Vinyl pressings
by Ramsey Lewis · 1975
Sun Goddess / Jungle Strut was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 4 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.
ZSS 160262-1DA side runout (Variant 1)
ZSS 160263-1DB side runout (Variant 1)
ZSS 160262-2A p AA-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
ZSS 160263-1A pB-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
ZSS 160262-2Label Side A
ZSS 160263Label Side B
ZS S 160262-2G SRunout A
ZSP160262-2G SRunout B
ZSS 160262-2B pA-Side Runout Etching
ZSP160261-2A pB-Side Runout Etching
ZSS 160262-2A-Side Label
ZSP 160261-2B-Side Label
ZSP1602161-1B ∧Mono Side Runout
Z S S 160262-1BStereo Side Runout
ZSP 160261Mono Side Label
ZSS 160262Stereo Side Label
CBS.S.3319.AI ⋀Runout, A-side, stamped
ALLENRunout, A-side, etched
CBS.S.3319.BI ⋀Runout, B-side, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | CBS BA 222123First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Spain | CBS CBS 3319First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | UK | CBS S CBS 3319First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | UK | CBS S CBS 3319First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | US | Columbia 3-10103First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1975 | US | Columbia 3-10103First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1975 | US | Columbia 3-10103First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1975 | US | Columbia 3-10103First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Columbia 3-10103First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | UK | CBS CBS 3319First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
10 vinyl pressings of Sun Goddess / Jungle Strut are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Spain. One of them is Columbia 3-10103, released February 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3-10103, S CBS 3319, CBS 3319, BA 222123) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS 160262-1D and ZSS 160263-1D. 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.
