Vinyl pressings
by 2nd Chapter Of Acts · 1975
In The Volume Of The Book was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 5 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.
MST-6542-A [Artisan Sound logo] #67[mirrored]Side A Etched
MST-6542-B [Artisan Sound logo] #16[mirrored]Side B Etched
MSA 1-6542Side A Label
MSA 2-6542Side B Label
MSA-6542-A Re 1 AR [Artisan logo]Side A runout
MSA-6542-B Re 1 [Artisan logo] AR #68Side B runout
MSA 1-6542Side A label
MSA 2-6542Side B label
MYR 1026 ASide A
MYR 1026 BSide B
CR-014 ASide 1 runout etched
CR-014 BSide 2 runout etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Canada | Myrrh MSA-6542First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Scandinavia | Myrrh MYRA 1026First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | South Africa | Myrrh CR 014First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Myrrh MYRA 1026First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Myrrh MYRA 1026 / Myrrh MYR 1026LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1975 | US | Myrrh MSA-6542-LPFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Myrrh MSA-6542-LPLP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1975 | US | Myrrh MSA-6542-LPFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Myrrh MYRA 1026 / Myrrh MYR 1026LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Myrrh MSA-6542-LPLP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of In The Volume Of The Book are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Canada, Scandinavia and more. One of them is Myrrh MSA-6542-LP.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MSA-6542-LP, MYRA 1026, MSA-6542, CR 014) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MST-6542-A [Artisan Sound logo] #67[mirrored] and MST-6542-B [Artisan Sound logo] #16[mirrored]. 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.
