YES - TORMATO 1978 US 1st PRESS SEALED VINYL/LP DON’T KILL THE WHALE US PLATINUM

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Yes - Tormato 1978 (Photo #6) US Original/First Pressing Sealed Vinyl/LP containing 9 total tracks featuring 2 released singles: Release, Release (Canada issue only) and Don’t Kill The Whale (reached #36 on the UK Singles Chart in 1978). For full track listing and sequence (Photo #5). The album peaked at #9 on the French Albums (SNEP) and Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) Charts, #8 on the UK Albums Chart (OCC) and #10 on the US Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart then has been Certified Gold in Canada (Music Canada) and the UK (OCC) and Certified Platinum in the US by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) where it became the band's fastest selling album within two months of release. Printed in U.S.A. (Photo #6). Catalog number: SD 19202 (Photos #9 and 14). Condition is "New". Album cover graded VG+ due to notch/saw cut in the front right (Photo #10)/back left (Photo #11) lower edge/sections. Shipped with USPS Media Mail. Payment is due within 5-7 days from the purchase date. Thanks for stopping by.

The vinyl will be one of the following pressing variants:

PRC (Preswell Recording Company, Richmond, IN pressing identified by "PRC" or "PRC (PR)" etched in runout. Do not confuse this information with the Presswell pressing, which has "(PR)P" or only "(PR)" in the runouts. Runouts are etched:

Matrix / Runout - Runout side A, variant 1:

ST-A-784145AAA-1-11 STRAWBERRY-sean

PRC (PR)

Matrix / Runout - Runout side B, variant 1:

ST-A-784146-AAA-1 PRC (PR) 9 nhxD 01/11T

Matrix / Runout - Runout side A, variant 2:

ST-A-784145AAA-1 STRAWBERRY-sean PRC

(PR) 9

Matrix / Runout - Runout side B, variant 2:

ST-A-784146-AAA-1 PRC (PR) 9 nhxD 01/11T

Matrix / Runout - Runout side A, variant 4:

ST-A-784145-BBB-1 PRC PRC (PR)

STRAWBERRY-SEAN

Matrix / Runout - Runout side B, variant 4:

ST-A-784146-DDD++-1 PRC (PR) nhxo 01/11T

Matrix / Runout - Runout side A, variant 6:

ST-A-7841458-•BBB-I-II PRC PRC (PR)

STRAWBERRY-Sean

Matrix / Runout - Runout side B, variant 6:

ST-A-784146-DDD-I-II PRC (PR) nxo 01/11T

Matrix / Runout - Runout side A, variant 7:

ST-A-784145AAA +1 PRC (PR) 9

STRAWBERRY.- Seán

Matrix / Runout - Runout side B, variant 7:

ST-A -784146- DDD-1-11 PRC (PR) n7xD

01/11T

Matrix / Runout - Runout side A, variant 8:

ST-A-784145-BBB-1-111 PRC PRC (PR)

STRAWBERRY-Seán

Matrix / Runout - Runout side B, variant 8:

ST-A-784146-DDD+++-1 PRC (PR) n7xD

01/11T

Pressing Plant ID - etched in runouts:

PRC

-"(PR)" or "(PR)P" in runouts denotes a Presswell Recording pressing. Do not confuse with "PRC (PR)" which is the PRC Recording Company, Richmond, IN pressing (see above). Runouts are hand-etched- :

Matrix / Runout - Side A label:

ST-A-784145

Matrix / Runout - Side B label:

ST-A-784146

Matrix / Runout - Runout side A, variant 1:

ST-A-784145-D STRAWBERRY-sean (PR) a SH

Matrix / Runout - Runout side B, variant 1:

ST-A-784146 ST-A-784146-C (PR) SH 7 n7xD

01/11T

Matrix / Runout - Runout side A, variant 2:

STRAWBERRY-seán ST-A-784145-A (PR) 6

Matrix / Runout - Runout side B, variant 2:

ST-A-784146 ST-A-784146-D (PR)P nxD

01/11T

Matrix / Runout - Runout side A, variant 3:

ST-A-784145-B (PR)P STRAWBERRY - Seán

Matrix / Runout - Runout side B, variant 3:

ST-A-784146 ST-A-784146-C (PR)P TT 7 n7xD 01/11T

Matrix / Runout - Runout side A, variant 4:

ST-A-784145A (PR)P STRAWBERRY.-Seán

Matrix / Runout - Runout side B, variant 4:

ST-A-784145-A (PR) 9 n7xo 01/11T

Matrix / Runout - Runout side A, variant 5:

ST-A-784143-B (PR)P STRAWBERRY - sean

Matrix / Runout - Runout side B, variant 5:

ST-A-784146-D (PR)P nhxo 01/11T

Matrix / Runout - Runout side A, variant 6:

ST-A-7841458-B (PR)P STRAWBERRY - sean

Matrix / Runout - Runout side B, variant 6:

ST-A-784146-D (PR)P n7xo 01/11T

Matrix / Runout - Runout side A, variant 7:

ST-A-7841458-B (PR) P STRAWBERRY-Seán

Matrix / Runout - Runout side B, variant 7:

ST-A-784146-D (PR) P n4xo 01/11T

Matrix / Runout - Runout side A, variant 8:

ST-A-7841758-B STRAWBERRY-Seán (PR) e

Matrix / Runout - Runout side B, variant 8:

ST-A-784146-A nixd 01/11T (PR) e

Matrix / Runout - Runout side A, variant 9:

ST-A-7841438-B (PR)P STRAWBERRY - Seán

Matrix / Runout - Runout side B, variant 9:

