Vinyl pressings
by Dulcimer · 1971
And I Turned As I Had Turned As A Boy... was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. 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 1971, the album's first year, in 6 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.
6437003 1Y//1▼420 1Side A stamped, variant 1
6437003 2Y//1▼420 1Side B stamped, variant 1
6437003 6̶3̶1̶0̶0̶0̶3̶ N̶E̶P̶S̶ 9̶0̶0̶ 1Y//1▽420 1 1 3Side A stamped, 6437003 6̶3̶1̶0̶0̶0̶3̶ etched, variant 2
6437003 6̶3̶1̶0̶0̶0̶3̶ N̶E̶P̶S̶ 9̶0̶0̶ 2Y//1▽420 1 1 3Side B stamped, 6437003 6̶3̶1̶0̶0̶0̶3̶ etched, variant 2
SRM-1-611A- M1 61355 -A1-1-11 PRVariant 1: Runout side A
SRM-1-611B- M1 61355 -B1-1-11 PRVariant 1: Runout side B
SRM- 1⃥-⃥6⃥1⃥1⃥A⃥-⃥ ⃥M⃥1⃥ 61355 -A1-1-11 D PRVariant 2: Runout side A
SRM- 1⃥-⃥6⃥1⃥1⃥B⃥-⃥ ⃥M⃥1⃥ 61355 -B1-1-11 D PRVariant 2: Runout side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Australia | Nepentha 6437003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Germany | Global Records 6306 909First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Italy | Penny Farthing 3C 062 - 92684First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | UK | Nepentha 6437003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | Nepentha 6437003LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1971 | US | Mercury SR-61355First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Mercury SR-61355First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Japan | Penny Farthing Y-1004-PFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | UK | See For Miles Records Ltd. SEE 266LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | UK | Magic Box MBLP1013LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
10 vinyl pressings of And I Turned As I Had Turned As A Boy... are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1971 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in UK, US, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Nepentha 6437003.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6437003, SR-61355, Y-1004-P, 6306 909) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6437003 1Y//1▼420 1 and 6437003 2Y//1▼420 1. 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.
