Vinyl pressings
by White Plains · 1971
When You Are A King 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.
16 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 13 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.
DR-49104-T1-1C BG 1A-side runout variant 1
DR-47733-T1-1C BI 1B-side runout variant 1
DR-49104-T1-1C 1A-side runout variant 2
DR-47733-T1-1C 1B-side runout variant 2
DR 49104/IRunout side A
DR 47733/IRunout side B
DR 49104Label side A
DR 47733Label side B
DR 49104/1Runout Side A (stamped) (Variant 1)
DR 47733/1Runout Side B (stamped) (Variant 1)
DR 49104/1 ⋀Runout Side A (stamped) (Variant 2)
DR 47733/1 ⋀Runout Side B (stamped) (Variant 2)
DR 49104 T1Runout side A
DR 47733 T1Runout side B
DR 49.104Label side A
DR 47.733Label side B
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 | Australia | Deram DMA-9570First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Belgium | Deram DM 333First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Belgium | Deram DM 333 YFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | France | Deram DM 333 / Deram DM 333 BFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Germany | Deram DM 333First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | Germany | Deram DM 333First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1971 | Ireland | Deram DM(I).333First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Italy | Deram DM 333First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Deram DM 333First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1971 | New Zealand | Deram DM 333First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1971 | South Africa | Deram FM 7506First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1971 | Turkey | Deram 71303First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Yugoslavia | Deram SDE-88496 / Jugoton SDE-88496First year7", Single, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | UK | Deram DM 333First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | UK | Deram DM 333First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | UK | Decca F 139207", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1988 | Netherlands | Not On Label 08-011371-047", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Lebanon | Deram DM 3337", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Deram 45-850767", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
20 vinyl pressings of When You Are A King are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1971 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in UK, Japan, Belgium, France and more. One of them is Deram DM 333, released May 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DM 333, D-1097, DM 333 Y, DM(I).333) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DR-49104-T1-1C BG 1 and DR-47733-T1-1C BI 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.
