Vinyl pressings
by Iron Butterfly · 1971
The Best Of Iron Butterfly Evolution 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.
20 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 8 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.
ST-C-712305 C AT/GP PRRunout side A, etched
ST-C-712306-C AT/GPRunout side B, etched
ST-C-712305 PRMatrix side A, on label
ST-C-712306 PRMatrix side B, on label
ST-C-712305 CC (REPL) AT/GP △16488Runout A
ST-C-712306 CC (REPL) AT/GP △16488-XRunout B
ST-C-712305-MOMatrix A
ST-C-712306-MOMatrix B
ST-C-712305 C AT/GP PRRunout side A, variant 1, etched
ST-C-712306-C AT/GPRunout side B, variant 1, etched
ST-C-712305 PRMatrix side A, on label
ST-C-712306 PRMatrix side B, on label
ST-C-712305 CCC-I-II AT/GP DA etched - variant 1
ST-C-712306-CCC--1 AT/GP D PRB etched - variant 1
ST-C-712305 CCC-1 AT/GP DA etched - variant 2
ST-C-712306-CCC-1 AT/GP D PRB etched - variant 2
ST-C-712305 CCC-I AT/GP D [etching partially covered by label: PR+1]Side A, etched
ST-C-712306-CCC-1 AT/GP D PR [etching partially covered by label: PR+1]Side B, etched
ST-C-712305RISide A, label
ST-C-712306RISide B, label
ST-C-712305-MOLabel Side A
ST-C-712306-MOLabel 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 | Atlantic SD 33-369First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1971 | Australia | Atlantic SD 33-369First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1971 | Canada | ATCO Records ATCO SD 33-369First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1971 | Canada | ATCO Records ATCO SD 33-369First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1971 | Canada | ATCO Records ATCO SD 33-369First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1971 | Colombia | ATCO Records 2400198First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1971 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 40 298 / Atlantic SD 33-369First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1971 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 40 298 / Atlantic SD 33-369First yearLP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1971 | Greece | Atlantic 2400198First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1971 | Israel | Atlantic SD 33-369First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1971 | Malaysia | Rex Record NEW-12-343LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1971 | South Africa | Atlantic ATC 9375First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1971 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-369First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1971 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-369LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1971 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-369First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-369LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | ATCO Records SD 33-369LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1983 | Brazil | ATCO Records 80.011LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | US | Friday Music FRM 33369LP, Compilation, Remastered | LP, Compilation, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US | Friday Music FRM30370LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | Friday Music HN72 30369.1LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Atlantic SD 33-369LP, Compilation, Misprint | LP, Compilation, Misprint |
| ? | Australia | Atlantic SD 33-369LP, Compilation, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Misprint, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | ATCO Records ATC 20 302 / ATCO Records 20 302-1LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Germany | ATCO Records ATC 20 302 / ATCO Records 20 302-1LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | New Zealand | Atlantic SD 33369 / Atlantic SD.33369LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | Atlantic SD 33369 / Atlantic SD.33369LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Peru | Atlantic 2400 198LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | South Korea | Oasis Records OLW-254 / ATCO Records SD 33-369LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
43 vinyl pressings of The Best Of Iron Butterfly Evolution are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1971 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, Australia, Canada, Colombia and more. One of them is ATCO Records SD 33-369.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 33-369, 33-369, ATCO SD 33-369, 2400198) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-C-712305 C AT/GP PR and ST-C-712306-C AT/GP. 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.
