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In Search Of The Lost Chord

by The Moody Blues · 1968

144 pressings26 countriesPsychedelic RockSymphonic RockProg RockRock

In Search Of The Lost Chord 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.

How to spot a first pressing of In Search Of The Lost Chord

42 pressings came out in 1968, 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.

UK

July 1968
Label and catalog number
Deram SML 711Deram SML.711
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · 1W/1W Runouts, Gatefold
Runout / matrix

ZAL-8270-1W M 1 JTSide A runout, stamped

ZAL-8271-1W B U 1 JTSide B runout, stamped

ZAL.8570Side A label, upside-down in parentheses

ZAL.8571Side B label, upside-down in parentheses

Full details of this pressing

UK

July 1968
Label and catalog number
Deram SML 711Deram SML.711
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · 1W/1W Runouts, Deep Groove Labels, Gatefold
Runout / matrix

ZAL-8270-1W BM JT 7 BRunout side A, variant 1

ZAL-8271-1W BM JT 1Runout side B, variant 1

ZAL-8270-1W C 1 JTRunout side A, variant 2

ZAL-8271-1W K 1 JTRunout side B, variant 2

Full details of this pressing

UK

July 26, 1968
Label and catalog number
Deram SML 711Deram SML.711
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Gatefold
Runout / matrix

JTTax code in runouts

ZAL-8270-1W N JT 1Runout side A variant 1

ZAL-8271-1W C JT 1Runout side B variant 1

ZAL-8270-3W G JT 1Runout side A variant 2

Full details of this pressing

UK

July 26, 1968
Label and catalog number
Deram DML 711Deram DML.711
Format
LP, Album, Mono · Gatefold
Runout / matrix

ARL-8270-IW G JT 2DSide A stamped runout

ARL-8271-IW G JT 2BSide B stamped runout

Full details of this pressing

UK

July 26, 1968
Label and catalog number
Deram DML 711Deram DML.711
Format
LP, Album, Mono · Label Variation
Runout / matrix

ARL-8270-IW U JT 2BSide A stamped runout

ARL-8271-IW [unclear letter] JT 2BSide B stamped runout

Full details of this pressing

UK

1968
Label and catalog number
Deram DML 711Deram DML.711
Format
LP, Album, Mono · Gatefold
Runout / matrix

ARL-8270- 1W 1 JT DSide A, stamped

ARL-8271-1W 2D JT USide B, stamped

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 144 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s50 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1968AustraliaDeram SMLA-711 / Deram SMLA 711First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1968CanadaDeram DES 18017First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1968CanadaDeram DES 18017 / Deram DES. 18017First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1968CanadaDeram DES 18017First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1968CanadaDeram DES 18017 / Deram DES. 18017First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1968FranceDeram SML 711First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1968GermanyDeram SML 711First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1968GermanyDeram SML 711First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1968IndiaDeram DML 711First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1968ItalyDeram SMLI 711First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1968ItalyDeram SMLI 711First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1968ItalyDeram SMLI 711First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1968ItalyDeram SMLI 711First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1968JapanDeram DL-109 / Deram DL 109First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1968New ZealandDeram SMLM 711First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
All 50 pressings from the 1960s
1970s24 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970New ZealandDeram WRC E.3155 / Deram SMLM 711LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition
1970USDeram DES 18017LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1970VenezuelaLondon Records DES 18017LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1971JapanDeram DL-115LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · PromoLP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo
1971JapanDeram DL-115LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1971UKDeram SML 711 / Deram SML.711LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
1972BelgiumDeram 278.007 y / Deram 278.007 BLP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1972SpainDeram CPS 9219LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1972SpainDeram CPS 9219LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1972USDeram DES 18017 / Deram DES-18017LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
1973BelgiumDeram 278.007 / Deram 278.007 BLP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1973JapanDeram SLC 802 / Deram SLC-802LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1973JapanDeram DL 115 / Deram DL-115LP, Album, Reissue, Special Edition, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Special Edition, Stereo
1973UKDeram SML 711LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
1973UKDeram SML 711LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
All 24 pressings from the 1970s
1980s9 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1981GreeceDeram DL 13 010 / Deram DL 13.010LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1981JapanDeram K18P-32LP, AlbumLP, Album
1981ScandinaviaDeram SML 711 / Decca SML 711LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1981SpainDeram CPS 9219 / Deram 63 99 131LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1981USDeram DES 18017LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1982JapanDeram L20P 1041LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1982South KoreaDeram SEL-R-D 512LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1984CanadaDeram MIP-1-9323 / Deram MIP1-9323LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1984UKDeram DOA 7LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2000s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2007NetherlandsDeram 0600753030493LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2010s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2014USDeram FRM-18017 / Friday Music FRM-18017LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2018EuropeDeram 676 361-6 / UMC 00602567636168LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl
2018EuropeDeram 672 263-2 / Deram 00602567226321LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2020s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2021USDeram FRM-18017 / Friday Music FRM-18017LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl
Year unknown56 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustralasiaDeram SMLM 711LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?AustralasiaDeram SMLA 711LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?AustraliaDeram SMLA-711 / Deram SMLA 711LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?AustraliaDeram SML 711LP, Album, Stereo, ReissueLP, Album, Stereo, Reissue
?AustraliaDeram SMLA-711 / Threshold SMLA-711LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?CanadaDeram DES 18017LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?FranceDeram 278.007 BLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?FranceDeram 291 025LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?FranceDeram 278.007 BLP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?GermanyDeram 820168-1LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?GermanyDeram 6.21584 AOLP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?GermanyDeram 6.21584 / Deram 6.21584 BLLP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?GermanyDeram SML 711LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?GermanyDeram SML 711 / Deram 6.21584LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?GermanyDeram SML 711 / Deram 6.21584 AOLP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
All 56 pressings from unknown years

Tracklist

  1. A1Departure
  2. A2Ride My See-Saw
  3. A3Dr. Livingstone, I Presume
  4. A4House Of Four Doors
  5. A5Legend Of Mind
  6. A6House Of Four Doors (Part Two)
  7. B1Voices In The Sky
  8. B2The Best Way To Travel
  9. B3Visions Of Paradise
  10. B4The Actor
  11. B5The Word
  12. B6Om

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of In Search Of The Lost Chord are there?

144 vinyl pressings of In Search Of The Lost Chord are listed here, from 26 countries, released between 1968 and 2021.

When was In Search Of The Lost Chord first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1968, in UK, US, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Deram SML 711, released July 1968.

How do I tell if my copy of In Search Of The Lost Chord is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SML 711, DML 711, DES 18017, SMLA-711) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZAL-8270-1W M 1 JT and ZAL-8271-1W B U 1 JT. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is In Search Of The Lost Chord on vinyl worth?

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.

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