Vinyl pressings
by Chuck Mangione · 1978
Children Of Sanchez was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
29 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 13 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.
6701-S1 MASTERDISK RL SA Side runout, variant 1
SP 6702-T-1 TIB Side runout, variant 1
6703-S1 SC Side runout, variant 1
SP-6700 6704-S-2 SD Side runout, variant 1
SP-6701-P-1 MASTERDISK RL PSide A Variant 1
SP-6700 6702 P2 MASTERDISK RL PSide B Variant 1
SP-6703 P-1 MASTERDISK RL PSide C Variant 1
SP-6700 6704 P-3 MASTERDISK PSide D Variant 1
SP-6701A Side Label
SP-6702B Side Label
SP-6703C Side Label
SP-6704D Side Label
SP-6700-6701-M6 Δ 23649 MASTERDISK J.G. Pitman 3 IA Side, Variant 1
SP-6700-6702-P5 E I MASTERDISKB Side, Variant 1
SP-6700 6703-P3 IC Side, Variant 1
SP-6700 6704-P2 I D PD Side, Variant 1
SP-6700 6701-P2 MASTERDISK RLA Side runout
SP-6700 6702-INT-3X [MR logo] △ 23649-X MASTERDISK RLB Side runout
SP-6700 6703 P-3C Side runout
SP-6700 6704 P-2D Side runout
SP - 6700 6701 - M4 △ 23649 MASTERDISK RL TH A 21Side A runout
SP - 6700 - 6702 - P5 MASTERDISK C3 XT PSide B runout
SP-6700 - 6703 - T7 MASTERDISK D2 T 1Side C runout
SP-6700 6704 T-5 MASTERDISK RL E 1 5 T 1Side D runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | A&M Records L70097/8 / A&M Records SP-6700First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | A&M Records SP-6700First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Canada | A&M Records SP-6700First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | A&M Records SP-6700First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | A&M Records SP-6700First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | A&M Records SP-6700First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Colombia | A&M Records A2S-0002 / A&M Records SP-6700First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Colombia | A&M Records A2S-0002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Europe | A&M Records AMLM 66700First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Europe | A&M Records AMLM 66700First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Europe | A&M Records AMLM 66700First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Greece | A&M Records AMLM 66700First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Greece | A&M Records AMLM 66700First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Hong Kong | A&M Records SP-6700First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Italy | A&M Records AMLM 66700First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | South Korea | A&M Records SP-6700 / Sung Eum Limited SEL-RA 524LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | South Korea | A&M Records SP-6700LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Greece | A&M Records 396 700-1 / A&M Records 396700-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | Greece | A&M Records 396 700-1 / A&M Records 396700-1LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1989 | Germany | A&M Records LP 396 700-1 / A&M Records 396 700-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1989 | Germany | A&M Records LP 396 700-1 / A&M Records 396 700-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | US | A&M Records SP-6700 / A&M Records 66700LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Greece | A&M Records 396 700-1 / A&M Records 829287 / 829288LP, Album, Reissue, White Label | LP, Album, Reissue, White Label |
42 vinyl pressings of Children Of Sanchez are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1978 and 1997.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is A&M Records SP-6700, released September 9, 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-6700, SP-17033, AMLM 66700, L70097/8) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6701-S1 MASTERDISK RL S and SP 6702-T-1 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.
