Vinyl pressings
by Bobby Goldsboro · 1973
Summer 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.
18 pressings came out in 1973, 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.
UAST 12002-E RFS/WSSSide A runout, etched
UAXW-251-W UAST 11357 X RFS/WSSSide B runout, etched
UAST-12002Label A-Side
UAST-11357Label B-Side
UAST 12002-E-2 RFS/WSS T11Side A runout, etched
UAXW-251-W T UAST 11357-1 RFS/WSS T1Side B runout, etched
UAST-12002Label A-Side
UAST-11357Label B-Side
UAST-12002Label A-Side
UAST-11357Label B-Side
UAXW-251-W UAST 12002 RFS/WSS K5477Side A runout, etched
UAXW-251-W UAST-11357 RFS/WSS K-5478Side B runout, etched
UAST-12002Label A-Side
UAST-11357Label B-Side
UA-12002Side A Label
UAST-12002Side B Label
UAST 12002-E X RES/WSSA Side Runout
UAST 12002-E RES/WSSAA Side Runout
UAST-12002-EA and AA Side Labels Identical
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 | Australia | United Artists Records K-5228First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Brazil | United Artists Records 1197First year7", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1973 | Canada | United Artists Records UA-XW251-WFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | France | United Artists Records UP 35.558 / United Artists Records UA XW 251First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Italy | United Artists Records UA 35558First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Netherlands | United Artists Records UAS 35585 / United Artists Records 35585First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | New Zealand | United Artists Records UAK 5228First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Portugal | United Artists Records N-S-14-81First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Spain | United Artists Records HS 986First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | UK | United Artists Records UP 35558First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | United Artists Records UA-XW251-WFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1973 | US | United Artists Records UA-XW251-WFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | United Artists Records UA-XW251-WFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1973 | US | United Artists Records UA-XW251-WFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1973 | US | United Artists Records UA-XW251-WFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Ireland | United Artists Records UP(I) 35558 / United Artists Records UA XW 2517", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | UK | United Artists Records UP 35558 / United Artists Records UA XW 2517", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | UK | Liberty UP 355587", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | UK | United Artists Records UP 355587", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Reissue, Repress · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Reissue, Repress · Promo |
23 vinyl pressings of Summer are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1973 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is United Artists Records UA-XW251-W.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UA-XW251-W, UP 35558, K-5228, 1197) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UAST 12002-E RFS/WSS and UAXW-251-W UAST 11357 X RFS/WSS. 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.
