Vinyl pressings
by Maggie Bell · 1975
Suicide Sal 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.
22 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 15 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-SS-743279 B ST-SS-7432 79B TML-M PRSide A runout, variant 1
ST-SS-7432 80 B TML-S ATGP PRSide B runout, variant 1
ST-SS-743279 BBB-1 ST-SS-7432 79B TML-M PR DSide A runout, variant 2
ST-SS-7432 80 BBB-1 TML-S ATGP PR DSide B runout, variant 2
ST-SS-743279 BBB-1 ST-SS-743279 B TML-M PRSide A runout, variant 1
ST-SS 7432 80 BBB-1 PR TML-SSide B runout, variant 1
ST-SS-743279 BBB-1 ST-SS-743279 B TML-M PRSide A runout, variant 2
ST-SS- 7432 80-AAA-1 PR C D TML-MSide B runout, variant 2
ST-SS-743279 BB MR ST-SS-743279B Δ19676(1) TML-M PRSide A runout
ST-SS-7432 80-AA MR Δ19676-X(1) PR TML-MSide B runout
ST-SS-743279-MOLabel side A
ST-SS-743280-MOLabel side B
ST-SS-7432 79BB (PR) ST-SS-7432 79B ∆ 19676 (2) TML-M PRSide A runout, variant 3
ST-SS-7432 80-AA (PR) ∆ 19676-X(1) PR TML-MSide B runout, variant 3
ST-SS-743279 PRLabel side A
ST-SS-743280 PRLabel side B
2383313 A//1▽420 05 11 2Runout side A
2383313 B//1▽420 05 11 5Runout side B
2383 313 S1 320A side stamped
2383 313 S2 320B side stamped
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 | Polydor 2383 313First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Australia | Polydor 2383 313First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Austria | Polydor 2383 313First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Brazil | Polydor 2383313First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Swan Song SS 8412First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Polydor 2383313First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Polydor 2383 313First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Greece | International Polydor Production 2383 313First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Italy | Polydor 2353 313 AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Italy | Polydor 2383 313First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Polydor MP 2461First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Polydor MP-2461First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Mexico | Polydor LRG 16162First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Polydor 2383 313First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Scandinavia | Polydor 2383 313First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Europe | Vinyl Lovers 900440LP, Album, Remastered | LP, Album, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Philips 6370 215LP, Album, Mispress | LP, Album, Mispress |
| ? | US | Swan Song SS 8412LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Swan Song SS 8412LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
28 vinyl pressings of Suicide Sal are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1975 and 2008.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Germany, Australia and more. One of them is Swan Song SS 8412.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SS 8412, 2383 313, 2383313, 2353 313 A) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-SS-743279 B ST-SS-7432 79B TML-M PR and ST-SS-7432 80 B TML-S ATGP PR. 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.