ST-A-784146-D (PR) nhxD 01/11T

Matrix / Runout - Runout side A, variant 10:

ST-A-784145-F (PR) P 22 STRAWBERRY-seán

Matrix / Runout - Runout side B, variant 10:

ST-A-784146-A (PR) P 9 n7xo 01/11T

Matrix / Runout - Runout side A, variant 11:

ST-A-7841758-B STRAWBERRY-Seán (PR) P

Matrix / Runout - Runout side B, variant 11:

ST-A-784146-A 9 n4xD 01/11T (PR) P

Matrix / Runout - Runout side A, variant 12:

ST-A-784145A STRAWBERRY-Seán (PR)

Matrix / Runout - Runout side B, variant 12:

ST-A-784146-D (PR)

Matrix / Runout - Runout side A, variant 13:

ST-A-784146-A 9 STRAWBERRY-Seán (PR)P

Matrix / Runout - Runout side B, variant 13:

ST-A-784146-D (PR)P nhxo 01/11T

Matrix / Runout - Runout side A, variant 14:

ST-A-784145A STRAWBERRY-Seán (PR)

Matrix / Runout - Runout side B, variant 14:

ST-A-784146-D (PR)P n7xo 01/11T

Matrix / Runout - Runout side A, variant 15:

STRAWBERRY-Seán ST-A- 784145A (PR)P 9

Matrix / Runout - Runout side B, variant 15:

ST-A -784146- D (PR)-x P n7xo O1/11T

Matrix / Runout - Runout side A, variant 16:

STRAWBERRY-seán ST-A-784145-A (PR)P 6

Matrix / Runout - Runout side B, variant 16:

ST-A-784146 ST-A-784146-C (PR)P TT 7 nhxD

01/11T

Matrix / Runout - Runout side A, variant 17:

ST-A-7841458-B (PR) P STRAWBERRY-Seán

Matrix / Runout - Runout side B, variant 17:

ST-A-784146-A (PR) P nhxo 01/11Т

Pressing Plant ID - etched in runouts:

PR

-"MR" in runouts denotes a Monarch Record Mfg. Co. pressing. Runouts are hand-etched. "(PR)" may be rotated 180 degrees in the runouts- :

Matrix / Runout - Runout side A, variant 1:

MR < 23786 (6) (PR) 9 STRAWBERRY seán

ST-A-784145A

Matrix / Runout - Runout side B, variant 1:

(PR) n7xo 01/11T ST-A -784146 - DD MR < 23786 X (8)

Matrix / Runout - Runout side A, variant 2:

MR < 23786 (2) (PR) 9 STRAWBERRY seán

ST-A-784145AA

Matrix / Runout - Runout side B, variant 2:

(PR) nbxd 01/11T ST-A -784146 - DD MR V

23786 X (6)

Matrix / Runout - Runout side A, variant 3:

ST-A-784145AA MR < 23786 (5) (PR) 9

STRAWBERRY Seán

Matrix / Runout - Runout side B, variant 3:

ST-A-784146-DD MR < 23786-X (6) (PR) n4xD

01/11T

Matrix / Runout - Runout side A, variant 4:

ST-A-784145AK MR < 23786 (6) (PR) 9

STRAWBERRY Seán

Matrix / Runout - Runout side B, variant 4:

ST-A-784146-AA < 23786-X (3) (PR) 9 n4D

01/11T

Matrix / Runout - Runout side A, variant 5:

MR < 23786 (4) (PR) 9 STRAWBERRY seán

ST-A-784145AA

Matrix / Runout - Runout side B, variant 5:

ST-A-784146-DD MR < 23786-X (6) (PR) n4xo

01/11T

Pressing Plant ID - etched in runouts:

MR

-Goldisc Recording Products, Inc. pressing identified by "GD" etched in runout. Stampers may have come from Presswell, given "(PR)" also etched in the runouts. Do not confuse this submission with the Presswell pressing, which has "(PR)P" or only "(PR)" in the runouts- :

Matrix / Runout - Runout side A:

ST-A-784145-D STRAWBERRY/sean (PR) GD

Matrix / Runout - Runout side B:

ST-A-784146-C (PR) GD 7 nbxo 01/11T

Pressing Plant ID - etched in runouts:

GD

-PRC Recording Company, Compton, CA pressing, indicated by "(PR) CA" in the runouts. Runouts are hand-etched- :

Matrix / Runout - Label side A:

ST-A-784145

Matrix / Runout - Label side B:

ST-A-784146

Matrix / Runout - Runout side A:

ST-A-784145-DDD STRAWBERRY Seán (PR)

9 CA

Matrix / Runout - Runout side B:

ST-A -784146 ST-A-784146-CCC TT 7 n7xD

01/11T (PR) CA

Pressing Plant ID - Etched in runouts:

(PR) CA

-Allied Record Company pressing, as indicated by the "ɑ" in the runout string. Runouts are hand-etched, except for the Allied logo, ɑ, which is stamped- :

Matrix / Runout - Label side A:

ST-A-784145

Matrix / Runout - Label side B:

ST-A-784146

Matrix / Runout - Runout side A:

ST-A-784145-D 0-1 STRAWBERRY / Seán (PR)

a SP

Matrix / Runout - Runout side B:

ST-A-784146-D 0-1 nbxo 01/11T (PR) SP

Pressing Plant ID - stamped

Allied logo

-OR-

(Another Preswell Recording Company Pressing):

Matrix / Runout - Side One:

ST-A-784145-B STRAWBERRY-Seán (PR) P

Matrix / Runout - Side Two:

ST-A-784146-A (PR) P LII/IO

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