Vinyl pressings
by Raul De Souza · 1977
Sweet Lucy was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 8 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.
ST-1-11648 F-1 #1 Wly MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0Side A runout, etched [MASTERED BY CAPITOL, 0 stamped]
ST-2-11648 F-1 #1 Wly MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0Side B runout, etched [MASTERED BY CAPITOL, 0 stamped]
ST-1-11648Side A label
ST-2-11648Side B label
ST-1-11648 F-2 ━◁Wly MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide A runout etched, [MASTERED BY CAPITOL] stamped
ST-2-11648 F-2 II Wly ━◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide B runout etched, [MASTERED BY CAPITOL] stamped
ST-1-11648Side A label
ST-2-11648Side B label
MASTERED BY CAPITOL ST-1-11648-F-1- 2 #51 ✲ kpA-Side Runout
MASTERED BY CAPITOL ST-2-11648-F-1- 1 #51 ✲ kpB-Side Runout
ST-1-11648A-Side Label
ST-2-11648B-Side Label
85 208 A - 1Side A runout - stamped
85 208 B - 1Side B runout - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Brazil | Capitol Records ST-11648First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-11648First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | France | Capitol Records 2S 068 - 85.208First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 064-85 208 / EMI Electrola 1C 064-85 208First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 064-85 208LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 064-85 208 / EMI Electrola 1C 064-85 208First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Italy | Capitol Records 3C 064-85 208First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | South Africa | Capitol Records ST (L) 11648First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Spain | Capitol Records 10C 062-85 208 / EMI Electrola 10C 062-85.208First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Capitol Records ST-11648First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Capitol Records ST-11648First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Capitol Records ST-11648First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 064-85 208 / EMI Electrola 1C 064-85 208First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 064-85 208LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-80986LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Capitol Records 31C 064 85208LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Capitol Records 1C 038-15 7609 1 / Capitol Records 1C 038 15 7609 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | ATR ATR 010 / Capitol Records F 668 035LP, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Remastered, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 064-85 208LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
19 vinyl pressings of Sweet Lucy are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1977 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, Germany, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Capitol Records ST-11648.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-11648, 1C 064-85 208, 2S 068 - 85.208, 3C 064-85 208) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-1-11648 F-1 #1 Wly MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0 and ST-2-11648 F-1 #1 Wly MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0. 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.
