Vinyl pressings
by John Martyn · 1975
Sunday's Child was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 7 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.
ILPS 9296 A - 1U CC STERLINGRunout A side, variant 1
ILPS 9296 B - 1U CP STERLINGRunout B side, variant 1
ILPS 9296 A - 1U G STERLINGRunout A side, variant 2
ILPS 9296 B - 1U L STERLINGRunout B side, variant 2
ILPS 9296 A-4 SX B STERLING 1A side runout, variant 1
ILPS 9296 B-3 SX A STERLING 2B side runout, variant 1
P S ILPS 9296 A -3 SX STERLING B 3A side runout, variant 2
S ILPS 9296 B-4 SX STERLING A 1B side runout, variant 2
1 SMX·45887 2ARunout A, hand-etched
2 SMX·45888 2ARunout B, hand-etched
SMX45887Label A
SMX45888Label B
1 SMX·45887 2ARunout A, hand-etched
2 SMX·45888 2ARunout B, hand-etched
SMX45887Label A
SMX45888Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Island Records L 35453 / Island Records L-35,453First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Australia | Island Records L 35453 / Island Records L-35,453First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Italy | Island Records ILPS 19296First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Island Records L 35453First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Spain | Island Records 88646 IFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Island Records ILPS 9296First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9296First yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1975 | US | Island Records ILPS 9296First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9296LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9296LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | UK & Europe | Island Records ILPS 9296 / Island Records 5707126LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Island Records ILPS 9296LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Italy | Island Records ILPS 19296LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9296LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9296LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9296LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9296LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Island Records ILPS 9296LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
18 vinyl pressings of Sunday's Child are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1975 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, US, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Island Records ILPS 9296, released January 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS 9296, L 35453, ILPS 19296, 88646 I) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ILPS 9296 A - 1U CC STERLING and ILPS 9296 B - 1U CP 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.
