Vinyl pressings
by Ashford & Simpson · 1977
So So Satisfied was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 5 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.
BS-1-2992-WW1 #2 —◃ STERLINGSide A runout, variant 1
BS-2-2992-WW1 #4 —◃ STERLINGSide B runout, variant 1
BS-1-2992-WW1-RE1 —◃ STERLINGSide A runout, variant 2
BS-2-2992-WW1 #4 —◃ STERLINGSide B runout, variant 2
BS-1-2992-JW1 #2 STERLING 0Side I Runout
BS-2-2992--Re1-VW3 #4 STERLING 0Side II Runout
A MX183437 BS2992-1Side A etched runout
A MX183438 BS2992-2Side B etched 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2992LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1977 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 2992First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2992First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records W 56354First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBC 1417First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2992First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2992LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1977 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2992First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2992First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | Warner Records RVC1 2992/603497842339LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of So So Satisfied are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1976 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, Australia, Canada, Italy and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BS 2992.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BS 2992, W 56354, WBC 1417) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BS-1-2992-WW1 #2 —◃ STERLING and BS-2-2992-WW1 #4 —◃ STERLING. 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.
