Vinyl pressings
by Paul Horn · 1977
Inside The Great Pyramid was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1977, 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.
MRS-5507-A IA A 5 MASTERDISKRunout side A
MRS-5507-B -IB BII 5 MASTERDISKRunout side B
MRS-5507-C-IC KENDUN-A nG FSRunout side C
MRS-5507-D-IA x5 5 MASTERDISKRunout side D
S 1 MRS-5507-A-1A SXT A10 MASTERDISKRunout side A, variant 1
S2 MRS-5507-B-1A SXT D MASTERDISKRunout side B, variant 1
1S MRS-5507-C-1B C3 SXT MASTERDISKRunout side C, variant 1
S 1 MRS-5507-D-1A SXT D9 MASTERDISKRunout side D, variant 1
1S MRS-5507-A Y̶A̶ 1C KENDUN-A JG A\Runout side A
1S SXT MRS-5507-B Y̶A̶ 1C KENDUN-A JG ƧIARunout side B
TI MRS-5507-C -TI KENDUN-B I CARunout side C
TI MRS-5507-D TI KENDUN-B ARunout side D
MRS-5507-A-1A runout etched
MRS-5507-B-1B runout etched
MRS-5507-C-1C runout etched
MRS-5507-D 1A B EXPD runout etched
MRS-5507-A-1A - 2 D EXP SA runout etched
MRS-5507-B-1B runout etched
MRS-5507-C-1C runout etched
MRS-5507-D 1A - 2 C EXPD runout etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Canada | Mushroom Records MRS-5507First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Mushroom Records MRS-5507First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Mushroom Records MRS-5507First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Mushroom Records MRS-5507First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Mushroom Records MRS-5507First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Brazil | Kuckuck 060/061 / Kuckuck LP 3.010LP, Album, Remastered | LP, Album, Remastered |
| 1983 | Germany | Kuckuck 060/061 / Kuckuck 060LP, Album, Remastered | LP, Album, Remastered |
| 1983 | Germany | Kuckuck 47 145 8LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1983 | Germany | Kuckuck 12060-1 / Kuckuck 12061-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | Brazil | Estúdio Eldorado LP - 3.010LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Kuckuck 060/061LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Inside The Great Pyramid are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1977 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, Canada. One of them is Mushroom Records MRS-5507.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MRS-5507) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MRS-5507-A IA A 5 MASTERDISK and MRS-5507-B -IB BII 5 MASTERDISK. 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.
