.P-1W U I 1Runout B-side stamped, variant 2
ZAL-9897.P-IWSide A stamped
ZAL-9898.P-IWSide B stamped
ZAL 9897.P-1WSide A stamped
ZAL 9898.P-1WSide B stamped
ZAL-9897.P-1W U JT 1
ZAL-9898.P-1W U JT 1
ZAL-9897.P-1WRunout A-side, variant 1 stamped
ZAL 9898.P-1WRunout B-side, variant 1 stamped
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 | Decca SPA 86First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1970 | Canada | London Records SPA 122First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1970 | Germany | Decca ND 585First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Decca SPA 86 / Decca SPA.86First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1970 | UK | Decca SPA 86 / Decca SPA.86First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1970 | UK | Decca PA 86First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | UK | Decca SPA 86First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1970 | UK | Decca SPA 86First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1970 | UK | Decca SPA 86First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1970 | UK | Decca SPA.86First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1971 | France | Decca SPA 86 BLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1973 | Belgium | Decca 210.003 / Decca 210.003 YLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1973 | Belgium | Decca 210.003 / Decca 210.003 YLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1973 | France | Decca 210.003 / Decca 210.003 BLP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1973 | France | Decca 210.003 / Decca 210.003 BLP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Spain | Decca 64 95 087LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1982 | Spain | Decca 9 - LP 015 / Decca 9 - 47 015LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Belgium | Decca LPD 183-YLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Germany | Decca ND 585LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Decca 6.21623 AF / Decca ND 585LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Decca ND 585 / Decca 6.21623 AFLP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Decca ND 585LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Decca 6.21623 / Decca ND 585LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Decca 6.21 623 / Decca 6.21623 AFLP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Decca 6.21623 / Decca ND 585LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Decca ND 585 / Decca 6.21623LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Decca ND 585LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Decca 6.21623 AF / Decca ND 585LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Decca ND 585 / Decca 6.21623 AFLP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Decca SPA 86LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | UK & Europe | Decca SPA 86LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | UK & Europe | Decca SPA 86LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
39 vinyl pressings of The World Of Them are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1970 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in UK, Australia, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Decca SPA 86.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SPA 86, PA 86, SPA.86, SPA 122) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZAL 9897.P-1W JT and ZAL 9898.P-1W JT. 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.
