First-year pressing

Tea For The Tillerman 1970 US Pressing (SP 4280)

Runout and matrix codes

Etched or stamped in the dead wax between the last track and the label. If yours match, you have this pressing.

(SP-4459)Side A label catalog number
(SP-4460)Side B label catalog number
T A&M SP-4459 RE-2 TIVariant 1 Side A etched, A stamped far from matrix
T A&M SP 4460 RE-2 TIVariant 1 Side B etched, F stamped far from matrix
T 2 SP 4460 RE-1 T2 STERLING LHVariant 2 Side A etched, STERLING stamped, LH etched
T 1 SP 4460 RE-1 T2 STERLING LHVariant 2 Side B etched, STERLING stamped, LH etched
T 1 SP-4459 RE-1 STERLINGVariant 3 Side A etched, A stamped far from matrix
T 1 SP-4459 P7 STERLINGVariant 3 Side B etched, A stamped far from matrix
T A&M SP-4459 RE-1 T3Variant 4 Side A etched, A stamped far from matrix
T A&M SP-4459 RE-2 TIVariant 4 Side B etched, STERLING stamped, LH etched
T2 SP 4459 RE-1 T2 A 3 D STERLING LHVariant 5 Side A etched (except 1st 'T', 'A', 'D', 'STERLING' stamped)
T 1 SP 4460 RE-1 T2 D 7 STERLING LHVariant 5 Side B etched (except 1st 'T', 'D', 'STERLING' stamped)
T2 SP 4459 RE-1 T2 E6 STERLING LHVariant 6 Side A etched ('E', 'STERLING' stamped)
T1 SP 4460 T3 STERLING LH 2 A21Variant 6 Side B etched ('A', 'STERLING' stamped)
T A&M SP-4459 RE-2 TI A20Variant 7 Side A etched (except 'A' stamped)
T 1 A&M SP-4460 RE-2 TI J1Variant 7 Side B etched (except 'J' stamped)