Vinyl pressings
by Iron Butterfly · 1969
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida / Soul Experience 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.
1 pressing came out in 1969, 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.
H-441-A-1Runout, A-side, machine stamped, variant 1
H-441-B3Runout, B-side, etched, variant 1
H-441-A2Runout, A-side, etched, variant 2
H-441-B3Runout, B-side, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Spain | Atlantic H-441 / Hispavox H 441First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | ATCO Records OS-1307645 RPM, 7", Reissue | 45 RPM, 7", Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Costa Rica | Atlantic 700197", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Costa Rica | Atlantic 700197", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Netherlands | Atlantic 2019 0217", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Atlantic 2091 2137", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Atlantic GS 457697", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Canada | Atlantic GS 457697", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | El Salvador | Atlantic CA - 108057", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Atlantic OS-130767", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Atlantic OS 130767", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Atlantic OS-130767", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | ATCO Records OS-130767", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
13 vinyl pressings of In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida / Soul Experience are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1969 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in Spain. One of them is Atlantic H-441.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use H-441) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, H-441-A-1 and H-441-B3. 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.
