Vinyl pressings
by Loggins And Messina · 1971
Sittin' In 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.
8 pressings came out in 1971, 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.
o P AL 31044-1FSide A runout, variant 1
o P BL 31044-1CSide B runout, variant 1
o P AL 31044-1ESide A runout, variant 2
o P BL 31044-1BSide B runout, variant 2
Ƨ 1 PAL-31044 1E o 5ASide A runout, variant 1
1 PBL-31044-1B o BSide B runout, variant 1
1 PAL-31044 1E o SX BSide A runout, variant 2
XS 1 PBL 31044-1B o CSide B runout, variant 2
P AL 31044-1F o PRunout side A
P BL-31044-1C o ̶EERunout side B
AL 31044Label side A
BL 31044Label side B
o P AL 31044-1CRunout A
o P BL 31044-1BRunout B
AL 31044Label A
BL 31044Label B
P AL 31044-1JSide 1 Runout, Etched
P BL 31044-1JSide 2 Runout, Etched
PAL-31044 1E o SXRunout Side A
PBL-31044 1B o XSRunout Side B
AL 31044Label Side A
BL 31044Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | India | CBS C31044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Taiwan | Union TD-2039LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1971 | US | Columbia C31044First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Canada | Columbia C 31044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Columbia C 31044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Columbia C 31044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Columbia C 31044First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Columbia C 31044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Columbia C 31044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Australia | CBS SBP-234118LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPL 30 / SOPN 85LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Columbia S64902LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 473969LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | South Africa | Date DAS 2146 / Date DAS.2146LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | UK | CBS S 64902LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Friday Music FRM 31044 / Columbia FRM 31044LP, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2011 | US | Friday Music FRM 31044 / Columbia FRM 31044LP, Remastered | LP, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Columbia PC 31044LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Columbia WPC 31044 / Columbia PC 31044LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Columbia KC 31044LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Columbia C 31044LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Columbia PC 31044LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | CBS S 64902LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 31044LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 31044 / Columbia 31044LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 31044 / Columbia 31044LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 31044 / Columbia 31044LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 31044LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 31044 KC 31044LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 31044LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
42 vinyl pressings of Sittin' In are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1971 and 2011.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, Canada, India. One of them is Columbia C 31044, released November 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use C 31044, C31044) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, o P AL 31044-1F and o P BL 31044-1C. 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.
