US
1977- Label and catalog number
- Asylum Records 7E-1107
- Format
- LP, Album · Santa Maria Pressing
- Runout / matrix
S 7E- 1107-A-6 RE CSM TML-MSide A Runout
1S 7E-1107-B-7 RE CSM TML-SSide B Runout
7E-1107-ALabel Side A
7E-1107-BLabel Side B

Vinyl pressings
by The Bernie Leadon-Michael Georgiades Band · 1977
Natural Progressions 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.
16 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 9 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.
S 7E- 1107-A-6 RE CSM TML-MSide A Runout
1S 7E-1107-B-7 RE CSM TML-SSide B Runout
7E-1107-ALabel Side A
7E-1107-BLabel Side B
7E-1107-A-8-RE-1-11 PRC PRCRunout, Side A/etched
7E-1107-B-8-RE-1-1 PRC PRCRunout, Side B/etched
TML-SRunout, Side A & B/stamped
7E-1107-ALabel, Side A
7E-1107 - A - 5RE SP TML-M 1-1 [SRC logo]Side A runout
7E-1107-B - 5 RE SP TML-M 2 [SRC logo]Side B runout
7E-1107-A SPSide A label
7E-1107-B SPSide B label
7E-1107-A SPSide A label
7E-1107-B SPSide B label
2S 7E-1107-A-7 RE CSM TML-SSide A Runout
1S 7E-1107-B-6 RE CSM TML-MSide B Runout
7E-1107-ALabel Side A
7E-1107-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia & New Zealand | Elektra 7E-1107First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Canada | Asylum Records 7ES-1107First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | Asylum Records AS 53 063 / Asylum Records 7E-1107First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | Asylum Records P-10396YFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | Asylum Records P-10396YFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Asylum Records AS 53063First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Spain | Asylum Records HYS 651-26 (WL)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Spain | Asylum Records HYS 651 26 WLFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Turkey | Elektra 7E-1107 / Elektra 1075First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | Asylum Records K53063First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | Asylum Records K53063First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Asylum Records 7E-1107First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Asylum Records 7E-1107First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | US | Asylum Records 7E-1107First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Asylum Records 7E-1107First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
16 vinyl pressings of Natural Progressions are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Australia & New Zealand, Canada and more. One of them is Asylum Records 7E-1107.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7E-1107, K53063, 7ES-1107, AS 53 063) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S 7E- 1107-A-6 RE CSM TML-M and 1S 7E-1107-B-7 RE CSM TML-S. 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.