Vinyl pressings
by Ramsey Lewis · 1974
Sun Goddess was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 9 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.
P P AL 33194-1ARunout side A, variant 1
P P BL 33194-1BRunout side B, variant 1
P P AL-33194 1BRunout side A, variant 2
P P BL-33194 1CRunout side B, variant 2
PAL-33194-1B ITSide A runout
PAL-33194-1E PXISide B runout
P AL 33194-1B 1T D 6Side A runout, variant 1
P BL 33194-1C 2T E 31Side B runout, variant 1
P AL 33194-1B 1T D 3Side A runout, variant 2
P BL 33194-1C 2T E 30Side B runout, variant 2
0 P AL-33194-1B IT SISide A Runout, Stamped [IT & I Etched], Variant 1
0 P BL-33194-1C IT M 3Side B Runout, Stamped [IT & M Etched], Variant 1
o P AL-33194-1B IT 11 2Side A Runout, Stamped [IT & 2 Etched], Variant 2
P BL 33194-1G IT o VSide B Runout, Stamped [IT Etched], Variant 2
P AL 33194-1A SDeadwax, Side A, Stamped [S Etched]
P BL 33194-1B S1Deadwax, Side B, Stamped [S1 Etched]
AL 33194Label, Side A
BL 33194Label, Side B
o P AL-33194-1A PXTA Side
o P BL-33194-1C 1 TB Side
AL 33194
BL 33194
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | CBS SBP 234628 / CBS KC 33194First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Columbia KC 33194First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Europe | CBS 80472 / CBS CBS 80472First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPN 118 / CBS/Sony SOPN-118First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Netherlands | CBS CBS 80472First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Netherlands | CBS CBS 80472First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 474291First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Peru | Epic S.E. 3328First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | CBS S 80677First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Columbia KC 33194First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | Columbia PC 33194 / Columbia 33194First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Columbia KC 33194First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Columbia PC 33194First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Columbia PC 33194First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Columbia KC 33194First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | CBS/Sony 20AP 1826LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | US | Columbia HC 43194LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | US | Columbia KC 33194LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | UK & Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP705 / Columbia MOVLP705LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Italy | CBS CBS 80472LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Philippines | CBS/Sony LP-1375 / CBS/Sony PC 33194LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Spain | CBS S 80677LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia KC 33194 / Columbia 33194LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia KC 33194LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia 33194 / Columbia PC 33194LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
30 vinyl pressings of Sun Goddess are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1974 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia KC 33194, released December 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KC 33194, PC 33194, S 80677, SBP 234628) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P P AL 33194-1A and P P BL 33194-1B. 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.
