Vinyl pressings
by Billy Thorpe · 1979
Children Of The Sun was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 11 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.
T1 CPN0221AS RE1Side A runout, variant 1
T1 CPN0221BS RE2Side B runout, variant 1
T1 CPN0221AS RE1 3̲ 4CSide A runout, variant 2
T1 CPN0221BS RE2 ‗ ASide B runout, variant 2
CPN 0221 AS-1Side 1 Etched
CPN 0221 BS-2Side 2 Etched
CPN 0221-AS-1A A4 SVariant 1 side A runout etched
CPN 0221-BS-1A A6 SVariant 1 side A runout etched
CPN 0221-AS-1A SVariant 2 side A runout etched
CPN 0221-BS-1A SVariant 2 side B runout etched
PD1 6228 CT 13 T1 ̶C̶P̶N̶ ̶0̶2̶2̶1̶ AS RE1Side A runout, variant 1
PD1 6228 CT A2 15 ̶C̶P̶N̶ ̶0̶2̶2̶1̶ BS 3Side B runout, variant 1
PD1 6228 CT D T1 ̶C̶P̶N̶ ̶0̶2̶2̶1̶ AS RE1 3/Side A runout, variant 2
PD1 6228 CT B T1 BS ̶C̶P̶N̶ ̶0̶2̶2̶1̶ ̶P̶ T7Side B runout, variant 2
2391424A1//1^E420 1 1 4Runoff A
2391424B1//1^E420 1 1 5 RCRunoff B
SMX-54451 ..2ASide A runout etched
SMX-54452 ..2ASide B runout etched
SMX-54451Side A label
SMX-54452Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Interfusion L36980 / Interfusion L 36980First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Australia & New Zealand | Capricorn Records CPN-0221First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Capricorn Records CPN 0221First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Polydor 2391 424First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Polydor 2391 424First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Italy | Polydor 2391 424First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Interfusion L 36980First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Scandinavia | Polydor 2391 424First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Spain | Polydor 23 91 424First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Polydor PD-1-6228LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Capricorn Records CPN 0221 / Capricorn Records CPN-0221First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Capricorn Records CPN-0221First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Capricorn Records CPN-0221First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Polydor PD-1-6228LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Polydor PD-1-6228LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
17 vinyl pressings of Children Of The Sun are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Australia, Australia & New Zealand and more. One of them is Capricorn Records CPN 0221.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CPN 0221, CPN-0221, PD-1-6228, 2391 424) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1 CPN0221AS RE1 and T1 CPN0221BS RE2. 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.
