Vinyl pressings
by Seals & Crofts · 1972
Summer Breeze / East Of Ginger Trees was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 11 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.
QCA 3186-S-1C STEREOA-Side Runout Etching (Variant 1)
QCA 3245-S-1C STEREOB-Side Runout Etching (Variant 1)
QCA 3186-S-1F pA-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
QCA 3245-S-1C STEREOB-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
QCA 3186 S 1E TIIIIISide A runout, variant 1
QCA 3245 S 1E TIIIIIIIISide B runout, variant 1
QCA 3186 S 1E TIIIIIISide A runout, variant 2
QCA 3245 S 1G TIISide B runout, variant 2
WB-7606 QCA 3186-S-1A sssA-Side runout
WB-7606 QCA-3245-S 1B ssssB-Side runout
(QCA3186)SA-Side Label
(QCA3245)SB-Side Label
K16197A1A Runout
K16197B1B Runout
K 16197 AA Label
K 16197 BB Label
K16197A1 KIPPERA Runout
K16197B1 HOWIEB Runout
K 16197 AA Label
K 16197 BB 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WB-7606First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records WBCS-7.016First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records WBCS 7.016First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WB 7606First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1972 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WB 7606First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | El Salvador | Warner Bros. Records WBD-0010First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records B.7606First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1972 | Panama | Warner Bros. Records WBD-0010First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Peru | Warner Bros. Records WBR 7606First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Philippines | Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records WB-7606First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | Portugal | Warner Bros. Records N-S-63-27First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1972 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 16197First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 16197First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | US | Warner Bros. Records WB 7606First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1972 | US | Warner Bros. Records WB 7606First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo, Mono, Stereo · Promo, Mono | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo, Mono, Stereo · Promo, Mono |
20 vinyl pressings of Summer Breeze / East Of Ginger Trees are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1972 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WB 7606.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WB 7606, K 16197, WB-7606, WBCS-7.016) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, QCA 3186-S-1C STEREO and QCA 3245-S-1C STEREO. 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.
