Vinyl pressings
by The Mamas & The Papas · 1968
Safe In My Garden 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.
22 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
45-01184 LWRunout (Etched) Side A, variant 1
45-01185-1 LWRunout (Etched) Side B, variant 1
45-01184-3 LWRunout (Etched) Side A, variant 2
45-01185-2 LWRunout (Etched) Side B, variant 2
D-01184 71479Runout (Etched) Side A
D-01185 71479-XRunout (Etched) Side B
D-0 1184 MR Jcs △71479Runout side A
D-01185 -2 MR △71479-XRunout side B
45-01184Label side A
45-01185Label 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 | Australia | RCA D-4125First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Australia | RCA D-4125First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Australia | RCA D-4125First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Brazil | RCA Victor DC - 3010First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1968 | Canada | RCA Victor D-4125First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | RCA Victor 49.912First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Germany | Rca Victor 45-15059First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Germany | RCA 45-15059First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Greece | RCA Victor 45g 51006First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Japan | Victor SS-1822First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1968 | New Zealand | RCA Victor D-4125First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Dunhill 45-4125 / ABC Records 45-4125First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Dunhill D-4125 / ABC Records D-4125First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Dunhill 45-D-4125First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Dunhill 45-4125First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
22 vinyl pressings of Safe In My Garden are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Dunhill 45-4125.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-4125, D-4125, 45-D-4125, RCA 1710) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45-01184 LW and 45-01185-1 LW. 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.
