Vinyl pressings
by Cold Blood · 1970
Sisyphus was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 8 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.
ST-SF-702067A-11-1 AT GP PRRunout A, variant 1
ST-SF-702068C-1-1 AT-GPRunout B, variant 1
ST-SF-702067A-11-1 AT GP P.R. +Runout A, variant 2
ST-SF-702068C-1-1 AT / GP P.R. +Runout B, variant 2
ST-SF-702067 BB AT GPLabel A
ST-SF-702068 BB AT GPLabel B
(ST-SF-702067 PR)A-side, center label
(ST-SF-702068 PR)B-side, center label
ST-SF-702067 B̶B AT-GP PRA-side, etching
ST-SF-702068 B AT-GP PRB-side, etching
ST-SF-702067Label A
ST-SF-702068Label B
ST-SF-70267 B AT-GP △15537A-Side runout, variant 1
ST-SF-70268 B AT-GP △15537-X (2)B-Side runout, variant 1
ST-SF-702067 B̶ BB (MR) AT-GP △15537A-Side runout, variant 2
ST-SF-702068 BB (MR) AT GP △15537-XB-Side runout, variant 2
ST-SF-702067-1A CTH 1TRunout A stamped, 1T etched
ST-SF-702068-1A CTH 1TRunout B stamped, 1 T etched
ST-SF-702067CTHLabel A
ST-SF-702068CTHLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Canada | San Francisco Records SD 205First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Colombia | Atlantic 2400102 / San Francisco Records 2400102First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | France | Atlantic 940 064First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Greece | Atlantic 2400102 / ATCO Records 2400 102First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Israel | Atlantic SD 42043First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | UK | Atlantic 2400102First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | UK | Atlantic 2400 102 / Atlantic 2400102First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | San Francisco Records SD 205First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | San Francisco Records SD 205First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | San Francisco Records SD 205First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | San Francisco Records SD 205First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | San Francisco Records SD 205LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1970 | US | San Francisco Records SD 205First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | San Francisco Records SD 205First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | San Francisco Records SD 205LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Turkey | Atlantic SD 205LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | San Francisco Records SD 205LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | San Francisco Records SD 205LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| ? | US | San Francisco Records SD 205LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
27 vinyl pressings of Sisyphus are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1970 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Philippines, Canada and more. One of them is San Francisco Records SD 205, released October 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 205, 2400102, 2400 102, 940 064) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-SF-702067A-11-1 AT GP PR and ST-SF-702068C-1-1 AT-GP. 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.
