Vinyl pressings
by Gordon Lightfoot · 1976
Summertime Dream was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
26 pressings came out in 1976, 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.
MS-2246-Side I-1C-2G:Side A runout variant 1
MS-2246-Side II-1B-2G:Side B runout variant 1
MS-2246- 1B - 2G: - Side I ②Side A runout variant 2
MS-2246-Side II-1B-2G:Side B runout variant 2
MS-2246- 1B-2G:-Side I DMSide A runout
MS-2246-Side II- 1B-2G:Side B runout
MS-1-2246 JW2 #1 0A Side Etch, except "0" stamp - Var # 1
MS-2-2246 JW7 #1 0B Side Etch, except "0" stamp - Var # 1
SUB MS-1-2246 JW1 #6 0A Side Etch, except "0" stamp - Var # 2
MS-2-2246 JW2² #1 0B Side Etch, except "0" stamp - Var # 2
MS-1-2246-1A A1 1SA Side Etch
MS-2-2246-1B B2 1SB Side Etch
K54067.A1 Λ
K54067.B1 Λ
K.54067-A1 C VRunout, side A, variant 1
K 54067-B1 C VRunout, side B, variant 1
K·54067·A1 H-M DRunout, side A, variant 2
K·54067·B1 E LB W-2Runout, side B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | Reprise Records RRC 2216First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Australia | Reprise Records MS 2246First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Australia | Reprise Records MS 2246First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Belgium | Reprise Records B 54067First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Brazil | Reprise Records 34.000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2246First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2246First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Chile | Reprise Records MS 2246First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Reprise Records REP 54 067 / Reprise Records MS 2246First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Reprise Records REP 54 067 / Reprise Records MS-2246LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1976 | Israel | Reprise Records K 54067First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | Reprise Records P-10224RFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Reprise Records P-10224RFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Reprise Records REP 54 067 / Reprise Records MS-2246First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Reprise Records MS 2246First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Canada | Reprise Records R1 557852LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Canada | Reprise Records RI 557852LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | Friday Music FRM-2246 / Reprise Records FRM-2246LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Friday Music FRM-2246LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | Friday Music FRM-2246LP, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2025 | US | Friday Music FRM-2246LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| 2026 | US | Friday Music FDAT-52246LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2026 | US | Friday Music FDAT-52247LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2026 | Worldwide | Rhino Records RES1 2246 / Rhino Records 603497804641LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2246LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2246LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records REP 54 067 / Reprise Records MS 2246LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records REP 54 067 / Reprise Records MS 2246LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Greece | Reprise Records K54067 / Reprise Records MS 2246LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Greece | Reprise Records 0346 / Reprise Records RS 0346LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Japan | Holy Hawk Record Co. Ltd. HH-6167LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Reprise Records MS 2246LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Reprise Records MS 2246LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Reprise Records MS 2246LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
53 vinyl pressings of Summertime Dream are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1976 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in Canada, US, UK, Australia and more. One of them is Reprise Records MS 2246.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS 2246, K54067, K 54067, RRC 2216) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MS-2246-Side I-1C-2G: and MS-2246-Side II-1B-2G:. 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.
