Vinyl pressings
by Albert W. Ketelbey · 1978
In A Monastery Garden was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 6 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.
Q 2EA 6241-1Side 1, variant 1
Q 2EA 6242-1Side 2, variant 1
Q 2EA 6241-1 G 1Side 1, variant 2
Q 2EA 6242-1 G 1Side 2, variant 2
SQ-1-37483 G1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL #3:(Tulip symbol)33253AA side runout hand etched, except MASTERED BY CAPITOL stamped
S-2-37483 G4 MASTERED BY CAPITOL #3 (tulip symbol)33253 REIB side runout hand etched, except MASTERED BY CAPITOL stamped
SQ-1-37483A side label matrix
SQ-2-37483B side label matrix
02986A-1-QSide A runout
02986 B-2-QSide B runout
M6 321 828 4 2986 S0 A 2IRunout A Side
M6 339741 4 2986 D 21B RLRunout B Side
2C 069-02.986 Q ALabel A Side
2C 069-02.986 Q BLabel B Side
02986A-1-QSide A runout
02986 B-2-QSide B runout
Q 2EA 6241-R1Side 1
Q 2EA 6242-R1Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | France | La Voix De Son Maître 2C069-02986 / La Voix De Son Maître 2C 069 - 02.986First yearLP, Quadraphonic | LP, Quadraphonic |
| 1978 | Germany | HÖR ZU 1C 057-02 986 Q / His Master's Voice 1C 057-02 986 QFirst yearQuadraphonic, LP | Quadraphonic, LP |
| 1978 | Germany | Die Stimme Seines Herrn 26 137-0 / His Master's Voice 26 137-0LP, Club Edition, Quadraphonic · Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Quadraphonic · Club edition |
| 1978 | Germany | HÖR ZU 1C 057-02 986 Q / His Master's Voice 1C 057-02 986 QFirst yearLP | LP |
| 1978 | New Zealand | His Master's Voice ASD 3542 / EMI Records New Zealand Limited ASD 3542First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| 1978 | Sweden | His Master's Voice 7 C 061-02986First yearLP, Quadraphonic | LP, Quadraphonic |
| 1978 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 3542First yearLP, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| 1978 | US | Angel Records S-37483First yearLP, Quadraphonic | LP, Quadraphonic |
| 1979 | US | Angel Records SS-4501212", 45 RPM, Quadraphonic | 12", 45 RPM, Quadraphonic |
| 1979 | Australia | World Record Club R-05771 / World Record Club R 05771LP, Album, Club Edition, Quadraphonic · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Quadraphonic · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Spain | His Master's Voice 10C 065-002986 QLP, Reissue, Quadraphonic | LP, Reissue, Quadraphonic |
| 1982 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 3542 / His Master's Voice 0C 063 - 02 986 QLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| 1983 | Denmark | His Master's Voice 1546401LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1983 | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 3542 / His Master's Voice oc 063 - 02 986QLP, Reissue, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Reissue, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Angel Records EAC-80451LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Angel Records EAC-55030LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 3542LP, Reissue, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Reissue, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice ASD 3542LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
18 vinyl pressings of In A Monastery Garden are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1978 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in UK, US, Germany, France and more. One of them is His Master's Voice ASD 3542.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ASD 3542, S-37483, 1C 057-02 986 Q, 2C069-02986) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Q 2EA 6241-1 and Q 2EA 6242-1. 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.
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