Vinyl pressings
by Rose Royce · 1977
In Full Bloom 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.
28 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 17 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.
WH-1-3074 LW5 1Runout side 1, variant 1
WH-2-3074-LW2 5 KENDUN-4Runout side 2, variant 1
WH·1·3074·LW·3·· CJ KENDUN 4 ✲ NRunout side 1, variant 2
WH-2-3074-LW 2· 5 KENDUN-4Runout side 2, variant 2
WH-1-3074-AM-1 KENDUN-ASide A runout, variant 1
WH-2-3074-AM-1 KENDUN-ASide B runout, variant 1
WH・1・3074・AM・2 KENDUN -SSide A runout, variant 2
WH・2・3074・AM・2 KENDUN -SSide B runout, variant 2
WH-1-3074-WWF#3 - ─◁ KENDUN - a JGSide A runout etched, KENDUN stamped, var.1
WH-2-3074-WW1 ─◁ KENDUN - ASide B runout etched, KENDUN stamped, var.1
WH-1-3074-WWF#2 —◁ KENDUN - a JGSide A runout etched, KENDUN stamped, var.2
WH-2-3074-WW1#4 —◁ KENDUN - ASide B runout etched, KENDUN stamped, var.2
WH-1-3074-JW32 #2 KENDUN-2 JG 0Side A runout etch., KENDUN 0 stamp. - Var. 1
2UB WH-2-3074-JW2 #2 KENDUN-1 0Side B runout etch., KENDUN 0 stamp. - Var. 1
K 56394 A2 EG HRunout side A etched
K 56394 B2 EG JRunout side B etched
I-4 K 56394 A2 EGSide A (etched
I-12 K 56394 B2 EGSide B (etched
1Both Sides (Stamped
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 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WH 3074First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Barbados | Warner Bros. Records WH 3074First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 36.045First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Whitfield Records WH 3074First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | France | Warner Bros. Records 56 394 / Whitfield Records WH 3074First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | Whitfield Records WB 56 394First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | Whitfield Records WB 56 394First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records WB 0750First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Israel | Whitfield Records K 56394 / Whitfield Records WH 3074First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records W 56394First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 394 / Warner Bros. Records WH 3074First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 394 / Warner Bros. Records WH 3074First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | New Zealand | Whitfield Records WH 3074First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Philippines | Warner Bros. Records WH 3074First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | South Korea | Stereophonic AKS 1074LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1353LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WH 3074 / Whitfield Records WH 3074LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Whitfield Records WH 3074LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Whitfield Records WH 3074LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 56394LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Turkey | Warner Bros. Records WH 3074 / Warner Bros. Records 953LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Whitfield Records K 56394 / Whitfield Records WH 3074LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Not On Label K 56394LP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| ? | UK | Whitfield Records K 56394 / Whitfield Records WH 3074LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Whitfield Records WH 3074LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
47 vinyl pressings of In Full Bloom are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1977 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Japan, Philippines and more. One of them is Whitfield Records WH 3074.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WH 3074, K 56394, P-10405W, 36.045) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WH-1-3074 LW5 1 and WH-2-3074-LW2 5 KENDUN-4. 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.
