Vinyl pressings
by Bruce Cockburn · 1976
In The Falling Dark was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. 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 1976, 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.
ILTN-9463A-1 MASTERDISKSide A runout, variant 1
ILTN-9463B-1 ➁Side B runout, variant 1
ILTN-9463 A J.G. MASTERDISKSide A runout, variant 2
ILTN-9463BSide B runout, variant 2
TN-26-ASide A Matrix
TN-26-BSide B Matrix
ILTN-9463A MASTERDISK J.G. PSide A runout, variant 1
ILTN-9463B X J.G. MASTERDISK PSide B runout, variant 1
P ILTN-9463A 1 MASTERDISK J.G.Side A runout, variant 2
P ILTN-9463B MASTERDISK 1Side B runout, variant 2
ILTN-9463A-2 J.G. MASTERDISK A T1Side A variant 1
ILTN-9463B-1 J.G. MASTERDISK J.G. T2Side B variant 1
ILTN-9463-A-1 MASTERDISK J.G. A T1Side A variant 2
ILTN-9463B-1 J.G. MASTERDISK J.G. D2 T1Side B 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 | Interfusion L 36267First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | True North TN-26First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | True North TN-26First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Italy | Ricordi International SNIR 25078First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Italy | Island Records ILPS 19463First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | True North ILTN 9463First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | True North ILTN-9463First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | Victor VIP-6425LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Germany | Pläne 88394LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | True North WTN-26 / True North TN-26LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | True North TN-26 / Columbia TN-26LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of In The Falling Dark are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1976 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in Canada, US, Australia, Italy. One of them is True North TN-26.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TN-26, ILTN 9463, ILTN-9463, L 36267) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ILTN-9463A-1 MASTERDISK and ILTN-9463B-1 ➁. 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.
