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various international pressings and sleeves of:
The "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" Album

 

Heavy In A Gadda Da Vida Ball Live Metamorphosis Evolution Star Collection Scorching Beauty Sun and Steel Singles
 
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Bas Möllenkramer
Amersfoort
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Country Sleeve Front Sleeve Rear Label A-Side Label B-Side
USA
Monarch cut
Korea
USA
RCA Music Service edition

USA

Two different 8-Tracks

   
Canada
WEA Cassette
   
USA
Mobile Fidelity
LP

This is the best sounding version in my entire collection
USA
Mobile Fidelity
SACD and CD
hybrid
 

Benelux
2020
Music On CD
release

Germany
First Edition
France/
Germany
made in Germany, presumably for the French market
USA
2017 color vinyl version
USA
mono white label promo with red lettering

USA
mono white label promo with black lettering

 

NOTE:
From the collection of Rick Pietrafesa

USA
stereo promo with 
DJ COPY
stamp

 

NOTE:
From the collection of Rick Pietrafesa

USA
early Atco tricolor label with white stereo logo

USA
early Atco tricolor label with black stereo logo

 

Two of these in the collection

USA
yellow label

USA
yellow label

Note: scarce double Piros cut
USA
yellow label with gold record sticker
Note: these stickers vary in placement!
USA
autographed by Ingle and Bushy.
Side two of disc is split into five bands. Note WB logo on label
Germany
with yellow Atco label and Gema logo. Either for export or American Forces. Note missing colors on Atco logo
USA
reel to reel tape
USA
reissue made by Rhino
Turkey

USA
4 track and 8 track shown together

France
In the 3rd column:
very rare French 8 track with CA-3018 catalog number

USA 8 track on far right

poor conditon: to be replaced in future

Netherlands
70's reissue with wide stereo separation

Germany
with GEMA and BIEM
70's reissue with narrow stereo separation

UK
mono pressing
Note: this is not a dedicated mono mix but a simple fold-down
UK
first stereo pressing
Note: At least two pressings of this exist, both with a serious mains hum problem on side A.
UK
later Kinney pressing. One version has earlier matrix on side one. Another has the earlier matrix for both sides.
UK
later WB pressing

Italy
late pressing
Note: early pressings have the Atlantic label vertically on the sleeve front

Rhodesia/South Africa
Album title above centre hole
Rhodesia/South Africa
Album title below centre hole

France
prototype pressing with mirrored silver sleeve.

France
1st official release with 3019 catalog number
France
2nd pressing with extended 503019 catalog number
France
3rd pressing with Atlantic sleeve and older Atco label with 40022 catalog number
France
4th pressing on the yellow Atco label with early font
France
4th pressing on the yellow Atco label with later font
France
pressing with hype sticker
EEC
Shown here is the version with a red label. A version with a white label is also in the collection.
Europe
Duchesse CD
Germany
FNM CD
Germany
Rhino CD
3D picture and booklet

USA
Rhino version without 3D effect or booklet

USA
Box set with VHS videotape and CD
USA
Mobile Fidelity CD
USA
Atco CD
Blue Label
Germany
Atco CD
Red Label
USA
Sheet music
Germany
2LP set together with Ball
EU 3 CD set
USA
AFRTS record with Jeff Beck on side A and In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida on side B
     
Netherlands
with LC code on label. Some copies lack a space between tracks 4 and 5 on side one.
Germany
with LC code on label
Spain

Germany
GEMA
no BIEM
no LC code

Germany
with letter K in white stripe
Germany
with ONE and TWO side indication
USA (left) and Germany (right)
Two cassettes of the album
Spain
Twelve inch 45 rpm record of the title track split over two sides.
France
Autographed by Lee Dorman

USA
RCA Music Service edition

Thanks to Klaas Jelle Veenstra

USA
RCA Music Service edition

Thanks to Klaas Jelle Veenstra

Japan
SHM CD

Australia
Stereo LP. A mono version also exists.

Thanks to "Ash" and "Dazz" from Australia for the images

 

Taiwan LP

A gift from "Raynie"

USA
2014 Expanded CD

Features the b-side of the French live EP and others

Japan LP
Reissue in the Rock Forever series, includes OBI.

Thanks to my friend Klaas Jelle Veenstra for this gift.

UK
Later pressing seen from the W logo in the rim
Netherlands
1979 pressing with numbers removed on lower left sleeve corner
Germany
Different matrix numbers with ONE and TWO side indication
Spain

 

 

Belguim pressed by EMI !
Canada
Yellow label with white bar
Canada solid yellow label
Canada
Later yellow label with W logo
USA
Columbia House pressing with rare Atlantic label
USA
Later beige label with watermark pattern
USA
Columbia House Pressing with purple letters on label and CRC logo
USA
Later yellow label pressing with a George Piros matrix on side two, featuring the rare wide stereo mix
USA
Muntz stereo-pak
   
USA
CD-Rom with computer file and guitar tabs of In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida.

Warning: contains many musical errors.
     
Russia
CD
Spain
Cassette
Germany
Club edition
Germany
Club Edition LP with different catalogue number 30573

EU
2016 Box Set

 

Yugoslavia
Australia
early green label
Australia
later label
EU
Contains some re-recordings
USA
Record Club Of America
Mexico
Note rotated Atlantic label on sleeve
Germany for UK market
Hype sticker Atlantic 40th anniversary