Vinyl pressings
by Dino · 1987
Summergirls was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1987, 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.
LD-0001-B 5-18787 [a signature]Side A runout, variant 1
LD-0001-A 5-18786 1 S [a signature] SUMMER GIRLSSide B runout, variant 1
LD-0001-B S-18787 1- R.SimpsonSide A runout, variant 2
LD-0001-A S-18786 1- R.Simpson SUMMER GIRLSSide B runout, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | US | L.D. Records L.D.-0001First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1987 | US | Mainframe Records MF-0001First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1988 | Australia | 4th & Broadway X1333512", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Canada | Island Records IS 1205 / 4th & Broadway IS 120512", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Philippines | Island Records DS-22612", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1988 | US | 4th & Broadway PRO 468RX12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | US | 4th & Broadway BWAY 46812", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1988 | US | 4th & Broadway BWAY 74687", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | US | 4th & Broadway PRO 46812", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1988 | US | 4th & Broadway BWAY74687", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
10 vinyl pressings of Summergirls are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1987 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US. One of them is L.D. Records L.D.-0001.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use L.D.-0001, MF-0001) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LD-0001-B 5-18787 [a signature] and LD-0001-A 5-18786 1 S [a signature] SUMMER GIRLS. 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.
