Vinyl pressings
by Steve Miller Band · 1972
Recall The Beginning...A Journey From Eden 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.
19 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 12 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.
1-11022-F-8. (plus symbols)Runout Side A, etched
2-11022-F-9. (plus symbols)Runout Side B, etched
SMAS-1-11022Label Side A
SMAS-2-11022Label Side B
SMAS-1-11022-F7 ─◁Side A runout, variant 1
SMAS-2-11022-F2 ─◁Side B runout, variant 1
SMAS-1-11022-F2 ─◁Side A runout, variant 2
SMAS-2-11022-F2 ─◁Side B runout, variant 2
SMAS-1-11022-F1 #3 0Side A, etched
SMAS-2-11022-F6 #2 0Side B, etched
1-11022-F-3 1 ✲Runout A-side, etching, except "1 ✲" stamped
1-11022-F-3 2 ✲Runout B-side, etching, except "1 ✲" stamped
SMAS-1-11022-1Run-out area A-side, Etching
SMAS-2-11022-1Run-out area B-side, Etching
SMAS 1 11022-1Runout Side A, etched, Variant 1
SMAS 2 11022-1Runout Side B, etched, Variant 1
SMAS 1 11022-1 P 1Runout Side A, Variant 2
SMAS 2 11022-1 H 1Runout Side B, Variant 2
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 | Capitol Records SW 11022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Capitol Records SMAS-11022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Denmark | Capitol Records SMAS 11022 / Capitol Records SMAS-11022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | France | Capitol Records 2C 064-81099First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Germany | Capitol Records 1 C 062-81 099 / Capitol Records SMAS-11022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Japan | Capitol Records ECP-80535First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Japan | Capitol Records ECP-80535First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Capitol Records 5C 062-81099 / Capitol Records 5c062-81 099First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Capitol Records SMAS 11022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | South Africa | Capitol Records ST 11022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Spain | Capitol Records 1 J 062-81.099 / Capitol Records SMAS-11022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | Capitol Records EA-ST 11022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | Capitol Records EA-ST 11022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | Capitol Records EA-ST 11022LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1972 | UK | Capitol Records EA-ST 11022First yearLP, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Worldwide | Capitol Records 00602567239079 / UMe 00602567239079LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Worldwide | Capitol Records 00602567239079LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Capitol Records EA-ST 11022LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 062-81 099 / Capitol Records SMAS-11022LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 062-81 099 / Capitol Records SMAS-11022LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SMAS-11022LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SMAS-11022LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
30 vinyl pressings of Recall The Beginning...A Journey From Eden are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1972 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in Netherlands, US, UK, Australia and more. One of them is Capitol Records 5C 062-81099.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5C 062-81099, SMAS-11022, EA-ST 11022, SW 11022) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1-11022-F-8. (plus symbols) and 2-11022-F-9. (plus symbols). 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.
