Vinyl pressings
by Pharoah Sanders · 1970
Summun Bukmun Umyun - Deaf Dumb Blind was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 3 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.
AS 9199 AEtched A, variant 1
AS 9199 B AEtched B with A scribed out, variant 1
AS 9199 AEtched A, variant 2
AS 9199 B RE 2Etched B, variant 2
AS 9199 ASide A Runout Etching
AS 9199 B ASide B Runout Etching
M6 279939 9199 A21Side A
M6 279040 9199 B21Side B
AS 9199 AEtched A, variant 1
AS 9199 B AEtched B with A scribed out, variant 1
AS 9199 AEtched A, variant 2
AS 9199 B RE 2Etched B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | France | Impulse! AS-9199 / ABC Records AS-9199First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Japan | Impulse! AS-9199 / ABC Records AS-9199First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Impulse! AS-9199 / ABC Records AS-9199First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Impulse! AS-9199 / ABC Records AS-9199LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1970 | US | Impulse! AS-9199 / ABC Records AS-9199First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Canada | Impulse! AS-9199 / ABC Records AS-9199LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | Probe SPB 1019 / Probe 1E 062 ◦ 92164LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | UK | Probe SPB 1019 / Probe 1E 062 ◦ 92164LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1971 | US | Impulse! AS-9199 / ABC Records AS-9199LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| 1971 | US | Impulse! AS-9199 / ABC Records AS-9199LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Impulse! AS-9199 / ABC Records AS-9199LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Impulse! AS-9199 / ABC Records AS-9199LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | US | Verve Records B0025251-01 / Anthology Recordings ARC045LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Vinyl Me, Please VMP-124 / Impulse! VMP-124LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2023 | US | Impulse! VMP-124LP, Album, Club Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Numbered, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Numbered, Club edition |
| 2024 | Europe | Impulse! 700236 / Elemental Music 700236LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of Summun Bukmun Umyun - Deaf Dumb Blind are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1970 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, France, Japan. One of them is Impulse! AS-9199.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AS-9199) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AS 9199 A and AS 9199 B A. 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.
