Vinyl pressings
by Charles Lloyd · 1967
Forest Flower was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 3 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.
ST-A-66943-AA Σ ⌐ (MR) AT △10047 W[Adrian Barber's lacquer mark]A etched, (MR) stamped
ST-A-66944-AA Σ ⌐ (MR) AT △10047-X W[Adrian Barber's lacquer mark]B etched, (MR) stamped
ST-A-66943-MOA label
ST-A-66944-MOB label
A-12475-1ARunout Side A, etched
CLRunout Side A, stamped
A-12476-1ARunout Side B, etched
CLRunout Side B, stamped
ST A-66943-1A CLSide 1 runout variant 1
ST A-66944-1A-CLSide 2 runout variant 1
ST-A-66943-A AT 3Side 1 runout variant 2
ST-A-66944-A AT 3Side 2 runout variant 2
W St - A - 66943 - A A-T
W St - A - 66944 - A A-T
ST - A - 66943 - AA LU AT A10047 3A side
ST - A - 66944 - AA LU AT A100-47-XB side
A-12475-AA MR LW AT △10043 WSide A etched [MR stamped]
A-12476-AA MR LW AT △10043-X WSide B etched [MR stamped]
A-12475-MOSide A Label
A-12476-MOSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | Atlantic AT/SD 1473First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Atlantic AT 1473First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | Atlantic SD 1473First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Japan | Atlantic SD 1473 / Atlantic SD1473First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Atlantic 1473First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Atlantic SD 1473 / Atlantic SD1473First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Atlantic 1473First yearLP, Album, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Atlantic 1473 / Atlantic SD 1473First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Atlantic SD 1473 / Atlantic SD1473First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Atlantic 1473First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Atlantic SD 1473 / Atlantic SD1473First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Atlantic SD 1473 / Atlantic SD1473First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Italy | Atlantic ATL LP 09065 / Atlantic ATLANTIC 1473LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic SD 1473 / Atlantic SD1473LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1969 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 1 15 0580 / Atlantic 1 15 0580LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 1 15 0580 / Atlantic 1 15 0580LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 0 15 0580 / Atlantic 0 15 0580LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 1 15 0580 / Atlantic 1 15 0580LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 0 15 0580 / Atlantic 0 15 0580LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | Japan | Atlantic P-6009ALP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1972 | Japan | Atlantic P-6009ALP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1972 | US | Atlantic SD 1473LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Atlantic SD 1473 / Atlantic SD1473LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Atlantic SD 1473LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Atlantic SD 1473 / Atlantic SD1473LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Atlantic SD 1473LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic SD 1473 / Atlantic SD1473LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1976 | Spain | Atlantic HATS 421-195LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | Atlantic P-7555ALP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Germany | Atlantic 1473 / Speakers Corner Records Atlantic SD 1473LP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2016 | Germany | Atlantic SD 1473 / Atlantic 1473LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Africa | Atlantic ATL 1006LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 1473 / Atlantic SD1473LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 1473 / Atlantic SD1473LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 1473LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
37 vinyl pressings of Forest Flower are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1967 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Canada, Japan. One of them is Atlantic SD 1473, released March 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 1473, 1473, AT/SD 1473, AT 1473) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-66943-AA Σ ⌐ (MR) AT △10047 W[Adrian Barber's lacquer mark] and ST-A-66944-AA Σ ⌐ (MR) AT △10047-X W[Adrian Barber's lacquer mark]. 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.
