Vinyl pressings
by Victoria Domagalski · 1970
Secret Of The Bloom was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 2 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.
Side A (etched): ST-SF-701891-C LW AT GB WVariant 1
Side B (etched): ST-SF-701892-C LW AT GB WVariant 1
Side A (etched):W ST-SF-701891-CC MO-RE AT △14752 GBVariant 2
Side B (etched):W ST-SF-701892-CC MO AT △14917 GBVariant 2
ST-SF-701891-2A CTH | TSide A runout
ST-SF-701892-2A CTH | TSide B runout
ST-SF-701891 CTHSide A label
ST-SF-701892 CTHSide B label
ST-SF-701891-CC MO-RE LW AT 1A△̷14752 BGRunout side A, etched
ST-SF-701892-C C MO LW MD [circled] 1A△̷14917 GB WRunout side B, etched
ST-SF-701891-MOLabel side A
ST-SF-701892-MOLabel side B
ST.SF-701891-C LW AT aB WRunout side A
ST-SF-701892-C LW AT aB WRunout side B
ST-SF-701891 PRLabel side A
ST-SF-701892 PRLabel side B
ST-SF-701891-2A CTH | TSide A runout
ST-SF-701892-2A CTH | TSide B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Canada | San Francisco Records SD 201First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | San Francisco Records SD 201First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | San Francisco Records SD 201First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | San Francisco Records SD 201First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | San Francisco Records SD 201First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | San Francisco Records SD 201First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | San Francisco Records SD 201First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | San Francisco Records SD 201First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | San Francisco Records 201First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1970 | US | San Francisco Records SD 201First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | UK | Atlantic 2466008LP | LP |
| 1971 | UK | Atlantic 2466008LP, White Label | LP, White Label |
12 vinyl pressings of Secret Of The Bloom are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1970 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, Canada. One of them is San Francisco Records SD 201.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 201, 201) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Side A (etched): ST-SF-701891-C LW AT GB W and Side B (etched): ST-SF-701892-C LW AT GB W. 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.
