Vinyl pressings
by War · 1973
Deliver The Word was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
31 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 19 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.
S UA LA 128 F-1-A-1A 0 AB7Runout side A, variant 1
S UA LA 128 F-2-B-1A 0 AB7Runout side B, variant 1
S UA LA 128-F-RE1-̶A̶ -1̶-̶C̶A̶ AB [signature]Runout side A, variant 2
S UA•LA•128F 2-B XX-1A 0 AB7Runout side B, variant 2
UA•LA•128-F-RE1-1 XRunout A etched [Var 1]
UA•LA•128•F-2 (3) (2) AB•4Runout B etched [Var 1]
UA•LA•128-F-RE1-1 XRunout A etched [Var 2]
UA•LA•128 F•3 (2) AB•3Runout B etched [Var 2]
UA LA 128-F-RE1-A-4 GS 2 1TRunout A [Var 1]
UA LA 128-F-RE1-B-1 GS 1TRunout B [Var 1]
UA LA 128-F-RE1-A-1 GS 1TRunout A [Var 2]
UA LA 128-F-RE1-2B-X GS 1TRunout B [Var 2]
UA LA 128-F-RE1-1 XX GS 2Runout side A etched [Var 1]
UA LA 128-F-RE1-2 X GS 1Runout side B etched [Var 1]
UA LA 128-F-RE1-1 XXX GS 3Runout side A etched [Var 2]
UA LA 128-F-RE1-2 X GS 01-8Runout side B etched [Var 2]
UA LA 128 F 1 66 FB 8 66Runout A etched [Var 1]
UA LA 128 F 2 FB 8 66Runout B etched [Var 1]
UA-LA-128-F-1 FB-6Runout A etched [Var 2]
UA-LA-128-F2 FB-6Runout B etched [Var 2]
UA LA 128-F 1 P FB6Runout side A, variant 1
P UA LA 128-F 2 AB6Runout side B, variant 1
UA LA·128·F·1 AB·6 A 0 P oRunout side A, variant 2
UA·LA 128F2 AB·6 6 A PRunout side B, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | United Artists Records L 34977First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Brazil | United Artists Records UALP 11748First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | United Artists Records UA-LA128-FFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | France | United Artists Records France UAS 29.521First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | United Artists Records UAS 29 521 IFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Greece | United Artists Records UALA 128 FFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Greece | United Artists Records UA 44508 / United Artists Records 44508First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Israel | United Artists Records UA-LA 128First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Italy | United Artists Records UAS 29521First yearLP | LP |
| 1973 | Japan | Liberty LLP-80917First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Mexico | United Artists Records GX 01-646First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Netherlands | United Artists Records UAS 29521I / United Artists Records UAS 29521First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Netherlands | United Artists Records UA LA 128 FFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | New Zealand | United Artists Records UAL 34977First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Peru | United Artists Records UAI 128First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Worldwide | Avenue Records 603497844937 / Rhino Records R1 645908LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | United Artists Records UA-LA128-FLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | LAX Records L 128LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | LAX Records 0060.158LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | United Artists Records UAG 29521LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Taiwan | First Record FL-2400LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
45 vinyl pressings of Deliver The Word are listed here, from 23 countries, released between 1973 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is United Artists Records UA-LA128-F.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UA-LA128-F, UA-LA 128-F, UAG 29521, L 34977) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S UA LA 128 F-1-A-1A 0 AB7 and S UA LA 128 F-2-B-1A 0 AB7. 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.
