Vinyl pressings
by No Artist · 1970
Environments was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. 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 1970, 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.
PR w STERLING LH 33-ST-A-701987-B A ATA-Side Runout Etching, var.1
ST-A-701988-D STERLING LHB-Side Runout Etching, var.1
45-ST . A . 701987-C [triangle line thru] AT WA-Side Runout, var.2
ST-A-701988-D STERLING LHB-Side Runout, var.2
ST-A-701987-H 1-1 [SRC logo]Side One runout, etched, exc. logo, stamped
ST-A-701988-G [scripted CHIP] SP 1-2Side Two runout, etched, somewhat illegible scripting
ST-A-701987-F @tgp (PR)SP 0-1 SM2-1Side One runout, etched Variant 2
ST-A-701988-G @tgp SP 1-2Side Two runout, etched Variant 2
STERLING LH 33-ST-A-701987-B13 MR AT Δ15167 (4R) wA-Side Runout Etching
ST-A-701998-DD MO-RE MR Δ15167-X STERLING LHB-Side Runout Etching
ST-A-701987 MOA-Side Label
ST-A-701988 MOB-Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Unknown | Atlantic SD 66002First yearLP | LP |
| 1970 | Canada | Atlantic SD 66002First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Atlantic SD 66002First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Atlantic SD 66002First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Atlantic SD 66002First yearLP | LP |
| 1970 | US | Atlantic SD 66002First yearLP | LP |
| 1970 | US | Atlantic SD 66002First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Atlantic SD 66002LP, Club Edition, Repress, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Repress, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1971 | Canada | Atlantic SD 66002LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1972 | Canada | Atlantic SD 66002LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Atlantic SC 66002LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Atlantic SD 66002LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 66002LP | LP |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 66002LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 66002LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 6600212", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, 78 RPM, Repress, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, 78 RPM, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 66002LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 66002LP | LP |
18 vinyl pressings of Environments are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1970 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, Canada. One of them is Atlantic SD 66002.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 66002) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PR w STERLING LH 33-ST-A-701987-B A AT and ST-A-701988-D STERLING LH. 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.
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