Vinyl pressings
by Love Unlimited Orchestra · 1976
My Sweet Summer Suite was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
23 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 18 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.
M-517- (scratch out) AS-P KENDUN-B JGSide 1 Runout variant 1
M-517- (scratch out) BS-P X KENDUN-A JGSide 2 Runout variant 1
M-517- (scratch out) AS-P X KENDUN-A JGSide 1 Runout Variant 2
M-517- (scratch out) BS-P KENDUN-B JGSide 2 Runout Variant 2
Tl M-517- (scratch out) AS-1TH KENDUN-B D6Side A Runout
Tl M-517- BS-1TH KENDUN-B JG D6Side B Runout
M-517-ASOn Label Side 1
M-517-BSOn Label Side 2
†BT 517-A†
†BT 517-B†
BT 519 A-1<>XSide A
BT 519 B-1<>XSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Argentina | 20th Century Records 6370248First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Australia | 20th Century Records L 35962First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | 20th Century Records 9209-517First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | France | 20th Century Records STEC 228 / Disc'Az STEC 228First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | 20th Century Records 6370 248First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Greece | 20th Century Records 6370 248First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Italy | 20th Century Records 6370 248 AFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | 20th Century Records GP 465 / 20th Century Records GP-465First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Mexico | 20th Century Records GX 01-889First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Mexico | 20th Century Records GX 01-889First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Netherlands | 20th Century Records 6370 248First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Netherlands | 20th Century Records 6370 248First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | New Zealand | 20th Century Records L 35962First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Panama | Fonodiscos TC-517First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Portugal | 20th Century Records MOV-6.037First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Brazil | Atlas 812 270-1 1LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Europe | 20th Century Records 0602567491545 / Mercury 0602567491545LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2019 | UK | Virgin EMI Records 6749154LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Greece | 20th Century Records 6370 248LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | 20th Century Records 6370 248LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Peru | Philips 6370248.0LP, Album | LP, Album |
34 vinyl pressings of My Sweet Summer Suite are listed here, from 25 countries, released between 1976 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is 20th Century Records T-517.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T-517, BT 517, 6370248, L 35962) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, M-517- (scratch out) AS-P KENDUN-B JG and M-517- (scratch out) BS-P X KENDUN-A JG. 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.
