Vinyl pressings
by Jethro Tull · 1975
Minstrel In The Gallery was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 13 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.
CHS 2075 A-1U 4 O 2Runout side A variant 1
CHS 2075 B-1U 4 P 1Runout side B variant 1
CHS 2075 A-1U 4 O 2Runout side A variant 2
CHS 2075 B-1U 4 C 1Runout side B variant 2
(TAA6886)SLabel A
(TAA6887)SLabel B
TAA-6886 S 1BRunout, side A
TAA-6887 S 1BRunout, side B
(TAA6886)SA Side Label
(TAA6887)SB Side Label
(TAA6886)SA Side Label
(TAA6887)SB Side Label
CRS-2106 TAA-6886 - 1ARunout side A
CRS-2106 TAA-6886-S - 1BRunout side B
TAA6886Label side A
TAA6886 SLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Chrysalis K-6103First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Austria | Chrysalis 6155050First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Canada | Chrysalis CHS 2106First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | France | Chrysalis CHA 135First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Germany | Chrysalis 6155 050First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Italy | Chrysalis CHN 2075First year7" | 7" |
| 1975 | Japan | Chrysalis CH-10First year7", Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | Japan | Chrysalis CH-10First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Chrysalis K6103First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1975 | Peru | Chrysalis 6155050First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1975 | Spain | Chrysalis 16240 A / Chrysalis 16.240 - AFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | UK | Chrysalis CHS 2075First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | UK | Chrysalis CHS 2075First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Chrysalis CRS 2106First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1975 | US | Chrysalis CRS 2106First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
20 vinyl pressings of Minstrel In The Gallery are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1975 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, US, Australia, Austria and more. One of them is Chrysalis CHS 2075.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CHS 2075, CRS 2106, K-6103, 6155050) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CHS 2075 A-1U 4 O 2 and CHS 2075 B-1U 4 P 1. 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.
