Vinyl pressings
by Boz Scaggs · 1980
Miss Sun was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. 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 1980, 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.
ZSS 167569 2G [TM-M] TIIIIA-Side Runout etched [stamped]
ZSS-167570-1H [TM-M] TIB-Side Runout etched [stamped]
ZSS 167569A Side Label
ZSS 157570B Side Label
T ZSS-167569-2K TML-MRunout side A - Variant 1
T1 ZSS-167570-1H TML-MRunout side B - Variant 1
T ZSS-167569-2K TML-S TIIRunout side A - Variant 2
T ZSS-167570-1H TML-M TIIIRunout side B - Variant 2
P ZSS-167569-2N TML-MA-Side Runout etched [stamped]
P ZSS-167570-1D TML-MB-Side Runout etched [stamped]
ZSS 167569A Side Label
ZSS 157570B Side Label
T ZSS 161569-2H TML-M T1A runout
T ZSS 161569-2J TML-S T1B runout
ZSS 167569Labels
P ZSS 16-76569-2E TML-MA runout
ZSS 167569Labels
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | CBS BA 222783First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Canada | Columbia 11-11406First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Japan | CBS/Sony 07SP-513First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Netherlands | CBS CBS 9424First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | New Zealand | CBS BA 222783First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Peru | CBS CSR 1163First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Spain | CBS CBS 9470First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | CBS CBS 9424First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | US | Columbia AS 896First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Columbia 11-11406First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1980 | US | Columbia 11-11406First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Columbia 11-11406First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Columbia 11-11406First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Columbia 11-114067", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1980 | US | Columbia 11-11406First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
16 vinyl pressings of Miss Sun are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1980 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia 11-11406.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 11-11406, AS 896, CBS 9424, BA 222783) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS 167569 2G [TM-M] TIIII and ZSS-167570-1H [TM-M] TI. 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.
