Vinyl pressings
by Gordon Lightfoot · 1971
Summer Side Of Life was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
24 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 10 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.
1T MS-2037 31191-1-1Etched A Side Runout (Variant 1
1T MS-2037 31192-1-2Etched B Side Runout (Variant 1
1T MS-2037 31191-1-1 Artisan Sound Recorders logoSide A, runout (Variant 2
1T MS-2037 31192-1-1 Artisan Sound Recorders logoSide B. runout (Variant 2
1 Ƨ MS-2037-A-1A Re-1 31191-2 [Artisan logo] A 5Var 1, Side A etched exc logo
1 S MS-2037B 1B Re-1 31192-2 [Artisan logo] A 2Var 1, Side B etched exc logo
I S MS-2037-A-1A Re-1 31191-2 [Artisan logo] A 6Var 2, Side A etched exc logo
Ƨ \ MS-2037-B-1A Re-1 31192-2 [Artisan logo] A 4Var 2, Side B etched exc logo
S 1 MS-2037-A-1B Re-1 31191-2 [Artisan logo] A 8Side A etched exc logo
1 MS-2037B 1A Re-1 31192-2 [Artisan logo] ASide B etched exc logo
(31,191)Label Side A
(31,192)Label Side B
MS-2037 31191-1 [Artisan logo] C PRunout side A, variant 1
MS-2037 31192-1 [Artisan logo] D11 PRunout side B, variant 1
MS-2037 2 31191-1 1 [Artisan logo] C 3 PRunout side A, variant 2
MS-2037 31192-1 2 [Artisan logo] B 3 PRunout side B, variant 2
1T MS-2037 31191-1-1 [Artisan Logo]Runout Side 1, variant 1
2T MS-2037 31192-1-1 [Artisan Logo]Runout Side 2, variant 1
MS-2037 T1 31191-1-2 [Artisan Logo]Runout Side 1, variant 2
1T MS-2037 31192-1-2 [Artisan Logo]Runout Side 2, variant 2
MS 1-2037 WW1 ─◁Side A runout
MS-2 2037 WW1 ─◁Side B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Australia | Reprise Records MS-2037First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2037First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Reprise Records MS-2037 / Reprise Records MS 2037First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2037First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Canada | Reprise Records MS-2037 / Reprise Records MS 2037First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2037First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | France | Reprise Records 44.132 / Reprise Records (MS 2037)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | France | Reprise Records 44.132 / Reprise Records (MS 2037)LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1971 | Germany | Reprise Records 44 132 / Reprise Records MS 2037First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Germany | Reprise Records 44 132 / Reprise Records MS 2037First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Italy | Reprise Records K 44132First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Japan | Reprise Records P-8097RFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | New Zealand | Reprise Records RS 2037First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | New Zealand | Reprise Records RS 2037First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | South Africa | Reprise Records RRC 2037First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2037LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2037LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Japan | Reprise Records P-8097RLP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Reprise Records R110162 / Reprise Records MS 2037LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
39 vinyl pressings of Summer Side Of Life are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1971 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Reprise Records MS-2037.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS-2037, 2037, MS 2037, K 44132) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1T MS-2037 31191-1-1 and 1T MS-2037 31192-1-2. 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.
