Vinyl pressings
by Rick Nelson & The Stone Canyon Band · 1972
Garden Party was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
23 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 13 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.
7-L16079-W2 [Artisan] 2IIIRun-out side A, variant 1
7-L16077-W2 [Artisan] 2I̶I̶I̶I̶ IIIIRun-out side B, variant 1
7-L16079-W2 [Artisan] 2IIIIRun-out side A, variant 2
7-L16077-W2 [Artisan] 2I̶I̶I̶I̶ IRun-out side B, variant 2
7-L16079-W2 [Artisan] 2 ̶I̶I̶I̶I̶ ̶I̶I̶I̶I̶ III IIIIIIIISide A runout
7-L16,077-W5 2I̶I̶I̶I̶Side B runout
(7-L16,079)Side A label
(7-L16,077)◆Side B label
7-L16079-W1 [Artisan logo] 1A side deadwax - etched
7-L16077-W1 [Artisan logo] 1B side deadwax - etched
7-L16079-W1 [Artisan logo] 1A side deadwax - etched
7-L16077-W1 [Artisan logo] 1B side deadwax - etched
7-L16079-W2 [Artisan logo] 2A side deadwax
7-L16079 -W2 [Artisan logo] 2B side deadwax
7-L16079-W1 [artisan logo]A-Side Runout Etching
L-16079-W1 [artisan logo]B-Side Runout Etching
7-L 16,079A-Side Label
L-16,079B-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | MCA Records MCA-1289First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Canada | Decca 32980First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Germany | MCA Records MCS 6130First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Italy | MCA Records MCS 6130First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Italy | MCA Records MCS 6130First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1972 | Japan | MCA Records D-1175First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Japan | MCA Records D-1175First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | Malaysia | MCA Records 7-189First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Netherlands | MCA Records MCS 6130First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | South Africa | MCA Records PD.9848First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Spain | MCA Records SN-20697First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Sweden | MCA Records MCS 6130First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Sweden | MCA Records MCS 6130First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Sweden | MCA Records MCS 6130 / MCA Records MCA 6130First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1972 | UK | MCA Records MU 1165 / MCA Records MC 6130First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-601577", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-601577", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-601577", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records 601577", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | MCA Records MCA-12897", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Canada | MCA 329807", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | UK | MCA Records MCA 1097", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-601577", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Collectables COL-90052 / MCA Records MSS-356677", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-601577", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-601577", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Collectables COL-90052 / MCA Records MSS-356677", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
36 vinyl pressings of Garden Party are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1972 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, New Zealand, Australia and more. One of them is Decca 32980, released June 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 32980, MU 1165, MC/S 6130, MCA-1289) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7-L16079-W2 [Artisan] 2III and 7-L16077-W2 [Artisan] 2I̶I̶I̶I̶ IIII. 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.
