Vinyl pressings
by Biddu Orchestra · 1975
Summer Of '42 was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 10 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.
ZSS 160677-2D T .T11Runout stamped/etched side A
ZS S 160678-2D 1 T1Runout stamped/etched side B
ZSS 160677A-Side Label
ZSS 160678B-Side Label
ZSS 160677-2A pA-Side Runout Etching
ZSS 160678-2A pB-Side Runout Etching
ZSS 160677A-Side Label
ZSS 160678B-Side Label
ZSP160676-2A pA-Side Runout Etching
p ZSS160677-2AB-Side Runout Etching
ZSP 160676A-Side Label
ZSS 160677B-Side Label
ZSP160676-2C TA-Side Runout
ZSS160677-2DB-Side Runout
ZSP 160676A-Side Label
ZSS 160677B-Side Label
EPC-S-3318-A1 4 PORKYStamped/etched in A side runout, variant 1
EPC-S-3318-B1 2 D PECKOStamped/etched in B side runout, variant 1
EPC-S-3318-A1 PORKY 4 1 AStamped/etched in A side runout, variant 2
EPC-S-3318-B1 3 D PECKOStamped/etched in B side runout, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Epic ES 173First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Australia | Epic ES 173First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Canada | Epic 8-50139First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Germany | Epic EPC 3318First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Germany | Epic EPC S 3318First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Italy | Epic EPC 3318First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Mexico | CBS 7527First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Epic EPC 3318First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Epic EPC 3318First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | South Africa | Epic EN.17First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Spain | Epic EPC 3318First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | UK | Epic S EPC 3318First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | UK | Epic S EPC 3318First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | US | Epic 8-50139First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Epic 8-50139First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
20 vinyl pressings of Summer Of '42 are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Epic 8-50139.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 8-50139, S EPC 3318, ES 173, EPC 3318) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS 160677-2D T .T11 and ZS S 160678-2D 1 T1. 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.
