Vinyl pressings
by Barracuda · 1973
Summer Girls was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 9 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.
p M-2035-AS [artisan logo]A-Side Runout Etching
p M-2035-BS x [artisan logo]B-Side Runout Etching
M-2035-ASA-Side Label
M-2035-BSB-Side Label
M-2035-ASSide A Label
M-2035-BSSide B Label
̶7̶Y̶C̶E̶ ̶2̶1̶7̶2̶0̶-̶1̶ EMI 2027A-1 D KT 1Runout side A
̶7̶Y̶C̶E̶ ̶2̶1̶7̶2̶1̶-̶1̶ EMI 2027B-1 D KT 1Runout side B
M3 293666 1 94538 A 21Side A, runout, stamped
M3 293667 1 94538 B 21Side B, runout, stamped
C 006 94.538 ASide A, label
C 006 94.538 BSide B, label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | France | EMI 2C 006-94538 / EMI 2C 006.94.538First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Germany | Ariola 12 799 ATFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Italy | EMI 3 C006 - 94538 / EMI 3C 006 - 94538First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1973 | Japan | Odeon EOR-10409First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Portugal | EMI 8E 006 94538 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | South Africa | EMI EMIJ 2027First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Spain | EMI 1J 006-94 538First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | US | 20th Century Records TC-2035First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | 20th Century Records TC-2035First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | UK | EMI EMI 2027First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1973 | UK | EMI EMI 2027First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Ariola 12799 AT7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of Summer Girls are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, France, Germany and more. One of them is 20th Century Records TC-2035.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TC-2035, EMI 2027, 2C 006-94538, 12 799 AT) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, p M-2035-AS [artisan logo] and p M-2035-BS x [artisan logo]. 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.
