Vinyl pressings
by Joy Of Cooking · 1971
Closer To The Ground was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 5 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.
1-828-F-2• 1 ✲Runout A variant 1
2-828-F-2• 1 ✲Runout B variant 1
1-828 F-2• 1 ✲ 2Runout A variant 2
2-828 F-2• 2 ✲Runout B variant 2
1-828-F-2.A-side, etched.
2-828-F-2.B-side, etched.
SMAS-1-828-F-3A-side, etched (Variant 1)
SMAS-2-828-F-3B-side, etched (Variant 1)
0 SMAS 1 828 F1A-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
0 SMAS 2 828 F1 2 #2B-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
SMAS-1-828-F3 —◁Side A runout
SMAS-2-828-F3 —◁Side B runout
SMAS-1-828Side A label
SMAS-2-828Side B label
SMAS 1 828 F1 0Side A runout
SMAS 2 828 F1 #1 0Side B runout
SMAS 1-828Side A label
SMAS 2-828Side B label
SMAS-1-828-F3 —◁Side A runout
SMAS-2-828-F3 —◁Side B runout
SMAS-1-828Side A label
SMAS-2-828Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Canada | Capitol Records SMAS-828First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Canada | Capitol Records SMAS-828First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | France | Capitol Records 2C 062-80.965First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Japan | Capitol Records CP-80402First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Japan | Capitol Records CP-80402First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Capitol Records SMAS-828First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Capitol Records SMAS-828First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Capitol Records SMAS-828First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Capitol Records SMAS-828First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Capitol Records SMAS-828First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Capitol Records SMAS-828First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | UK | Capitol Records E-ST 828First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Capitol Records SMAS-828LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Capitol Records SMAS-828LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Capitol Records SMAS-828LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Capitol Records SMAS-828LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SMAS-828LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of Closer To The Ground are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1971 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is Capitol Records SMAS-828.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SMAS-828, E-ST 828, 2C 062-80.965, CP-80402) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1-828-F-2• 1 ✲ and 2-828-F-2• 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.
