Vinyl pressings
by Passport · 1979
Garden Of Eden was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. 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 1979, the album's first year, in 7 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.
WEA - 78/027 A2 PFRunout side A variant 1
WEA - 78/027 B2 PFRunout side B variant 1
WEA - 78/027 A2 50 586-A PFRunout side A variant 2
WEA - 78/027 B2 50 586-B PFRunout side B variant 2
WEA - 78/027 A2 PF Manufactured in GermanyRunout A side, variant 1
WEA - 78/027 B2 PF Manufactured in GermanyRunout B side, variant 1
WEA - 78/027 A2 50586-A PFRunout A side, variant 2
WEA - 78/027 B2 50586-B PFRunout B side, variant 2
WEA - 78/027 A2 PF Manufactured in GermanyRunout A side
WEA - 78/027 B2 PF Manufactured in GermanyRunout B side
78/027-ALabel A side, in brackets
78/027-BLabel B side, in brackets
ST-A-794251-CC MR △24275 Ⓘ 781027 A WEA (PR) PFRunout side A
ST-A-794252-CC WEA 781027 B MR PF (PR) △24275-X ⒾRunout side B
ST-A-794251-C ̷e̷I̷'̷'̷P̷ WEA 781027∙A PF. (PR)PRunout side A
ST-A-794252-C WEA 781027∙B PF. (PR)PRunout side B
ST-A-794251-PRLabel side A
ST-A-794252-PRLabel side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Brazil | Atlantic 30.106First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Atlantic KSD 19233First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 586First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 586First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 586First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | Atlantic ATL 50 586First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Atlantic ATL 50 586First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Atlantic K 50586First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Atlantic SD 19233First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Atlantic SD 19233First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Atlantic SD 19233First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Atlantic SD 19233LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Atlantic ATL 50 586LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 586LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
14 vinyl pressings of Garden Of Eden are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in Germany, UK, US, Brazil and more. One of them is Atlantic ATL 50 586.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ATL 50 586, K 50586, SD 19233, 30.106) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WEA - 78/027 A2 PF and WEA - 78/027 B2 PF. 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.
