Vinyl pressings
by Missing Persons · 1982
Spring Session M was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
25 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 13 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-1-12228-Z3 –––◁Runout side A, variant 1
ST-2-12228-Z3 #3 –––◁Runout side B, variant 1
ST-1-12228-Z4 #4Runout side A, variant 2
ST-2-12228-Z9 #2 –––◁Runout side B, variant 2
ST-1-12228- G5 Gene MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0Runout A variant 1
ST-2-12228-G6 Gene MASTERED BY CAPITOL 2202 0Runout B variant 1
ST-1-12228-G5 #3 Gene MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0Runout A variant 2
ST-2-12228-G6 #1 Gene MASTERED BY CAPITOL 2202 0Runout B variant 2
ST-1-12228-Z4Side A runout, variant 1
ST-2-12228-Z1Side B runout, variant 1
ST-1-12228-Z1 #3Side A runout, variant 2
ST-2-12228-Z1 #2Side B runout, variant 2
ST-2-12228 G-11 T-1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL SRCSide A runout, variant 1
ST-2-12228 G-12 1-1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL SRCSide B runout, variant 1
ST-1-12228 G-11 1-1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL SRCSide A runout, variant 2
ST-2-12228 G-12 1-1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL SRCSide B runout, variant 2
ST-1-12228-Z8 0Side A runout, variant 1
ST-2-12228-Z2 #2Side B runout, variant 1
ST-1-12228-Z4 +1 0Side A runout, variant 2
ST-2-12228-Z2 #1Side B runout, variant 2
ST-1-12228-Z7 #3 0Side 1, Variant 1
ST-2-12228 Z3 #4 –––◁ 0 (see notes)Side 2, Variant 1
ST-1-12228-G5 Gene MASTERED BY CAPITOL 7 0Side 1, Variant 2
ST-2-12228-Z3 #4 ─◁ (scratched out)Side 2, Variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | Capitol Records ST 12228First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Australia | Capitol Records ST 12228First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Brazil | Capitol Records 31 C 064 400132 / EMI 31 C 064 400132First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-12228First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-512228LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1982 | Europe | Capitol Records 064-400132 / Capitol Records 1A 064-400132First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Europe | Capitol Records 064-400132 / Capitol Records 1A 064-400132First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | France | Capitol Records 2C 070-400.132 / Capitol Records 2C 070-400132First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Italy | Capitol Records 3C 064 57030First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-81544First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-81544First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | New Zealand | Capitol Records ST 12228First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Portugal | Capitol Records 11C 080-400132First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Portugal | Capitol Records 11C 078-400132First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | Capitol Records ST 12228First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | Rubellan Remasters RUBY31LPLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2022 | US | Rubellan Remasters RUBY31LP / Capitol Records RUBY31LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Rubellan Remasters RUBY31LP / Capitol Records RUBY31LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Rubellan Remasters RUBY31LPLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2023 | US | Capitol Records B0038177-01 EV01 / Capitol Records ST-12228LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Rubellan Remasters RUBY31LP / Capitol Records RUBY31LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Capitol Records SN-16460LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST-12228LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
40 vinyl pressings of Spring Session M are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1982 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Capitol Records ST-12228.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-12228, EST 12228, ST 12228, 31 C 064 400132) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-1-12228-Z3 –––◁ and ST-2-12228-Z3 #3 –––◁. 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.
