Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1972
The World Of Your Hundred Best Tunes Vol. 4 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.
4 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 4 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-11507-5W UC 2BSide A runout
ZAL-11508-2W KI JT 1Side B runout
†ZAL.11507†Side A label
†ZAL.11508†Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Decca SPA.264 / Decca SPA.264First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1972 | Canada | Decca SPA 264First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Decca SPA 264 / Decca SPA.264First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1972 | UK | Decca SPA 264 / Decca SPA.264First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Barbados | London Records SPA.264 / London Records SPA 264LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Canada | London Records SPA 4044 / London Records SPA. 4044LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | Decca SPA 264 / Decca SPA.264LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Decca SPA.264 / Decca SPA 264LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | UK | Decca SPA.264 / Decca SPA 264LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | UK | Decca SPA 264LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of The World Of Your Hundred Best Tunes Vol. 4 are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Decca SPA 264.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SPA 264, SPA.264) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZAL-11507-5W UC 2B and ZAL-11508-2W KI 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.
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