Vinyl pressings
by Terry Reid · 1976
Seed Of Memory was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 7 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.
ABCD - 935 - AVariant 1 - Runout Side A, hand-etched
ABCD - 935 - B ④ >Variant 1 - Runout Side B, hand-etched
ABCD - 935 - A ② B IVariant 2 - Runout Side A, hand-etched
ABCD - 935 - B ⓛ >Variant 2 - Runout Side B, hand-etched
T 1 ABCD 935-A TML-M ASide A runout, variant 1
TI ABCD 935-B TML-M BSide B runout, variant 1
T 1 ABCD 935-A - 1 TML-M CSide A runout, variant 2
T1 ABCD 935-B -1TML-M BSide B runout, variant 2
s \ ABCD-935-A ③A runout, Variant 1
s \ ABCD-935-B (1) >B runout, Variant 1
S \ ABCD-935-A ③A runout, Variant 2
S \ ABCD-935-B ② > H 4B runout, Variant 2
T 1 ABCD 935-A-1 TML-M C8Side A etched exc. TML-M, C stamped
T1 ABCD 935-B-1 TML-M BSide B etched exc.TML-M, B stamped
ABCL-5162-A1Runout side A
ABCL-5162-B1Runout side B
ABCL 5162ALabel side A
ABCL 5162BLabel side B
ABCL-5162-AIRunout Side A
ABCL-5162-BIRunout Side B
ABCL 5162ALabel Side A
ABCL 5162BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Canada | ABC Records 9022-935First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | ABC Records 27 587 XOTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | ABC Records YX-8054-ABFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Spain | ABC Records LP-0093 / Mediterraneo LP-0093First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | ABC Records ABCL 5162 / ABC Records ABCD 935First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | UK | ABC Records ABCL 5162 / ABC Records ABCD 935First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | ABC Records ABCL 5162First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | ABC Records ABCD-935First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | ABC Records ABCD-935First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | ABC Records ABCD-935First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | ABC Records ABCD-935First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Venezuela | ABC Records ABC-7020First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | ABC Records ABCD 935LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Europe | ABC Records UMCLP159LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of Seed Of Memory are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1976 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is ABC Records ABCD-935.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ABCD-935, ABCL 5162, 9022-935, 27 587 XOT) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ABCD - 935 - A and ABCD - 935 - B 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.
