Vinyl pressings
by Sugarloaf · 1970
Sugarloaf was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 13 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.
LST-7640-1 (2) 9-4 44 KRunout side A, variant 1
LST-7640-2 9-4 44 KRunout side B, variant 1
LST-7640-1 114 KRunout side A, variant 2
LST-7640-2 114 KRunout side B, variant 2
K i LST-7640-1 (2)Runout side A, variant 1
LST-7640-2 (2) KRunout side B, variant 1
LST-7640-1 (2) 3 KRunout side A, variant 2
LST-7640-2 (2) 9-3 KRunout side B, variant 2
LST-7640-1 X K 114Side A, etched, variant 1
LST-7640-2 K 114Side B, etched, variant 1
LST-7640-1 (2) 44 KSide A, etched, variant 2
LST-7640-2 K 9-4 44Side B, etched, variant 2
K LST-7640-1 (2)Runout A, etched
LST-7640-2 KRunout B, etched
LST 7640-1-1 IT BERT.Runout Side A, etched
LST 7640-2-1 IT BERT.Runout Side B, etched
LST-7640-1 re1 K 44 1Side A runout
LST-7640-2 9-3 K 44Side B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | Liberty SLYL933962 / Liberty LST-7640First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Brazil | Liberty FLP-35091First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Canada | Liberty LST-7640First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Germany | Liberty LBS 83 415 IFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Italy | Liberty LBG 83415 / Liberty LBS 83415First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Japan | Liberty LP-80092First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1970 | Japan | Liberty LP-80092First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1970 | Japan | Liberty LP-80092First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Mexico | Liberty LST 7640/LRP 3640First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Peru | Liberty LST-7640First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | South Africa | Liberty LYC 1199First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | UK | Liberty LBS 83415 / Liberty LBS.83415First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Liberty LST-7640First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Liberty LST-7640First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Liberty LST-7640First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
21 vinyl pressings of Sugarloaf are listed here, from 13 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Liberty LST-7640.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LST-7640, LBS 83415, SLYL933962, FLP-35091) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LST-7640-1 (2) 9-4 44 K and LST-7640-2 9-4 44 K. 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.
