Vinyl pressings
by Tom Jones · 1971
Tom Jones Sings She's A Lady was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
43 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 25 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-10599P-1DA side runout, variant 1
ZAL-10600.P-1DB side runout, variant 1
ZAL-10599.P-1D JTA side runout, variant 2
ZAL-10600.P-1D C JTB side runout, variant 2
ZAL-10599P-2W KH 1A side stamped
ZAL-10600P-2W UH 1B side stamped
†ZAL.10599P†A side label
†ZAL.10600P†B side label
ZAL-10599P-1D II JT 1A-side runout
ZAL-10600P-1D II JT [ ] [ ]B-side runout
{ZAL.10599 P}A-side label
{ZAL.10600 P}B-side label
ZAL-10599P-1D B 1Runout side A, variant 1
ZAL-10600.P-1D JT 2 BRunout side B, variant 1
ZAL-10599.P-1D B1 JT 2 BRunout side A, variant 2
ZAL-10600P-2W CU JT 1Runout side B, variant 2
ZAL-10599P-1D 1Run out side A, stamped
ZAL-10600P-1D JTRunout side B, stamped/etched
ZAL,10599-.1 TSide A, Stamped
ZAL,10600-2 TSide B, Stamped
ZAL 10599-2 TSide A, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Argentina | London Records SLLM 17319 AFirst yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1971 | Australia | Decca SKL 5089 / Decca SKLA-5089First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Belgium | Decca SKL 5089First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Belgium | Decca SKL 5089First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Brazil | London Records LLN-7220-SFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Brazil | London Records LLN-7220First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | Canada | Parrot XPAS 71046 / Parrot XPAS.71046First yearAlbum, LP | Album, LP |
| 1971 | Chile | London Records (S) LLC-38612First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | Colombia | London Records XPAS. 71046First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Germany | Decca SLK 16 714-P / Decca SLK 16714-PFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Germany | Decca SLK 16714-P / Decca SLK 16 714-PFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Germany | Decca SLK 16 714-P / Decca SLK 16714-PFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Greece | Decca SGLK 019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | India | Decca SKL 5089 / Decca SKL.5089First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Israel | PAX ISK 1083First yearAlbum, LP | Album, LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Belgium | Decca SKL 5089LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Parrot XPAS 71046LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | German Democratic Republic (GDR) | Not On Label SLK 16 714 - PLP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| ? | Iran | Royal LRT 48LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Iran | Royal LRT 41LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Italy | EMI 3 C 064-99530LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Scandinavia | EMI 7C 062-99530LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Spain | Decca SKL 5089LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Parrot XPAS 71046 / Parrot SW 93748LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | US | Parrot XPAS 71046LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
65 vinyl pressings of Tom Jones Sings She's A Lady are listed here, from 31 countries, released between 1971 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in UK, US, France, Argentina and more. One of them is Decca SKL 5089, released May 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SKL 5089, XPAS 71046, SKL 5089 B, SLLM 17319 A) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZAL-10599P-1D and ZAL-10600.P-1D. 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.
