Vinyl pressings
by Eddie Heywood · 1957
Canadian Sunset was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1957, 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.
H2 PP4107-1S I D1Side A stamped
H2 PP4108-5S I C2Side B stamped
H2PP-4107Side A label matrix
H2PP-4108Side B label matrix
H2PP-4107Side 1 Matrix
H2 PP4107-3S H ASide 1 Runout
H2PP-4108Side 2 Matrix
H2 PP4108-3S H ASide B stamped
H2 PP-4107-2S A1Side A, etched
H2 PP4108-2S A2Side B, etched
H2 PP4107-4SSide 1, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Canada | RCA Victor LPM-1529First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | UK | RCA RD 27041First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1957 | US | RCA Victor LPM-1529 / RCA Victor LPM 1529First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | RCA Victor LPM-1529 / RCA Victor LPM 1529First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | RCA Victor LPM-1529 / RCA Victor LPM 1529First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | RCA Victor LSP-1529LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1958 | US | RCA Victor LSP-1529LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1958 | US | RCA Victor LSP-1529 / RCA Victor LSP 1529LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | RCA LPM-1529-C / RCA LPM 1529 CLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LSP-1529 / RCA Victor LSP 1529LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Canadian Sunset are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1957 and 1958.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is RCA Victor LPM-1529.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LPM-1529, RD 27041) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, H2 PP4107-1S I D1 and H2 PP4108-5S I C2. 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.
