Vinyl pressings
by Joe Farrell · 1973
Moon Germs was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 6 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.
RVG-87680-A-1 VAN GELDER A3side A runout variant 1
RVG-87680-B-2 VAN GELDER Λ6side B runout variant 1
RVG · 87680 · A · VAN GELDERside A runout variant 2
RVG · 87680 · B · VAN GELDERside B runout variant 2
RVG -87680. A-1 VAN GELDER Λ 5Runout A, Etched, Stamped, Variant 1
RVG.87680.B-2 VAN GELDER Λ 6Runout B, Etched, Stamped, Variant 1
RVG•87680•A-2• VAN GELDERRunout A, Etched, Stamped, Variant 2
RVG •87680•B-RE-1 VAN GELDERRunout B, Etched, Stamped, Variant 2
RVG-87680-A-2 VAN GELDER 2Side A runout, variant 1
RVG-87680-B-2 VAN GELDER ΛSide B runout, variant 1
RVG-87680-A-1 VAN GELDER Λ 7Side A runout, variant 2
RVG ·87680-B-1 VAN GELDER Λ 1Side B runout, variant 2
RVG-87680-A VAN GELDERSide A runout etched except VAN GELDER
RVG-87680-B RE-1 VAN GELDERSide B runout etched except VAN GELDER
RVG 87680 ASide A label
RVG 87680 BSide B label
S RVG•87680 A VAN GELDER 3Side A
S RVG•87680 B VAN GELDERSide B
RVG . 87680 ·A-2· VAN GELDER SRunout A
RVG· · 87680 ·B-2 . VAN GELDER A7Runout B
RVG 87680 ALabel A
RVG 87680 BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Brazil | CTI Records OW 562 / One Way OW 562First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | CTI Records CTI 6023 / CTI Records CTI-6023First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | CTI Records CTI 6023First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | CTI Records CTI 6023First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Canada | CTI Records CTI 6023 / CTI Records CTI-6023First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | CTI Records CTI 6023First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | CTI Records SR-3340First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | South Africa | CTI Records CIC 6030First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | CTI Records CTI 6023First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | CTI Records CTI 6023First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | CTI Records CTI 6023First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | CTI Records CTI 6023First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | CTI Records CTI 6023First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | CTI Records CTI 6023First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | CTI Records CTI 6023LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | CTI Records LAX 3268 / CTI Records LAX-3268LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | CTI Records CTI 8003LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
27 vinyl pressings of Moon Germs are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1973 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, Brazil, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is CTI Records CTI 6023.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CTI 6023, OW 562, SR-3340, CIC 6030) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RVG-87680-A-1 VAN GELDER A3 and RVG-87680-B-2 VAN GELDER Λ6. 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.
