Vinyl pressings
by Chick Corea · 1972
Sundance was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 3 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.
GM 2202-A ... SON K-5004 Bell Sound SFSide A runout, etched, [Bell Sound SF] stamped
GM 2002-B ... SON K-5005 Bell Sound SFSide B runout, etched, [Bell Sound SF] stamped
GM 2202-A .!. SON Bell Sound sf K-5004Side A runout, etched, [Bell Sound] stamped
GM 2002-B .!. SON Bell Sound sf K-5005Side B runout, etched, [Bell Sound] stamped
GM 2202-A ... SON K-5004 Bell Sound SFSide A runout, etched, [Bell Sound SF] stamped
GM 2002-B ... SON K-5005 Bell Sound SFSide B runout, etched, [Bell Sound SF] stamped
(RCA-6037-A)②Side A Label
(RCA-6037-B)②Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Canada | Groove Merchant GM 2202First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Japan | Groove Merchant GM 2202 / RCA RCA-6037First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Japan | Groove Merchant RCA-6037First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Groove Merchant GM 2202First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Groove Merchant GM 2202First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Groove Merchant GM 2202First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | Groove Merchant GM 530LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1974 | South Africa | Groove Merchant GM 2202 E / Groove Merchant GM.2202 ELP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | People PLEO 9LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1974 | UK | People PLEO 9LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1974 | US | Groove Merchant GM 530LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Groove Merchant GM 530LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Groove Merchant GM 530LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1978 | Canada | Quintessence Jazz Series QJ-25011LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1978 | USA & Canada | Quintessence Jazz Series QJ-25011LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Canada | Unidisc GMLP-530LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Canada | Groove Merchant GM 2202LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Groove Merchant GM 530LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of Sundance are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1972 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, Canada, Japan. One of them is Groove Merchant GM 2202, released January 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GM 2202, RCA-6037) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, GM 2202-A ... SON K-5004 Bell Sound SF and GM 2002-B ... SON K-5005 Bell Sound SF. 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.
