Vinyl pressings
by Asylum Choir · 1968
Look Inside The Asylum Choir was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 4 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.
SR 67107-A-S3-1-1 3D MRA Side Stamped exc 1-1, 3D, ᴍʀ etch, var. 1
SR 67107-B- S4 1-11 3D MRB Side Stamped exc 1-11, 3D, ᴍʀ etch, var. 1
SR 67107-A-S1 R1 MRA Side Stamped exc R1 ᴍʀ etch, var. 4
SR 67107-B-S4 1-1 3D MRB Side Stamped exc 1-11, 3D, ᴍʀ etch, var. 4
SR 67107-A-S1 MRA-Side Runout Etching
SR 67107-B-S1 MR AB-Side Runout Etching
134088 1Y//1 420 111A-Side Runout, Stamped
134088 2Y//1 420 114B-Side Runout, Stamped
SRS-67107-A 〜Side A runout
SRS-67107-B 〜Side B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Canada | Smash Records SRS 67107 / Smash Records SRS. 67107First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Mercury 134 088 MCYFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Mercury 20141 SMCL / Mercury 134 088 MCYFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Smash Records SRS 67107 / Smash Records SRS-67107First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Smash Records SRS 67107 / Smash Records SRS-67107First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Stereo, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Japan | Mercury SFX-7427LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Japan | Mercury SFX-7427LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Canada | Smash Records SRS 67107LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Smash Records SRS 67107 / Smash Records SRS-67107LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Smash Records SRS-67107LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | Japan | Mercury RJ-5089LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | Japan | Mercury RJ-5089LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Smash Records SRS 67107LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | Mercury 6338 049LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Mercury 6338049LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Smash Records SRS 67107LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of Look Inside The Asylum Choir are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1968 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Canada, Netherlands. One of them is Smash Records SRS 67107.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SRS 67107, 20141 SMCL, 134 088 MCY) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SR 67107-A-S3-1-1 3D MR and SR 67107-B- S4 1-11 3D MR. 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.
