Vinyl pressings
by Captain Beyond · 1973
Sufficiently Breathless 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.
14 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 6 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.
p CP0115 40477-1D RL STERLINGA-side runout etching (variant 1)
p CP0115 40478-1D STERLINGB-side runout etching (variant 1)
p p CP-0115 40477-1C STERLING A 3A-side runout etching (variant 2)
p CP-0115 40478-1C p STERLING RL AB-side runout etching (variant 2)
T1 CP-0115 40477-1Frunout Side A, etched, var.1
T1 CP-0115 40478-1Erunout Side B, etched, var.1
T1 CP-0115 40477-1E STERLING Drunout Side A, etched exc. STERLING and D stamped var.2
T1 CP-0115 40478-1E Drunout Side B, etched exc. D stamped var.2
S I CP-0115 40477-1A STERLINGSide A runout, variant 1
S I CP-0115 40478-1A STERLING 1ASide B runout, variant 1
S 2 CP•0115 40477-1A STERLINGSide A runout, variant 2
S I CP-0115 40478-1B STERLING A 5Side B runout, variant 2
CP-0115-40477-1-G2 (WB) .—◁A-side runout etching (variant 1)
CP-0115-40478-1-G2 (WB) .—◁B-side runout etching (variant 1)
S1 CP-0115 40477-1 A STERLINGA side etched except Sterling stamped, variants 1, 2, 3, & 4
S1 CP-0115 40478-1 A STERLING 1 A 3B side etched except Sterling stamped, variant 1
S1 CP-0115 40478-1B STERLING A4B side etched except Sterling stamped, variant 2
S1 CP-0115 40478-1B STERLING A2B side etched except Sterling stamped, variant 3
S1 CP-0115 40477-1 A STERLINGA side etched except Sterling stamped, variants 1, 2 & 3
S1 CP-0115 40478-1 A STERLING 1 A 3B side etched except Sterling stamped, variant 1
(S40,477)Label Side A
(S40,478)Label Side B
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 | Capricorn Records CP 0115First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Australia | Capricorn Records CP 0115First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Capricorn Records CP 0115First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Capricorn Records CP 0115First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | France | Capricorn Records 47510First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-8361WFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-8361WFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBC 1221First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Capricorn Records CP 0115First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Capricorn Records CP 0115First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Capricorn Records CP 0115First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Capricorn Records CP 0115LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | US | Capricorn Records CP 0115LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | US | Capricorn Records CP 0115First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Capricorn Records CP 0115First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Europe | Timeless Time 712 / Timeless Timeless 712LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | US | Purple Pyramid CLP 0149LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Warner Bros. Records P-8361WLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| ? | US | Capricorn Records CP 0115LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capricorn Records CP 0115LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Capricorn Records CPN 0115LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capricorn Records CPN-0115LP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| ? | US | Capricorn Records CPN 0115LP, Album | LP, Album |
26 vinyl pressings of Sufficiently Breathless are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1973 and 2013.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, Australia, Canada, France and more. One of them is Capricorn Records CP 0115.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CP 0115, 47510, P-8361W, WBC 1221) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, p CP0115 40477-1D RL STERLING and p CP0115 40478-1D 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.
