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In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida vinyl value

Prices for this album are still being collected: our eBay tracker quotes a pressing only after at least three live listings match it. The pressings and identification below are complete.

Iron ButterflyIn-A-Gadda-Da-Vida: pressings we track

PressingCatalogCountryNotes
2017 ATCO081227941918UK & EuropeLimited Edition, Reissue, Smoked Clear with Green & Pink Splatter
2017 ATCOR1 33250USLimited Edition, Reissue, Psychedelic Splatter
2020 Mobile Fidelity Sound LabMFSL 1-368USLimited Edition, Numbered, Reissue
2021 Mobile Fidelity Sound LabMFSL 1-368USLimited Edition, Numbered, Reissue
2023 ATCORCV1 33250WorldwideLimited Edition, Reissue, Crystal-Clear
Undated AtlanticATL 40 022Europe
Undated AtlanticATL 40 022GermanyReissue
Undated ATCOSD 33-250USReissue

What separates the pressings

Oldest we track, 2017First released 1968; our table starts at 2017 (ATCO, US). A copy older than 2017 predates everything here. Treat it as the find.
Collector variants2017 UK & Europe: Limited Edition, Reissue, Smoked Clear with Green & Pink Splatter; 2017 US: Limited Edition, Reissue, Psychedelic Splatter; 2020 US: Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue. Scarce on purpose; collectors pay for that.

How to identify your copy

  1. 1

    Match the catalog number. It is printed on the spine and the record label. Check it together with the country against the pressings table above: the same number can appear in more than one country.

  2. 2

    Read the runout. The code etched in the dead wax near the label names the exact pressing. On the 2017 US pressing it reads “R1-33250-A cB 0081227941918 BG57266-01 A1” on side one and “R1-33250-B cB 0081227941 918 BG57266-01 B1” on side two. Trust the etching over the jacket: covers get traded around, dead wax stays put.

  3. 3

    Grade the condition. A clean copy and a worn one of the same pressing sit several grades, and several multiples, apart. Grade record and sleeve separately; see our grading guide.

Questions

Which pressing of In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida is worth the most?

Original 1968 pressings lead; they predate everything in our table, and that scarcity is the point. Among tracked copies, the 2017 pressings come first. Scarcer variants (the 2017 “Limited Edition, Reissue, Smoked Clear with Green & Pink Splatter” and the 2017 “Limited Edition, Reissue, Psychedelic Splatter”) can beat an ordinary early copy. After that it is all condition: the gap between near mint and VG is usually larger than the gap between pressings.

How do I tell which pressing I have?

Match the catalog number on the spine and label against the table above, check the country, then read the etched code in the runout groove. On the 2017 US pressing the runout reads “R1-33250-A cB 0081227941918 BG57266-01 A1”. A period jacket with a later disc inside is still a reissue.

How much is In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida worth today?

Market prices move, so a static number goes stale fast. Scan the record in the RecordScout app: it identifies your exact pressing from the label and shows a current value range for its condition.

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