Vinyl pressings
by Ron Jacobs · 1971
A Child's Garden Of Grass was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. 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 1971, 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.
EKS-75012 A1 RE1 CP B ESR p A3A-Side Runout Etching
EKS-75012 B RE1 CP B ESR p A3B-Side Runout Etching
EKS-75012-AA-Side Label
EKS-75012-BB-Side Label
EKS-75012 A RE-1 CTH B ESR TRunout side A, variant 1
EKS-75012 B RE-1 B CTH B ESR TRunout side B, variant 1
T 1 EKS-75012 A1 RE-1 CTH B ESR B2Runout side A, variant 2
T 1 EKS-75012 B RE-1 CTH B ESR ARunout side B, variant 2
EKS-75012 A RE-1 CSM |3 ESR A 2 S \A-Side Runout
EKS-75012 B1 RE-1 CSM |3 ESR A 1 S \B-Side Runout
EKS-75012-AA-Side Label
EKS-75012-BB-Side Label
EKS-75012 A RE-1 CP /3 ESR P[stamped]A-Side Runout Etching
EKS-75012 B1 RE-1 CSM /3 ESR SX 3A P[stamped]B-Side Runout Etching
EKS-75012-AA-Side Label
EKS-75012-BB-Side Label
EKS-75012 A RE-1 CP /3 ESR P[stamped]A-Side Runout Etching
EKS-75012 B1 RE-1 CSM /3 ESR SX 3A P[stamped]B-Side Runout Etching
EKS-75012-AA-Side Label
EKS-75012-BB-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Canada | Elektra EKS 75012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Elektra EKS 75012 / Elektra EKS-75012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Elektra EKS 75012First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Elektra EKS 75012 / Elektra EKS-75012LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1971 | US | Elektra EKS 75012 / Elektra EKS-75012First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Elektra EKS 75012 / Elektra EKS-75012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Elektra EKS 75012 / Elektra EKS-75012First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Elektra EKS 75012 / Elektra EKS-75012First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Canada | Elektra EKS 75012LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Canada | Elektra EKS 75012LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Canada | Elektra EKS 75012LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Elektra EKS 75012LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | Canada | Elektra EKS 75012 / Elektra EKS-75012LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Elektra EKS 75012LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Elektra EKS-75012LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | US | Elektra EKS 75012LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Elektra EKS-75012LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
17 vinyl pressings of A Child's Garden Of Grass are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1971 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, Canada. One of them is Elektra EKS 75012.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EKS 75012) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EKS-75012 A1 RE1 CP B ESR p A3 and EKS-75012 B RE1 CP B ESR p A3. 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.
