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I'm So Sorry

by Carroll Thompson · 1980

13 pressings1 countryLovers RockReggae

I'm So Sorry 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.

How to spot a first pressing of I'm So Sorry

8 pressings came out in 1980, 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.

UK

1980
Label and catalog number
Santic Records SAN 0011
Format
12", 45 RPM
Runout / matrix

SAN+0011+ARunout side A

SAN+0011+BRunout side B

Full details of this pressing

UK

1980
Label and catalog number
Santic Records SAN 0011
Format
12", 45 RPM · Yellow
Runout / matrix

SAN+0011+ARunout side A, etched

SAN+0011+BRunout side B, etched

Full details of this pressing

UK

1980
Label and catalog number
Santic Records SAN 0011
Format
12", 45 RPM · Purple labels
Runout / matrix

SAN+0011+ARunout side A etched

SAN+0011+BRunout side B etched

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 13 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1980s8 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980UKSantic Records SAN 0011First year12", 45 RPM12", 45 RPM
1980UKSantic Records SAN 0011First year12", 45 RPM, Promo, White Label · Promo12", 45 RPM, Promo, White Label · Promo
1980UKSantic Records SAN 0011First year12", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl12", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl
1980UKSantic Records SAN 0011First year12", 45 RPM12", 45 RPM
1980UKSantic Records SAN 0011First year12", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl12", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl
1980UKSantic Records SAN 0011First year12", 45 RPM12", 45 RPM
1980UKSantic Records SAN 0011First year12", 45 RPM12", 45 RPM
1980UKSantic Records SAN 0011First year12", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl12", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl
2020s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2021UKHappy People7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing
2022UKHappy People HPR50-77", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl
2022UKHappy People HPR50-77", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited
Year unknown2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?UnknownSantic Records SAN 001112" · Colored vinyl12" · Colored vinyl
?UKSantic Records SAN 001112", Test Pressing · Test pressing, Colored vinyl12", Test Pressing · Test pressing, Colored vinyl

Tracklist

  1. AI'm So Sorry
  2. BSorry Dub

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of I'm So Sorry are there?

13 vinyl pressings of I'm So Sorry are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1980 and 2022.

When was I'm So Sorry first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK. One of them is Santic Records SAN 0011.

How do I tell if my copy of I'm So Sorry is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SAN 0011) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SAN+0011+A and SAN+0011+B. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is I'm So Sorry on vinyl worth?

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.

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