Vinyl pressings
by Climax · 1972
Climax Featuring Sonny Geraci 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.
8 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.
RR-3506-SA-1-1-1 [Artisan logo] PR DSide A runout
RR-3506-SB-1-1-1 [Artisan logo] PR DSide B runout
3506 SASide A label
3506 SBSide B label
T| RR-3506-SA-1 [Artisan Logo] DSide A Runout - Etched / T, D - Stamped
T| RR-3506-SB-1 [Artisan Logo] CSide B Runout - Etched / T, C - Stamped
RR-3506-SA-1 [Alien Logo]Variant 1 SIDE A
RR-3506-SB-1 [Alien Logo]Variant 1 SIDE B
RR-3506-SA (MR) [Artisan Sound Logo] △16936 (1)Runout A
RR-3506-SB (MR) [Artisan Sound Logo] △16936-XRunout B
3506-SALabel A
3506-SBLabel B
RR-3506-SA [Artisan Logo]Runout A
RR-3506-SB [Artisan Logo]Runout B
3506 SA BWLabel A
3506 SB BWLabel B
3506 SASide A
3406 SBSide B
3506 SA Columbia Records LogoSide A The logo is a pic etched in wax of a circle with legs
3406 SB Columbia Records LogoSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Polydor 2310 206First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1972 | Canada | Bell Records RR3506 / Bell Records RR 3506First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Rocky Road Records RR 3506First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Bell Records RR3506 / Rocky Road Records SKAO-94439LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1972 | US | Rocky Road Records RR3506 / Rocky Road Records RR 3506First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Rocky Road Records RR3506 / Rocky Road Records RR-3506First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Rocky Road Records RR 3506LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1972 | US | Rocky Road Records RR 3506First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Rocky Road Records RR3506 / Rocky Road Records RR 3506First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Rocky Road Records RR 3506First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Europe | Reel RMLP3115LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Climax Featuring Sonny Geraci are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1972 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, Australia, Canada. One of them is Rocky Road Records RR 3506, released May 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RR 3506, RR3506, 2310 206) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RR-3506-SA-1-1-1 [Artisan logo] PR D and RR-3506-SB-1-1-1 [Artisan logo] PR D. 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.
