Vinyl pressings
by John Paul Hammond · 1967
Mirrors was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 3 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.
VSD-79245A 0 XSV123757-1A p E 1Side A runout, stamped
o XSV123758-1B \ V SD 79245 B S A 2Side B runout, stamped
XSV 123757Side A label
XSV 123758Side B label
o VRS-9245A XTV- ̶X̶S̶V̶ 123755-1B P A 2Side A runout
VRS-9245B P XTV123756-1A 1 P C 3Side B runout
VRS-9245-A XTV 123755Side A label
VRS-9245-B XTV 123756Side B label
o XSV123757-1B \ V SD 79245 A P B 2Runout Side A stamped {\ etched}
o XSV123758-1B \ P V SD 79245 B C 2Runout Side B stamped {\ etched}
XSV 123757Side A label
XSV 123758Side B label
o VRS-9245A XTV-123755-1B P
VRS-9245B XTV123756-1A
VSD-79245-AEtched
VSD-79245-B VSD-79254-BEtched, the 4 in first set is reversed and the second set is crossed out
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | Vanguard VSD-79245First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Australia | Vanguard VSD-79245First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Vanguard VRS-9245 / Vanguard VRS9245First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Vanguard VRS-9245First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Vanguard VSD-79245First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Vanguard VRS-9245First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Vanguard VSD-79245First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Germany | Vanguard 1 C 052-91 293LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | Vanguard GXF 48 / Vanguard VSD 79245LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Vanguard VSD-79245LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Mirrors are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1967 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Australia, New Zealand. One of them is Vanguard VSD-79245, released August 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VSD-79245, VRS-9245) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, VSD-79245A 0 XSV123757-1A p E 1 and o XSV123758-1B \ V SD 79245 B S A 2. 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.
