Vinyl pressings
by Sesame Street · 1978
Sesame Street Fever was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
27 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 18 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.
Ctwo CTW 79005A-1FSide A runout, variant 1
A-1 ∞ CTW 79005B-1BSide B runout, variant 1
one A[flower]∞ CTW 79005A-1BSide A runout, variant 2
five A ∞ CTW 79005B-1BSide B runout, variant 2
C-1 RL CTW 79005A-1GSide A runout, variant 1
D-I CTW 79005B-1G [Union Jack]Side B runout, variant 1
six A ȸ CTW 79005A-1BSide A runout, variant 2
C three [Union Jack] CTW 79005B-1FSide B runout, variant 2
CTW 79005A-IJ IT D6Side A runout etched [D stamped]
CTW 79005 B-1K TI D6Side B runout stamped [TI & 6 etched]
DJ 79005 A-1A T#2A-side runout
DJ 79005 B-1A T#2B-side runout
EME.1034ASide One Etching
EME.1034BSide Two Etching
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | Summit 8009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Brazil | Polydor 2310 637 / Polydor 2310637First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Children's Television Workshop SFT 79005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Sesame Street Records CTW 79005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Children's Television Workshop SFT 79005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Children's Television Workshop CTW 79005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Children's Television Workshop SFT 79005LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1978 | Colombia | Polydor 2344119First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Ecuador | Sesame Street Records CTW 79005 / Children's Television Workshop CTW 79005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | France | Polydor 18.001 / Disques Adès 18.001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | Polydor 2344 119First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Greece | Polydor 2310 637First yearLP | LP |
| 1978 | Greece | Polydor 2310 637First yearLP, White Label | LP, White Label |
| 1978 | Ireland | Polydor 2310 637 / Polydor 2310-637First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Italy | Polydor 2310 637First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Canada | Children's Television Workshop CTW 79005LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Malaysia | Music Girl US-697LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | Malaysia | Music Girl US-697LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
32 vinyl pressings of Sesame Street Fever are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1978 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Sesame Street Records CTW 79005.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CTW 79005, DJ 79005, 2310 637, EME.1034) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Ctwo CTW 79005A-1F and A-1 ∞ CTW 79005B-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.
