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From Genesis To Revelation

by Genesis · 1969

161 pressings24 countriesPsychedelic RockProg RockRock

From Genesis To Revelation was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of From Genesis To Revelation

3 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 2 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.

UK

March 1969
Label and catalog number
Decca SKL 4990Decca SKL.4990
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

ZAL-8839.P-1WSide A runout stamped

ZAL-8840.P-2WSide B runout stamped

ZAL.8839 PSide A label

ZAL.8840 PSide B label

Full details of this pressing

UK

March 28, 1969
Label and catalog number
Decca LK 4990Decca LK.4990
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

ARL-8839.P-1BRunout stamp side A

ARL-8840.P-1BRunout stamp side B

Full details of this pressing

New Zealand

1969
Label and catalog number
Decca SKLM 4990Decca SKLM.4990
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

ZAL 8839 #2Side A, Runout

ZAL 8840 #2Side B, Runout

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 161 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1969New ZealandDecca SKLM 4990 / Decca SKLM.4990First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1969UKDecca SKL4990LP, Single Sided, Sampler, Test Pressing · Test pressingLP, Single Sided, Sampler, Test Pressing · Test pressing
1969UKDecca SKL 4990 / Decca SKL.4990First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1969UKDecca LK 4990 / Decca LK.4990First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1970s83 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970ItalyDecca SKLI 4990LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1970ItalyDecca SKLI 4990LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1970ItalyDecca SKLI 4990LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1970UKDecca SKL 4990 / Decca SKL.4990LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
1970UKDecca SKL.4990 / Decca SKL.4990LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
1970UKDecca SKL 4990 / Decca SKL.4990LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
1970UKDecca SKL.4990 / Decca SKL.4990LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
1970UKDecca SKL4990 / Decca SKL.4990LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
1970UKDecca SKL 4990 / Decca SKL.4990LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
1970UKDecca SKL4990 / Decca SKL.4990LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
1970UKDecca SKL 4990 / Decca SKL.4990LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
1972ItalyDecca SKLI 4990LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
1972UKDecca SKL 4990 / Decca SKL.4990LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
1972UKDecca SKL 4990LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
1972VenezuelaLondon Records PS-643LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
All 83 pressings from the 1970s
1980s20 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980GermanyDecca 6.24359LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono
1980GermanyDecca 6.24359LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono
1980ItalyDecca 6.24359 AOI / Decca AOI 6.24359LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono
1981BrazilLondon Records 24004 / London Records 24 004LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono
1981CanadaLondon Records MIP-1-9346LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo, Mono · Mono
1981GermanyDecca 6.24603 AL / Decca 6.24 603LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono
1981GermanyDecca 6.24603 / Decca 6.24 603LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono
1981JapanLondon Records K16P-9076LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono
1981SpainDecca 9-LP-004 / Decca 9-47004LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono
1981SpainDecca 64 95 074LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono
1982JapanLondon Records L20P-1068LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo
1984USLondon Records LC 50006LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1984USLondon Records LC 50006LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1984USLondon Records LC 50006LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1986UKRock Machine MACHM 4LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono
All 20 pressings from the 1980s
1990s6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1990BrazilSigem 320.7062LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono
1990EuropeGreen Line Records GLP 449LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono
1990ItalyGreen Line Records GLP 449LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono
1990SwitzerlandCastle Legends CLL 5002LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1990YugoslaviaHelidon 7.551506 / Bad-Ming-Ton Music 7.551506LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono
1993RussiaRussian Disc R60 01395LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · UnofficialLP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial
2000s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2007JapanImperial Records International TEJI-33004LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, NumberedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered
2010s7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2014UKNot Bad Records BADLP005LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl
2014UKNot Bad Records BADLP005LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressingLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing
2014UKNot Bad Records BADLP005LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Colored vinyl
2014USVarèse Sarabande 302 066 895 1LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · LimitedLP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited
2015EuropeRepertoire Records REP 2270 / Repertoire Records V 165LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono
2015EuropeNot Bad Records BADBOX001LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Mono, LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Stereo, LP, Reissue, Mono, 7", Single, Reissue, 7", Single, Reissue, 7", Single, Reissue, Box Set, Record Store Day · MonoLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Mono, LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Stereo, LP, Reissue, Mono, 7", Single, Reissue, 7", Single, Reissue, 7", Single, Reissue, Box Set, Record Store Day · Mono
2015UKRepertoire Records REP 2230 / Repertoire Records V 125LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
Year unknown40 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaDecca SKLA 4990LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?AustraliaDecca VMP.1017 / Decca VMP-1017LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono
?BrazilLondon Records LLN 7298-S / London Records LLN-7298-SLP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?BrazilLondon Records LLN-7298-SLP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?CanadaLondon Records XPS 643 / London Records XPS. 643LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?CanadaLondon Records 820 322-1LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?CanadaLondon Records PS 643LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?CanadaLondon Records XPS 643LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?EuropeLondon Records 820 322-1LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?EuropeLondon Records 820 322-1LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?EuropeLondon Records 820 322-1LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?FranceDecca 258.133 / Decca 258.133 BLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono
?FranceDecca 200 395LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono
?FranceDecca 258.133LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono
?GermanyDecca SLK 16 598-PLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
All 40 pressings from unknown years

Tracklist

  1. A1Where The Sour Turns To Sweet
  2. A2In The Beginning
  3. A3Fireside Song
  4. A4The Serpent
  5. A5Am I Very Wrong
  6. A6In The Wilderness
  7. B1The Conqueror
  8. B2In Hiding
  9. B3One Day
  10. B4Window
  11. B5In Limbo
  12. B6Silent Sun
  13. B7A Place To Call My Own

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of From Genesis To Revelation are there?

161 vinyl pressings of From Genesis To Revelation are listed here, from 24 countries, released between 1969 and 2015.

When was From Genesis To Revelation first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1969, in UK, New Zealand. One of them is Decca SKL 4990, released March 1969.

How do I tell if my copy of From Genesis To Revelation is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SKL 4990, LK 4990, SKLM 4990) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZAL-8839.P-1W and ZAL-8840.P-2W. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is From Genesis To Revelation on vinyl worth?

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.

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