Vinyl pressings
by Bruce Cockburn · 1974
Salt, Sun And Time was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year. 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.
TN-16-A1 RL STERLINGSide A runout, variant 1
TN-16-B1 STERLINGSide B runout, variant 1
TN-16-A1 @ o STERLING RLSide A runout, variant 2
TN-16-B o STERLINGSide B runout, variant 2
TN-16-A o RLSide A runout
TN-16B -1B-2-G oSide B runout
TN-16 ASide A label
TN-16 BSide B label
TN-16-A1 0 STERLING RLSide A runout
TN-16B -1D-2-GSide B runout
TN-16 ASide A label
TN-16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Canada | True North TN-16 / Columbia TN-16First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | True North TN-16First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | True North TN 16 / True North TN-16First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | True North WTN-16 / Columbia TN-16LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | Epic ECPN-50LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | True North WTN-16 / True North TN-16LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | True North TN-16LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | True North WTN-16 / Columbia TN-16LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | True North WTN 16 / True North TN-16LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | True North WTN-16 / True North WTN 16LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of Salt, Sun And Time are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1974 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in Canada. One of them is True North TN-16.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TN-16, TN 16) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TN-16-A1 RL STERLING and TN-16-B1 STERLING. 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.
