Vinyl pressings
by Jade Warrior · 1972
Last Autumn's Dream was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. 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 1972, the album's first year, in 4 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.
6360079 1Y//4ᐁ420 1 1 3A-side runout, variant 1
6360079 2Y//4ᐁ420 1 1 9B-side runout variant 1
6360079 1Y//4ᐁ420 1 1 6 04A-side runout, variant 2
6360079 2Y//4ᐁ420 1 1 04 4B-side runout variant 2
VEL 1012 A-CT2 MS G.K.Variant 1 Runout, Side A, Stamped MS G.K. Etched
VEL 1012 B-CT2 MS G.K.Variant 1 Runout, Side B, Stamped MS G.K. Etched
VEL 1012 A-CT2 MS IT G.K. D1Variant 2 Runout, Side A, Stamped MS G.K. Etched
VEL 1012 B-CT2 MS IT G.K. D1Variant 2 Runout, Side B, Stamped MS G.K. Etched
VEL 1012 - A - PR7 MSSide 1; stamped & hand-engraved
VEL 1012 B - PR7 MSSide 2; stamped & hand-engraved
VEL 1012-A-PR7 MS-II-I G.K. D PRSide A runout, variant 1, etched except 'VEL 1012-A-PR7';
VEL-1012 B-PR1-I-I D G.K. PRSide B runout, variant 1, etched except 'VEL 1012-A-PR1';
VEL 1012 A-CS5Side A, Stamped
MS 1 S G.K. A1Side A, Etched
VEL 1012 B-CS5Side B, Stamped
MS 1 G.K. A 2Side B, Etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Canada | Vertigo VEL-1012 / Vertigo VEL 1012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Vertigo VEL 1012 / Vertigo VEL. 1012LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Vertigo 6360 079First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | Vertigo 6360 079First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | UK | Not On LabelFirst yearLP, Album, White Label, Stereo | LP, Album, White Label, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Vertigo VEL-1012 / Vertigo VEL 1012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Vertigo VEL-1012 / Vertigo VEL 1012First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Vertigo VEL-1012 / Vertigo VEL 1012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Vertigo VEL-1012 / Vertigo VEL 1012First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Vertigo VEL 1012 / Vertigo VEL-1012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Vertigo VEL 1012 / Vertigo VEL-1012First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Vertigo VEL-1012LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1973 | Australia | Vertigo 6360 079LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Italy | Vertigo 6360 079 ALP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | South Africa | Vertigo 6360 079LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Italy | Akarma Ak 393LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | UK | Trading Places TDP54142LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | New Zealand | Vertigo 6360 079LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Vertigo VEL 1012LP, Album | LP, Album |
21 vinyl pressings of Last Autumn's Dream are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1972 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in UK, US, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Vertigo 6360 079.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6360 079, VEL-1012, VEL 1012) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6360079 1Y//4ᐁ420 1 1 3 and 6360079 2Y//4ᐁ420 1 1 9. 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.
