Vinyl pressings
by Savage Rose · 1968
In The Plain was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
46292-A-◇Runout, side A, stamped, variant 1
46292-B-◇Runout, side B, stamped, variant 1
46292-ARunout, side A, stamped, variant 2
SLPHM 46292 B P68 2Runout, side B, stamped, variant 2
46292-ARunout side A
46292-BRunout side B
46 292-ALabel side A
46 292-BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Denmark | Polydor SLPHM 46 292 / Polydor SLPHM 46292First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Scandinavia | Polydor SLPHM 46 292 / Polydor SLPHM 46292First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Canada | Polydor 543.051LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | France | Polydor 658134LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | France | Polydor 658134LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Germany | Polydor 184 206LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Germany | Polydor 184 206LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1969 | Germany | Polydor 184 206LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Germany | Polydor 184 206LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Polydor 184206LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Polydor 24-6001LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Polydor 24-6001LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Polydor 24-6001LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Polydor 24-6001LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Germany | Polydor 2459 326LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1974 | Scandinavia | Polydor 2444 021LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Polydor 2459 326LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Germany | Polydor 2485 234LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Polydor 1184 206LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Polydor 2459 326LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| ? | Scandinavia | Polydor SLPHM 46 292 / Polydor SLPHM 46292LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
21 vinyl pressings of In The Plain are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1968 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in Scandinavia, Denmark. One of them is Polydor SLPHM 46 292, released December 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SLPHM 46 292) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 46292-A-◇ and 46292-B-◇. 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.
