Vinyl pressings
by Frank Mills · 1979
Sunday Morning Suite was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 14 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.
9/4/79 PD1•6225•A• JAMF DM 12Runout side A variant 1
9/4/79 PD1•6225•B JAMF DMRunout side B variant 1
9/4/79 PD-1-6225A• G JAMF DM 16Runout side A variant 2
9/4/79 PD-1-6225B G JAMF 15DMRunout side B variant 2
PD-6225-A G JAMF QRunout side A
PD-6225-B G JAMF QRunout side B
PD-6225-A G JAMF QRunout side A
PD-6225-B G JAMF QRunout side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Polydor 2480 511First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Polydor PD-1-6225First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Polydor PD-1-6225First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Polydor PD-1-6225First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Polydor PD-1-6225First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Polydor PD-1-6225First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Polydor 2417 335First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Ireland | Polydor POLS 1014First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | Polydor 2480 511First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Polydor MPF 1274First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Polydor 2480 511First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Polydor 2480511First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Scandinavia | Polydor 2480 511First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | Polydor 2480 511First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | South Korea | SEM Gramophone SEL-200First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Argentina | Polydor 2417335LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Brazil | Polydor 2480 566LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | South Africa | Polydor 2424 198LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 6502LP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1983 | US | Capitol Records ST6502LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Polydor 2480 522LP, Album | LP, Album |
27 vinyl pressings of Sunday Morning Suite are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1979 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in Canada, UK, US, Australia and more. One of them is Polydor PD-1-6225.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PD-1-6225, POLS 1014, 2480 511, 2417 335) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 9/4/79 PD1•6225•A• JAMF DM 12 and 9/4/79 PD1•6225•B JAMF DM. 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.
