Vinyl pressings
by Jerry Garcia · 1974
Garcia was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
25 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 11 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.
\ RX-102-A-8 SX T C2 [Artisan logo]Runout A variant 1
\ RX-102-B-9 SX T B2 [Artisan logo]Runout B variant 1
\ RX-102-A-9 SX T [Artisan Logo] CX 3Runout A Variant 2
\ RX-102-B-7 SX T [Artisan Logo] B13Runout B Variant 2
RX-102-A-9 [Artisan Sound Recorders logo]Side A (Variant 1)
RX-102-B-8 [Artisan Sound Recorders logo]Side B (Variant 1)
RX-102-A-5 [Artisan Sound Recorders logo]Side A (Variant 2)
RX-102-B-5 [Artisan Sound Recorders logo]Side B (Variant 2)
RX-102-A-11-1 [Artisan logo] msSide A runout variant 1
RX-102-B-10-2 [Artisan logo] msSide B runout variant 1
RX-102-A-10-2 [Artisan logo] msSide A runout variant 2
RX-102-B-11-2 ms [Artisan logo]Side B runout variant 2
1 RX-102-A-6 SX [Artisan logo] B 3Side A runout, variant 1
Ƨ RX-102-B-8 SX [Artisan logo] A 4Side B runout, variant 1
1 RX-102-A-8 Sx [Artisan logo] D 3Side A runout, variant 2
1 RX-102-B-8 Sx [Artisan logo] C 4Side B runout, variant 2
RX-102-A-5 [Artisan logo]Side A runout
RX-102-B-5 [Artisan logo]Side B runout
P RX-102-1 [Artisan logo] ARunout side A, variant 1
P I RX-102-B-9 SX [Artisan logo] C ARunout side B, variant 1
P RX-102-1 I [Artisan logo] AA runout, variant 2
P I RX-102-B-9 SX [Artisan logo] B AB runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | United Artists Records L35760First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Australia | Atlantic RX-102First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | United Artists Records RRLA 568GFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Canada | United Artists Records RRLA 568GFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Atlantic RX 102First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Canada | Atlantic RX 102First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | France | Round Records 59301 Y / Round Records RX 102First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | Round Records RX - 102First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1974 | Germany | Round Records RX 59 301 / Round Records RX 102First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | Round Records RX 59 301 / Round Records RX 102First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Greece | Round Records RX-102First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Italy | Round Records K 59301 / Round Records RX 102First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | Round Records P-8493GFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Japan | Round Records P-8493GFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Atlantic RX-102First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Germany | Grateful Dead Records GDLP 4.00644 / Grateful Dead Records GDLP 4.00644 JLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1989 | Germany | Grateful Dead Records GDV 4011LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | US | Round Records JGFRR1007LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2015 | US | Round Records JGFRR1007LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | US | Round Records JGFRR1007LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Atlantic RX-102LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Grateful Dead Records GDV 4011LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
37 vinyl pressings of Garcia are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1974 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Round Records RX-102.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RX-102, RX 102, RX 59301, L35760) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, \ RX-102-A-8 SX T C2 [Artisan logo] and \ RX-102-B-9 SX T B2 [Artisan logo]. 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.
