Vinyl pressings
by Jean-Luc Ponty · 1967
Sunday Walk was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1967, 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.
1 H 7 ◇ K B 1 599712 = 2 A SB 15139 = 1 Made in GermanyRunout Inscription Side A
1 H 7 ◇ K B 1 599712 = 2 B SB 15139 = 2 Made in GermanyRunout Inscription 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Germany | SABA SB 15 139 STFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Japan | MPS Records YS-2110-MP / Columbia YS-2110-MPLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Japan | MPS Records YS-2110-MP / Columbia YS-2110-MPLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | UK | Polydor 545 112LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Prestige PR 7676 / Prestige PRST 7676LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Germany | MPS Records CRM 645 / BASF CRM 645LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1971 | UK | MPS Records BAP 5070 (CRM 645) / BASF BAP 5070 (CRM 645)LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | MPS Records 20645 / BASF 20645LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1972 | USA & Canada | BASF G 20645LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | MPS Records ULX-43-P / BASF ULX-43-PLP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1976 | Spain | BASF 35 53137 / SABA 35 53137LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Spain | MPS Records JS - 003 / CFE JS - 003LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Spain | MPS Records JS - 003LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Spain | MPS Records JS-003 / CFE JS-003LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Germany | MPS Records 0217138MSWLP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | MPS Records MPS 15045LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | MPS Records 0068.226LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | SABA SB 15 139 STLP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Germany | MPS Records 21 20645-9 / BASF 21 20645-9LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | MPS Records 15 139 STLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Portugal | MPS Records MPS 15 139 / Dargil MPS 15139LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | BASF BAP 5070 / BASF CRM 645LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Pausa Records 7033LP, Album | LP, Album |
23 vinyl pressings of Sunday Walk are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1967 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in Germany. One of them is SABA SB 15 139 ST.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SB 15 139 ST) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1 H 7 ◇ K B 1 599712 = 2 A SB 15139 = 1 Made in Germany and 1 H 7 ◇ K B 1 599712 = 2 B SB 15139 = 2 Made in Germany. 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.
