Vinyl pressings
by Steve Miller Band · 1968
Sailor was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 7 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.
ST1-2984-A1 #2side A runout Etched (variant 1)
ST2-2984-B2Side B runout Etched (variant 1)
ST1-2984-W6Side A runout Etched (variant 2)
ST2-2984-B2Side B runout Etched (variant 2)
ST1 2984 W10#1 OSide 1, runout [etched], Variant 1
ST-2-2984-W1 #2 OSide 2, runout [etched], Variant 1
ST-2984 X11 #1 OSide 1, runout [etched], Variant 2
ST-2-2984 W1 #2 OSide 2, runout [etched], Variant 2
ST1-2984-A1 IAM [in triangle]Side A runout, variant 1
ST2-2984-W5 #2 IAM [in triangle]Side B runout, variant 1
ST1-2984-A1 #2 IAM [in triangle]Side A runout, variant 2
ST2-2984-X6 IAM [in triangle]Side B runout, variant 2
ST-1-2984-A-3• 1 ✲Runout A, variant 1
ST-2-2984-A-3• 1 ✲Runout B, variant 1
ST-1-2984-A-3• 2 ✲Runout A, variant 2
ST-2-2984-H-4: 2 ✲ 2Runout B, variant 2
ST-1-2984-A-3• 1 ✲Runout A
ST-2-2984-A-3• 1 ✲Runout B
ST1-2984Label A
ST2-2984Label B
ST1-2984-A1 I AM [inside a triangle]Side 1
ST2-2984-B2 I AM [inside a triangle]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Capitol Records ST 2984 / Capitol Records ST-2984First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-2984First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 2984 / Capitol Records ST-2984First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Israel | Capitol Records ST 2984First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Japan | Capitol Records CP-8577First yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Capitol Records ST 2984First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Taiwan | First Record FL-1674LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1968 | UK | Capitol Records T 2984First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Capitol Records ST 2984 / Capitol Records ST-2984First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Capitol Records ST 2984 / Capitol Records ST-2984LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Capitol Records ST 2984 / Capitol Records ST-2984LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Capitol Records ST-2984First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Capitol Records ST 2984 / Capitol Records ST-2984First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Capitol Records ST 2984 / Capitol Records ST-2984First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Capitol Records ST 2984 / Capitol Records ST-2984First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Brazil | Capitol Records ST-2984LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 2984 / Capitol Records ST-2984LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1971 | US | Capitol Records SF-719 / Capitol Records STBB-717LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Capitol Records SF-719 / Capitol Records STBB-717LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1972 | US | Capitol Records SF-719 / Capitol Records STBB-717LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Capitol Records SF-719 / Capitol Records STBB-717LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Capitol Records SF-719 / Capitol Records STBB-717LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Capitol Records SF-719 / Capitol Records STBB-717LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | US | Capitol Records SF-719 / Capitol Records STBB-717LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1974 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-2984LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1975 | US | Capitol Records SF-719 / Capitol Records STBB-717LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1978 | US | Capitol Records ST-2984LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1979 | Spain | Capitol Records 10 C 064-081161 / Capitol Records 10 C 064-081.161LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Italy | Capitol Records 3C 054-81161LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | US | Capitol Records SN-16263LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | US | Capitol Records SN-16263LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Worldwide | Capitol Records 00602567239109 / UMe 00602567239109LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Worldwide | Capitol Records 00602567239109 / UMe 00602567239109LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2019 | Italy | Not On LabelLP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Italy | Capitol Records 6723910 / UMeLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Capitol Records ST 2984LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records ST-2984LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records ST-2984LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records ST 2984LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records SN-16263LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records SN-16263LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Fame FA 3254LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Capitol Records 038-79 4449 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | Capitol Records 3C 054-81161LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-80866LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Capitol Records CP-8577LP, Album, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| ? | UK | Fame FA 4130851 / Fame FA 41 3085 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records ST 2984LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records ST 2984LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records ST 2984LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
75 vinyl pressings of Sailor are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1968 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Capitol Records ST 2984, released October 7, 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST 2984, ST-2984, T 2984, CP-8577) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST1-2984-A1 #2 and ST2-2984-B2. 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.
