Vinyl pressings
by ZZ Top · 1977
Tejas was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
28 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 17 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.
SAHS-1694 W L.nix-ArdentSSide A, etched. Variant 1
SAHS-1695 W 3 L.Nix-ArdentSide B, etched. Variant 1
[Texas Symbol] :CRM^ SAHS-1694 W -L.NIX-ARDENT-Side A, etched. Variant 2
iViva Tejas! SAHS-1695 W ④ -L.NIX-ARDENT-Side B, etched. Variant 2
SAHS-1694 BEST -- L.NIX -- ARDENT -- <Texas state graphic> : CRM =Side 1 Etching (Variant 1)
SAHS-1695 BEST -- L.NIX -- ARDENT -- ¡Viva Tejas!Side 2 Etching (Variant 1)
SAHS 1694/BWSide 1 Label
SAHS 1695/BWSide 2 Label
CRME SAHS-1694-4 1-1 -L.NIX-ARDENT-PRCA Side Runout Etching (Variant 1)
!Viva Tejas! SAHS-1695-3 1-1 -L.NIX-ARDENT-PRCB Side Runout Etching (Variant 1)
CRME SAHS-1694-1 1 - 11 -L.NIX-ARDENT-PRCA Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
!Viva Tejas! SAHS-1695-4 1-1 -L.NIX-ARDENT-PRCB Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
SAHS-1694 PP - L.NIX - ARDENT - "shape of Texas" =CRN=A-side runout - variant 1
SAHS-1695 PP - L.NIX - ARDENT - iViva Tejas!B-side runout - variant 1
SAHS-1694-X PP — L.NIX — ARDENT — "shape of Texas" =CRM=A-side runout - variant 2
SAHS-1695-X PP — L.NIX — ARDENT — iViva Tejas!B-side runout - variant 2
SAHS-1694 L.nix-Ardent T1Side A
SAHS-1695 L.Nix-Ardent T1Side B
SAHS 1694/RISide A Label
SAHS 1695/RISide B Label
ACLZ-3706-1C U A 3 CRunout side A, stamped, variant 1
ACLZ-3707-1C U 3 CRunout side B, stamped, variant 1
ACLZ-3706-1C B M 1Runout side A, stamped, variant 2
ACLZ-3707-1C B A 1Runout side B, stamped, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | London Records PS 680LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1976 | UK | London Records LDU 1LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1977 | Argentina | London Records 8404First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Argentina | London Records 8404First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Australia | London Records SAHA-7811First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Brazil | London Records SAHS 6985 / LLS 4017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | London Records PS 680 / London Records PS. 680First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Canada | London Records PS 680First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | France | London Records 260.009 / Disques London 260.009 BFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Nova 6.22913 AS / Nova 6.22913First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 605First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1977 | Greece | London Records PS 680First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Greece | London Records PS 680First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Italy | London Records LDUI 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | London Records GP-1050First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | France | Warner Bros. Records WB 56605LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 605 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3272LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 605LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 605LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 605 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3272LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 605 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3272LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 605 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3272LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3272LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 605 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3272LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3272LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-13395LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-13395LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | US | Warner Bros. Records R1 3272LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| 2019 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 603497856183LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | Warner Bros. Records R1 3272 / Rhino Records R1 3272LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Worldwide | Rhino Records RHF1 3272 / Rhino Records 603497823772LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BSK-3272LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3272 / Warner Bros. Records BSK-3272LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BSK-3272LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BSK 3272LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 605 / Warner Bros. Records K 56 605LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 605 / Warner Bros. Records K 56 605LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 605 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3772LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 605 / Warner Bros. Records WB 56 605LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 605 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3272LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 605 / Warner Bros. Records K 56 605LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Nova 6.22913 AS / Nova 6.22913LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 605 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3272LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 605 / Warner Bros. Records BSK 3272LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-13395LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| ? | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 605LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
76 vinyl pressings of Tejas are listed here, from 23 countries, released between 1976 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is London Records PS 680, released January 3, 1977.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PS 680, LDU 1, 8404, SAHA-7811) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SAHS-1694 W L.nix-ArdentS and SAHS-1695 W 3 L.Nix-Ardent. 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.
