Vinyl pressings
by Narada Michael Walden · 1976
Garden Of Love Light was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. 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 1976, the album's first year, in 8 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.
ST-A-763737-E ATLANTIC STUDIOS PR-PEtched runout side A
ST-A-763738-A AT (PR)PEtched runout side B
ST-A-763737-PRLabel side A
ST-A-763738-PRLabel side B
ST-A-763737-SPLabel, side A
ST-A-763738-SPLabel, side B
ST-A-763737-E EE-I ATLANTIC STUDIOSEtched runout side A
ST-A-763738-A AA-I ATEtched runout side B
ST-A-763737-RILabel, side A
ST-A-763738-RILabel, side B
ST-A-763737-EE ATLANTIC STUDIOS △ 21665 PR-PSide A stamped, etched
ST-A-763738-A AT △21665-X(2) (PR)Side B stamped, etched
ST-A-763737-MOSide A label
ST-A-763738-MOSide B label
K•50329•A1 ARUN > 4Etched runout side 1
K•50329•B1 > 7Etched runout side 2
MX183433 SD18199-1Side 1 stamped
MX183434 SD18199-2Side 2 stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | Atlantic SD 18199First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Atlantic SD 18199First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | France | Atlantic 50 329First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 329First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Atlantic P-10292AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Atlantic P-10292AFirst yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Atlantic ATL 50329First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Atlantic K 50329First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Atlantic SD 18199First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Atlantic SD 18199First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Atlantic SD 18199First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Atlantic SD 18199First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | Atlantic K 50329LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Netherlands | AtlanticLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
14 vinyl pressings of Garden Of Love Light are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 18199.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 18199, K 50329, 50 329, ATL 50 329) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-763737-E ATLANTIC STUDIOS PR-P and ST-A-763738-A AT (PR)P. 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.
