Vinyl pressings
by High Frequency · 1980
Summertime was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year. 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.
N-1004-A TAHARQA TALIB TAJIDINRunout Side A, Etched
STERLINGRunout Side A, Stamped
N-1004-B TAHARQA TALIB TAJIDINRunout Side B, Etched
STERLINGRunout Side B, Stamped
N-1004-A TAHARQA TALIB TAJIDIN STERLINGRunout side A
N-1004-B STERLING TAHARQA TALIB TAJIDINRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | NIA Records N-1004First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1980 | US | NIA Records N-1004First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | NIA Records N-45-1004First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | US | NIA Records N-1004First year12", White Label | 12", White Label |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Unknown | NIA Records N-100412", 33 ⅓ RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | Unknown | NIA Records N-100412", 33 ⅓ RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | NIA Records FMG-45-1004 / Fraternity Music Group FMG-45-10047", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2020 | US | Fraternity Music Group FMG-45-1004 / NIA Records FMG-45-10047", 45 RPM, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2020 | UK | NIA Records N-10047", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2026 | UK | NIA Records N1004P12", 45 RPM, Record Store Day, Reissue | 12", 45 RPM, Record Store Day, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of Summertime are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1980 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US. One of them is NIA Records N-1004.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use N-1004, N-45-1004) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, N-1004-A TAHARQA TALIB TAJIDIN and STERLING. 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.
