Vinyl pressings
by Leo Kottke · 1972
Greenhouse was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1972, 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.
0 ST1 11000 F5Side A runout
0 ST2 11000 F1#1Side B runout
0 ST1 11000 F5 #1Side A runout variant 2
0 ST2 11000 F1#1Side B runout variant 2
1-11000-F-7• 2 ✲Runout A
2-11000-F-3• 2 ✲Runout B
ST 1-11000Label A
ST 2-11000Label B
ST-1-11000-F6 ─◁Runout side A etched
ST-2-11000-F2 ─◁Runout side B etched
ST1-11000Label side A
ST2-11000Label side B
E ST1 11000-1Runout A, variant 1
E ST2 11000-1Runout B, variant 1
E ST1 11000-1 R 1Runout A, variant 2
E ST2 11000-1 R 1Runout B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Capitol Records ST-11000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Australia | Capitol Records ST-11000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Australia | Capitol Records ST-11000First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-11000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-11000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Sweden | Capitol Records 7C 038-81370First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | UK | Capitol Records E-ST-11000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | Capitol Records E-ST-11000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Capitol Records ST-11000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Capitol Records ST-11000First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Capitol Records ST-11000LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1972 | US | Capitol Records ST-11000First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Capitol Records ST-11000LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1975 | US | Capitol Records ST-11000LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1975 | US | Capitol Records ST-11000LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Italy | Capitol Records 3C 054-86404LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | UK | BGO Records BGOLP50LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records ST-11000LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | Crystal 038 EVC 81 370 / Capitol Records 1 C 038-81 370LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST-11000LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST-11000LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST-11000LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST-11000LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST-11000LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST-11000LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
35 vinyl pressings of Greenhouse are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1972 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Capitol Records ST-11000.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-11000, E-ST-11000, 7C 038-81370) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 0 ST1 11000 F5 and 0 ST2 11000 F1#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.
