Vinyl pressings
by 1910 Fruitgum Company · 1969
The Train / Eternal Light was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 15 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.
p o BUD-5268 RL SS 2A-Side Runout Etching
p o BUD-5269 1B-Side Runout Etching
BUD 5268A-Side Label
BUD 5269B-Side Label
BUD 5268 RL SSLabel Side A, etched
BUD 5269Label Side B, etched
BUD 5268 ARP RL SSRunout Side A
BUD 5269 ARPLabel Side B, etched
BUD-5268-1A SSide A Runout
BUD-5269-1A SSSSide B Runout
BUD 5268Side A Label
BUD 5269Side B Label
DA-468-83 〄 ⑮ 1-A-12A-side runout, stamped
DA-468-84 〄 1-A-12B-side runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | Buddah Records BUD-027First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Belgium | Buddah Records BE 610042 / Buddah Records H 610.042First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Brazil | Buddah Records BUCS 22.007First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Canada | Buddah Records BUDDAH 130XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | France | Buddah Records 610 042First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | France | Buddah Records 6100427", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1969 | Germany | Buddah Records 201 060First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Germany | Buddah Records 201 060First year7", Single, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Greece | Buddah Records 201 060First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Mexico | Buddah Records BR-45-25First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | Mexico | Buddah Records BR-45-25First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Buddah Records 610.042First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Buddah Records BDA 130First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Singapore | Buddah Records 201 060First year7", Single, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Spain | Buddah Records 201 060First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Venezuela | Buddah Records 5027", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Peru | Buddah Records BR 4020 F7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Radio Active Gold RD-177", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Radio Active Gold BUD 62687", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
26 vinyl pressings of The Train / Eternal Light are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1969 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Japan, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is Buddah Records BDA 130.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BDA 130, LL-2297-DA, BUD-027, BE 610042) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, p o BUD-5268 RL SS 2 and p o BUD-5269 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.
