UK
1979- Label and catalog number
- Epic EPC 83893
- Format
- LP
Vinyl pressings
by Bruce Woolley And The Camera Club · 1979
English Garden was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 7 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.
[A̷L̷-̷3̷6̷2̷0̷1̷-̷1̷F̷] AL-36301-1F S1 A8Side A, stamped, etched
[BL 36301-2F] S1 B3Side B, stamped, etched
AL-36301-1ASide A runout
BL 36301-2ASide B runout
AL 36301Side A label
BL 36301Side B label
o AL ̶3̶6̶2̶0̶1̶ -1C 36301 1T o ASide A runout
BL 36301-2D T1Side B runout
AL 36301Side A label
BL 36301Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Epic ELPS 4025First yearLP | LP |
| 1979 | Europe | Epic EPC 83893First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Epic 25·3P-183First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Epic 25·3P-183First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Philippines | CBS/Sony LP-1489First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | South Africa | Epic KSF 2446First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Epic EPC 83893First yearLP | LP |
| 1979 | UK | Epic S EPC 83893First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | UK | Epic EPC 83893 / Epic S EPC 83893First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Columbia NJC 36301 / Columbia JC 36301First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Columbia JC 36301 / Columbia NJC 36301First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Columbia JC 36301 / Columbia NJC 36301First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Columbia NJC 36301 / Columbia JC 36301First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Columbia JC 36301 / Columbia 36301First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Columbia JC 36301 / Columbia 36301First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Spain | Epic EPC 83893LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Columbia JC 36301 / Columbia 36301LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of English Garden are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, US, Australia, Europe and more. One of them is Epic EPC 83893.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EPC 83893, S EPC 83893, JC 36301, NJC 36301) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.