Vinyl pressings
by Jimmy Smith · 1977
Sit On It! was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 9 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.
p SRM-1-1127 A4Side A Runout, etched, variant 1
p SRM--1-1127 B4Side B Runout, etched, variant 1
p SRM-1-1127 A3Side A Runout, etched, variant 2
p SRM-1-1127 B4Side B Runout, etched, variant 2
S 1 SRM-1-1127 A5 A 1Side A runout, etched
S 1 SRM-1-1127 B6 B 1Side B runout, etched
SRM-1-1127 A3Side A runout, etched
SRM-1-1127 B3Side B runout, etched
A MX183607 6338 781-1Side A Runout, etched
A MX183608 6338 781-2Side B Runout, etched
A MX183607 6338 781-1Side A Runout, etched
A MX183608 6338 781-2Side B Runout, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | Mercury 6338 781First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Australia | Mercury 6338 781First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Barbados | Mercury SRM-1-1127First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Brazil | Mercury 6338 781First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | France | Mercury 9100 034First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Italy | Mercury 6338 781First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | Mercury RJ-7220First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Mercury 6338 781First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Mercury 6338 781First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Mercury 6338 781First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | South Korea | Not On LabelLP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1977 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1127First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1127First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1127First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Mercury SRM-1-1127First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB LP 5677 / Mercury 6338 781LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
19 vinyl pressings of Sit On It! are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, Australia, Barbados, Brazil and more. One of them is Mercury SRM-1-1127.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SRM-1-1127, 6338 781, 9100 034, RJ-7220) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, p SRM-1-1127 A4 and p SRM--1-1127 B4. 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.
