Vinyl pressings
by Fred Neil · 1968
Sessions was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. 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 1968, the album's first year, in 2 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-1-2862-A-3• 1 ✲Side A runout, Variant 1
ST-2-2862-A-3• 1 ✲Side B runout, Variant 1
ST-1-2862-A1Side A runout, Variant 2
ST-2-2862-A1Side B runout, Variant 2
ST1-2862-B6 0A-side runout, variant 1
ST2-2862-A5 0B-side runout, variant 1
ST1-2862-A5 0A-side runout, variant 2
ST2-2862-A5 0B-side runout, variant 2
ST-1-2862-B2A side (etched)
A machine stamped triangle with the initials IAMStamped on both sides
ST-1-2862-A1 [IAM-triangle]A side (etched), Variation 2
ST-2-2862-B2 [IAM-triangle]B side (etched), Variation 2
ST1-2862-W1Runout Side 1, Stamped
ST1-2862-W1Runout Side 2, Stamped
ST1-2862Side 1
ST2-2862Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-2862First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Capitol Records ST-2862 / Capitol Records ST 2862First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Capitol Records ST 2862 / Capitol Records ST-2862First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Capitol Records T-2862First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Capitol Records ST 2862 / Capitol Records ST-2862First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | US | 4 Men With Beards 4M232LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records ST-2862LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records ST-2862LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST1-2862LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST 2862LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST-2862LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST-2862LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST 2862LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
13 vinyl pressings of Sessions are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1968 and 2013.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Canada. One of them is Capitol Records ST-2862.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-2862, ST 2862, T-2862) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-1-2862-A-3• 1 ✲ and ST-2-2862-A-3• 1 ✲. 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.
