Vinyl pressings
by Rusty Warren · 1961
Sinsational was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1961, the album's first year, in 2 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.
JG-2034-A PR4177~4210~1A A RRunout, Side A, Etched
PR4177~4211~1 A RRunout, Side B, Etched
IRunout, Side B, Stamped
(JGM 2034 A)Label Matrix, Side A
JGM-2034-A LWR (unknown symbol) (F)
JGM-2034-B LW (unknown symbol) (F)
JGM-2034-A [stick figure] (F)Runout A
JGM-2034-B [stick figure] (F)Runout B
JGM 2034 ALabel A
JGM 2034 BLabel B
JGM-2034-A [MR in circle] △3269 ЯR (F)Side A runout
JGM-2034-B [MR in circle] △3269-X ЯR (F)Side B runout
JGM-2034-ASide A label
JGM-2034-BSide B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Canada | Jubilee JGM 2034First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Canada | Jubilee JGM-2034First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Canada | Jubilee JGM 2034 / Jubilee JG 2034First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Jubilee JGM 2034First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1961 | US | Jubilee JGM 2034First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Jubilee JGM 2034First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Jubilee JGM 2034First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Jubilee JGM 2034First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Jubilee JGM 2034First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Jubilee JGM 2034 / Jubilee JM 2034LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
10 vinyl pressings of Sinsational are listed here, from 2 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, Canada. One of them is Jubilee JGM 2034, released March 1961.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JGM 2034, JGM-2034) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, JG-2034-A PR4177~4210~1A A R and PR4177~4211~1 A R. 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.
