Jamaica
December 14, 1974- Label and catalog number
- Attack
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single
Vinyl pressings
by Cornell Campbell · 1974
Natty Dread In A Greenwich Town was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1974, the album's first year. 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Jamaica | AttackFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Barbados | Total Sounds7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Barbados | Total Sounds7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Jamaica | Justice7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Jamaica | Justice7" | 7" |
| 1975 | Jamaica | Justice7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | UK | Action ACT 1027" | 7" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | UK | Jamaican Recordings JR70257", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | UK | Jamaican Recordings JR70257", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Jamaica | Jackpot7", 45 RPM, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Repress |
| ? | Jamaica | Attack7" | 7" |
| ? | Jamaica | Attack7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Jamaica | Jackpot7" | 7" |
| ? | Jamaica | Jackpot BL 47887" | 7" |
| ? | Jamaica | Prophecy7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | UK | Gorgan GOR-0067", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
16 vinyl pressings of Natty Dread In A Greenwich Town are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1974 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in Jamaica. One of them is Attack, released December 14, 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label 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.