Vinyl pressings
by Peter Nero · 1972
Summer Of '42 was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 7 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 31105-1CRunout A, stamped variant 1
o P BL 31105-1CRunout B, stamped variant 1
P AL 31105-1ARunout A, stamped variant 2
P BL 31105-1B ITRunout B, stamped variant 2
o P AL 31105-1B 1 T CSide A runout
P BL 31105-1B 1 T C 8Side B runout
o P Q AL 31105-1D DSide A runout
P Q BL-31105-1C CSide B runout
QAL 31105Side A label
QBL 31105Side B label
QAL 31105Side A label
QBL 31105Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Unknown | CBS CQ 31105First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1972 | Australia | CBS SBP-234054First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPL 14First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPN 20First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1972 | Mexico | CBS CLS 5351First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Netherlands | CBS S 64790First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Philippines | CBS CQ 31105First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1972 | UK | CBS 64790 / CBS CBS S 64790First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Columbia C-31105First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Columbia C-31105First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Taiwan | First Record FL-2158LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1972 | US | Columbia CQ 31105First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1975 | Australia | CBS SBP-234054LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | Columbia C 31105LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | CBS SBP-234054LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | CBS S 64790LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 31105LP, Album | LP, Album |
17 vinyl pressings of Summer Of '42 are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1972 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Australia, Mexico and more. One of them is Columbia C-31105.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use C-31105, CQ 31105, 64790, SBP-234054) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, o P AL 31105-1C and o P BL 31105-1C. 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.
