Vinyl pressings
by Gypsy · 1971
In The Garden 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.
10 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 7 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.
TI XSV 223692-TA-Side Runout Etching variation 1
TI XSV 223693-T BB-Side Runout Etching variation 1
XXV 223692-S.M. 1AA-Side Runout Etching variation 2
XXV 223693-S.M. 1AB-Side Runout Etching variation 2
XSV 223692-T A T2(A-Side Runout Etching variation 5)
XSV 223693-T BA3 T1(B-Side Runout Etching variation 5)
XSV 223692-P A1 PSide A Etched Variant 1
XSV 223692-P A5 PSide B Etched Variant 1
XXV 223692-P ^11 (S etched within second X in “XXV”)Side A Etched Variant 1
XXV 223693-P BO JSide B Etched Variant 2
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 | Metromedia Records SMML-934299First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Brazil | Metromedia Records MMLP-35.017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Metromedia Records MD 1044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Japan | Metromedia Records YS-2575-MDFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Japan | Metromedia Records YS-2575-MDFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Philippines | Metromedia Records KMD 1044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Metromedia Records KMD 1044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Metromedia Records KMD 1044First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Metromedia Records KMD 1044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Venezuela | CBS 10.075First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5642LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of In The Garden are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1971 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, Australia, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Metromedia Records KMD 1044.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KMD 1044, SMML-934299, MMLP-35.017, MD 1044) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TI XSV 223692-T and TI XSV 223693-T B. 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.
