Vinyl pressings
by Mike Bloomfield · 1968
Super Session was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 10 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 XSM137379-1C 2[reversed] Ƨ D3Runout side A, variant 1
o XSM137380-1E / Ƨ D8Runout side B, variant 1
o S XSM137379-1C 2[reversed] ADRunout side A, variant 2
o XSM137380-1C Ƨ D1Runout side B, variant 2
o S XSM137379-1C 2[reversed] Ƨ 1 A 4Runout side A
o XSM137380-1C B 3Runout side B
XSM 137379Label side A
XSM 137380Label side B
o XSM137379-1A pA side stamped, variant 1
o XSM137380-1A pB side stamped, variant 1
o XSM137379-1E / pA side stamped, variant 2
o XSM137380-1E pB side stamped, variant 2
XSM137379-1B oSide A runout, variant 1
XSM137380-1G oSide B runout, variant 1
XSM137379-1C oSide A runout, variant 2
XSM137380-1C oSide B runout, variant 2
o XSM137379-1B 1 T B12Runout side A (var 1)
o XSM137380-1D 1 T A3Runout side B (var 1)
XSM137379-1B 1 0 T A2Runout side A (var 2)
XSM137380-1D 1 TRunout side B (var 2)
XSM137379-1F RA side runout
XSM137380-1H RB side runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | CBS SBP 233592 / CBS SBP-233592First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Australia | CBS SBP 233592First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | Columbia CS 9701First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | Columbia CS 9701First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Europe | CBS S 63396First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Germany | CBS S 63 396First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Italy | CBS 63384 / CBS S 63384First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Japan | CBS/Sony SONP 50058First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1968 | New Zealand | CBS SBP-473578First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | South Africa | Date DAS 2008 / Date DAS.2008First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | CBS 63396 / CBS S 63396First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | CBS 63396First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | UK | CBS S 63396First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | CBS S 63396First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Columbia CS 9701First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | New Zealand | Harmony 555 001 / CBS CS970LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | New Zealand | CBS 555001LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Columbia CS 9701LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Columbia CS 9701LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Columbia CS 9701LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Columbia CS 9701LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1971 | Canada | Columbia CS 9701LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1971 | Spain | CBS S 63396LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | CBS CQ 30991LP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| 1972 | US | Columbia CQ 30991LP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1972 | US | Columbia CQ 30991LP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| 1972 | Venezuela | CBS CS-97.020 / CBS CS-97020LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Europe | Embassy EMB 31029 / Embassy EMB S-31029LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | UK | Embassy EMB 31029 / Embassy S EMB 31029LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | UK | Embassy EMB 31029 / Embassy S EMB 31029LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Greece | CBS CBS 32208LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Italy | Embassy EMB 31029 / CBS EMB 31029LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-178LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| 1986 | South Korea | CBS KJPL-0484LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | South Korea | Sony CPL-1292LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Germany | Columbia CS 9701 / Speakers Corner Records CS 9701LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2008 | Germany | Columbia CS 9701 / Speakers Corner Records CS 9701LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5275LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2016 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP 1530 / Columbia Stereo CS 9701LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2018 | Unknown | Sundazed SUND 5275LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Italy | Columbia CS 9701LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Columbia CK 9701 / Sony BMG CK 9701LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Australia | CBS SBP 233592LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Australia | CBS SBP 233592LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Columbia WCS 9701 / Columbia CS 9701LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | Canada | Columbia CS 9701LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Columbia CS 9701LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Columbia CS 9701LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | Europe | CBS 32208 / CBS CBS 32208LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Embassy EMB 31029 / Embassy CS 9701LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Embassy 31029 / Embassy EMB 31029LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 32208 / CBS EMB 31029LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 32208 / CBS EMB 31029LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Embassy EMB S-31029LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Embassy EMB 31029 / Embassy EMB S-31029LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | CBS CBS 32208LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
101 vinyl pressings of Super Session are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1968 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia CS 9701, released July 22, 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 9701, 63396, S 63396, SONP 50058) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, o XSM137379-1C 2[reversed] Ƨ D3 and o XSM137380-1E / Ƨ D8. 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.
