Vinyl pressings
by The Eleventh House · 1974
Introducing The Eleventh House was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. 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 1974, the album's first year, in 10 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.
V SD79342-A-1ARunout stamped side A, var 1
VSD79342-B-1ARunout stamped side B, var 1
V SD79342A-1C A 1Runout stamped & hand-etched side A, var 2
V SD79342B-1C A4Runout stamped & hand-etched side B, var 2
V SDA79342-A-1ARunout stamped side A
VSDA79342-B-1ARunout stamped side B
VSDA-79342-ALabel side A
VSDA-79342-BLabel side B
V SD79342-A-1ARunout Stamped Side A
VSD79342-B-1ARunout Stamped Side B
V SD79342A-1C A 1Alternate Runout Sequence, Stamped & Hand-Etched Side A
V SD79342B-1C A4Alternate Runout Sequence, Stamped & Hand-Etched Side B
V SD79342A-1D 1TRunout Stamped Side A, var 4
V SD79342B-1D 1TRunout Stamped Side A, var 4
VSD-79342-ALabel Side A
VSD-79342-BLabel Side B
p V SD79342A-1BRunout side A, variant 1
p VSD79342B-1ARunout side B, variant 1
p V SD79342A-1A A 3Runout side A, variant 2
p V SD79342B-1A 1 ARunout side B, variant 2
VSD-79342-A-dbx MASTERDISK DC (PR)Side A Runout
VSD-79342-B-dbx MASTERDISK DC (PR)Side B Runout
VSD-79342-ASide A Label
VSD-79342-BSide B Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | US | Columbia TPLP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1974 | Australia | Vanguard VSD 79342First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Brazil | Vanguard VALP-11967 / Copacabana VALP-11967First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Vanguard VSD 79342First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | France | Vanguard VSD 23012LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1974 | France | Vanguard 519 062First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | Vanguard 1C 062-95 364 QFirst yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1974 | Italy | Vanguard SVAL 33033First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | Vanguard SR 3175First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Vanguard VSD 79342First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | Vanguard VSD 79342First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | Vanguard VSD 79342First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | Vanguard VSD 79342First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Vanguard VSD 79342First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Vanguard VSQ-40036First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Japan | Vanguard K20P 6199LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Spain | Vanguard 160 190 / Vanguard (60) 160 90LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Worldwide | Culture Factory USA, Inc. CFU 01231 / Vanguard CFU 01231LP, Album, Record Store Day, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Vanguard VALP-11967 / Vanguard VALP 11967LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | Vanguard VSD 79342LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Vanguard VSD 79342LP, Album | LP, Album |
29 vinyl pressings of Introducing The Eleventh House are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1973 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Vanguard VSD 79342.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VSD 79342, VSDA 79342, VSD-79342, VSQ-40036) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V SD79342-A-1A and VSD79342-B-1A. 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.
