Vinyl pressings
by Peter Sculthorpe · 1967
Sun Music I • Irkanda IV / Sinfonietta was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year. 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 AA-32-16- 0150-1 1 P DRunout side A variant 1
o AC-32-16- 0150-2 △ P △ 3Runout side B variant 1
o AA-32-16- 0150-1 I P 2 BRunout side A variant 2
o AB-32-16- 0150-2 Ƨ P 1 ARunout side B variant 2
o AA-32-16- 0149-1 pRunout side A stamped
o AA-32-16- 0149-2 p D 1Runout side B stamped
32 16 0149-1Label side A
32 16 0149-2Label side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Australia | World Record Club S/FRAM 1 / World Record Club SFRAM-1LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1966 | Australia | World Record Club FRAM-1 / World Record Club S/FRAM 1LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| 1967 | US | Odyssey 32 16 0150First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Odyssey 32 16 0149First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Australia | World Record Club S-2472 / World Record Club S/2472LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1969 | Australia | World Record Club S/2472 / World Record Club S-2472LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | World Record Club S/2472 / World Record Club S-2472LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1974 | Australia | World Record Club S/2472 / World Record Club S-2472LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1975 | Australia | World Record Club R-00028 / World Record Club S/2472LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1977 | Australia | World Record Club R-00028 / World Record Club S/2472LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
10 vinyl pressings of Sun Music I • Irkanda IV / Sinfonietta are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1966 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US. One of them is Odyssey 32 16 0150.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 32 16 0150, 32 16 0149) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, o AA-32-16- 0150-1 1 P D and o AC-32-16- 0150-2 △ P △ 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.
