Vinyl pressings
by Joe Simon · 1968
Simon Sings was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 3 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.
G9B-820 SSS-I5005 MR S-I △I2602 △A Side etched [MR in circle stamped]
G9B-82I SSS-I5005 S-2 △ G9B-82I-Re △ MR △I2602-XB Side etched [MR in circle stamped]
G9B-820A Side label
G9B-821B Side label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Canada | Monument SSS-15005First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Sound Stage 7 SSS 15005 / Monument SSS 15005First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Sound Stage 7 SSS-15005 / Sound Stage 7 SSS15005First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Germany | Monument SLP 5005LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1969 | Italy | Sound Stage 7 SSS15005 / Monument ST 75016LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1969 | Mexico | Monument MOL 10028 / Monument SSS 15005LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Monument SMO 5026LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Monument SMO 5026LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1969 | UK | Monument LMO 5026LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | US | Sound Stage 7 SSS-15005LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Sound Stage 7 SSS-15005LP, Stereo, Promo · Promo | LP, Stereo, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | Venezuela | Monument LPS-77487 / Sound Stage 7 LPS-77487LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Sound Stage 7 SSS-15005 / Sound Stage 7 SSS15005LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of Simon Sings are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1968 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Canada, Netherlands. One of them is Sound Stage 7 SSS-15005.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SSS-15005, SSS 15005) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, G9B-820 SSS-I5005 MR S-I △I2602 △ and G9B-82I SSS-I5005 S-2 △ G9B-82I-Re △ MR △I2602-X. 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.
