Vinyl pressings
by Sun · 1978
Sunburn 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.
13 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 9 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.
ST-1-11723 F-2 #3 MCA MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally ▶----Side A - Runout
ST-2-11723 F-2 #2 MCA MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally ▶----Side B - Runout
ST 1-11723Side A - Label
ST 2-11723Side B - Label
ST 1-11723Side A - Label
ST 2-11723Side B - Label
ST-1-11723 F-2 1 ✲ Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide A runout
ST-2-11723 F-2 1 ✲ Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide B runout
ST 1-11723Side A label
ST 2-11723Side B label
ST-1-11723F6 #1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL K1 0Side A runout
ST-2-11723 F-1 #1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL WILYSide B runout
ST 1-11723Side A label
ST 2-11723Side B label
ST-1-11723 F-3 74 1 ✲ Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide A runout
ST-2-11723 F-3 1 74 ✲ Wally MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide B runout
ST 1-11723Side A label
ST 2-11723Side B label
E ST1 11723-1 M HTM 1Side A runout
E ST2 11723-1 R 1Side B runout
†E-ST1 11723†Side A label
†E-ST2 11723†Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | Capitol Records ST.11723First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Barbados | Capitol Records ST-11723First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Brazil | Capitol Records 31C 064 85429First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-11723First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Chile | Capitol Records 25208First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Mexico | Capitol Records 33C062-85429 / Capitol Records SLEM-832First yearLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Capitol Records 5C 062-85429 / Capitol Records ST-11723First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | South Korea | High Stereo 816LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1978 | UK | Capitol Records E-ST-11723 / EMI 0C 062-85 429First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | Capitol Records E-ST-11723LP, Single Sided, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Single Sided, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1978 | US | Capitol Records ST-11723First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Capitol Records ST-11723First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Capitol Records ST-11723First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Capitol Records ST-11723First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Capitol Records ST-11723First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Capitol Records SN-16238LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
16 vinyl pressings of Sunburn are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Australia, Barbados and more. One of them is Capitol Records ST-11723.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-11723, E-ST-11723, ST.11723, 31C 064 85429) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-1-11723 F-2 #3 MCA MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally ▶---- and ST-2-11723 F-2 #2 MCA MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally ▶----. 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.
