Vinyl pressings
by Kate Taylor · 1971
Sister Kate was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. 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 1971, 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.
ST-CTN-712135 A SRC 2-2 71 AT GPRunout A etched; SRC stamped
ST-CTN-712136 A SRC 2•2•71 AT / GPRunout B etched; SRC stamped
ST-CTN-712135 SPLabel A
ST-CTN-712136 SPLabel B
ST CTN 712135-MOLabel, side A
ST CTN 712136-MOLabel, side B
ST-CTN-712135 B AT -SP PRRunout A etched
ST-CTN-712136 B AT-SP PRRunout B etched
ST-CTN-712135RIMatrix A on label
ST-CTN-712136RIMatrix B on label
ST-CTN-712135 A-MO 2-2-71 AT (MR) GP Λ Δ15721Runout A etched / (MR) stamped
ST-CTN-712136A-MO 2-2-71 AT/GP (MR) Δ15721-XRunout B etched / (MR) stamped
ST-CTN-712135-MOMatrix A, on label
ST-CTN-712136-MOMatrix B, on label
ST-CTN-712135 A 2•2•71 AT gPSide A runout etched
ST-CTN-712136 A 2•2•71 AT gPSide B runout etched
SRC (Specialty Records Corp.) logoSide B runout stamped
ST-CTN-712135 SPSide A label
ST-CTN-712135 A-MO 2-2-71 AT (MR) GP Λ Δ15721Runout A etched / (MR) stamped
ST-CTN-712136A-MO 2-2-71 AT/GP (MR) Δ15721-XRunout B etched / (MR) stamped
ST-CTN-712135-MOMatrix A, on label
ST-CTN-712136-MOMatrix B, on 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Canada | Cotillion SD 9045First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Germany | Atlantic 40.202 / Atlantic 40 202First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Japan | Atlantic P-8084AFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | New Zealand | Atlantic SD 9045First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | South Africa | Atlantic ATC 9314First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | Atlantic 2400118First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | Atlantic 2400118First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1971 | US | Cotillion SD 9045First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Cotillion SD 9045First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Cotillion SD 9045First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Cotillion SD 9045First yearLP | LP |
| 1971 | US | Cotillion SD 9045First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Cotillion SD 9045First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Cotillion SD-9045LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1971 | US | Cotillion 9045First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
16 vinyl pressings of Sister Kate are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Cotillion SD 9045.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 9045, Sd 9045, 9045, 2400118) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-CTN-712135 A SRC 2-2 71 AT GP and ST-CTN-712136 A SRC 2•2•71 AT / GP. 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.
