Vinyl pressings
by Melanie · 1971
Garden In The City 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.
2 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 2 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.
BDS-5095-A⁴ Bell Sound MR I Diehl Δ16516Runout Side A
BDS 5095 BB-4 Bell Sound MR Joe Δ16516-X (2)Runout Side B
BDS-5095-ALabel Side A
BDS-5095-BLabel Side B
BDS-5095-S1Side A Runout
BDS-5095-S2Side B Runout
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 | Buddah Records BDS 5095First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Buddah Records BDS 5095First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Australia | Buddah Records 2318 054LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Australia | Buddah Records 2818 054LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Austria | Buddah Records 2318 054LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Buddah Records BDS 5095 / Buddah Records BDS 5095 (E)LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Canada | Buddah Records BDS 5095 (E)LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1972 | Germany | Buddah Records 2318 054LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Japan | Buddah Records YS-2663-DALP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Buddah Records 940.092LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Buddah Records 2318 054LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Scandinavia | Buddah Records 2318 054 / Buddah Records 2318.054LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Spain | Buddah Records 2318 054LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | Buddah Records 2318 054LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Buddah Records BDS 5095LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Buddah Records 6.23143LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
25 vinyl pressings of Garden In The City are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1971 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, Canada. One of them is Buddah Records BDS 5095.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BDS 5095) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BDS-5095-A⁴ Bell Sound MR I Diehl Δ16516 and BDS 5095 BB-4 Bell Sound MR Joe Δ16516-X (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.
