Vinyl pressings
by Sixto Rodriguez · 1971
Coming From Reality was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 3 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.
SXBS·7012 A-4 Bell Sound AC MR △16395Side A
SXBS 7012 B-4 Bell Sound AC MR △16395-XSide B
SXBS-7012-ALabel side A, in parentheses
SXBS-7012-BLabel side B, in parentheses
[Anvil symbol] SXBS7012A-2 Bell Sounds AC SONRunout side A
[Anvil symbol] SXBS7012 B-2 Bell Sounds AC SONRunout side B
SXBS 7012 ALabel side A
SXBS 7012 BLabel side B
SXBS 7012 A-3 Bell Sound AC ARPSide A runout
SXBS 7012 B-3 Bell Sound AC ARPSide B runout
SXBS 7012 ASide A label
SXBS 7012 BSide B label
SXBS7012A-2 Bell Sound AC SONRunout side A
SXBS 7012 B-2 Bell Sound AC SONRunout side B
SXBS 7012 ALabel side A
SXBS 7012 BLabel side B
SXBS 7012 A-4 Bell Sound AC MR[circled] △16395
SXBS 7012 B-4 Bell Sound AC MR[circled] △16395-X
AMLS 68073A-1Runout side A
AMLS 68073B-1Runout side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | El Salvador | Sussex SXBS 8073 / A&M Records SXBS 8073First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | A&M Records AMLS 68073First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Sussex SXBS 7012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Sussex SXBS 7012First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Sussex SXBS 7012 / Sussex SXBS-7012First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Sussex SXBS 7012First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Sussex SXBS 7012 / Sussex SXBS-7012First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Japan | A&M Records AML 149LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Sussex SASL-934521 / A&M Records SASL-934521LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Rhodesia | Sussex SXBS 7012LP | LP |
| 1972 | Rhodesia | Sussex SXBS 7012LP, Sampler | LP, Sampler |
| 1972 | South Africa | Sussex SXBS 7012 / A&M Records SXBS 7012LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | South Africa | Sussex AMLS 67012 / A&M Records AMLS 67012LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | South Africa | Sussex AMLS 67012 / A&M Records AMLS 67012LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Australia | Sussex ASL-34,778 / A&M Records ASL-34,778LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Australia | Powderworks Records & Tapes POW 6118LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Unknown | Light In The Attic LITA038LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2009 | US | Light In The Attic LITA038LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2009 | US | Light In The Attic LITA038 / Light In The Attic LITA 45-015LP, Album, Reissue, 7", 45 RPM, All Media, Remastered, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Reissue, 7", 45 RPM, All Media, Remastered, Limited Edition · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | US | Light In The Attic LITA038 / Light In The Attic LITA 038LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress |
| 2013 | Europe | Sussex SXBS 7012 / Light In The Attic Records & Productions LITA038LP, Album, Remastered, Repress | LP, Album, Remastered, Repress |
| 2013 | US | Light In The Attic LITA038 / Light In The Attic LITA 038LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2019 | Europe | Sussex 00602577077388LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 2019 | Europe | Sussex 00602577077388 / UMe 770 773-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2019 | Europe | UMe 00602577077388 / Sussex 00602577077388LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Sussex SXBS7012LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Japan | A&M Records AML-149LP, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
35 vinyl pressings of Coming From Reality are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1971 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, El Salvador. One of them is Sussex SXBS 7012, released November 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SXBS 7012, AMLS 68073, SXBS 8073) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SXBS·7012 A-4 Bell Sound AC MR △16395 and SXBS 7012 B-4 Bell Sound AC MR △16395-X. 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.
