Vinyl pressings
by Susan Robinson · 1970
Susan Sings Songs From Sesame Street 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.
6 pressings came out in 1970, 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.
AudioMatrix SPS-584A-1A 6-20-70A-Side Runout Etching
AudioMatrix K SPS-584B-1A 6-20-70B-Side Runout Etching
SPS-584-AA-Side Label
SPS-584-BB-Side Label
SPS-584-A-1D (MR) △14980 ①A-side runout
SPS-584-B-1C (MR) △14980-X ②B-side runout
SMX 35831 ᐂSide 1 runout stamped
2 SMX 35832 ᐂ 2ASide 2 runout stamped (First "2" hand etched)
SMX35831Side 1 label
SMX35832Side 2 label
SPS-584 A LRunout side A
SPS-584 B LRunout side B
SPS 584ALabel side A
SPS 584BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | Scepter Records SJL 933960 / Scepter Records SJL-933,960First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Canada | Scepter Records SPS 584First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Scepter Records SPS 584 / Scepter Records SPS-584First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Scepter Records TRO-191First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Scepter Records SPS 584First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Scepter Records SPS 584First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1971 | UK | Wand WCS 1006LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Australia | Summit SRA250-092 / Summit SRA-250-092LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Australia | Summit SRA250-092 / Summit SRA-250-092LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Scepter Records CTN 18014LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Scepter Records SPS 584LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Australia | Astor SPS 584LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | New Zealand | Scepter Records SJL-933960LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | New Zealand | Scepter Records TRO-191LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Scepter Records SPS 584LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Scepter Records SPS 584LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Scepter Records SPS 584LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
17 vinyl pressings of Susan Sings Songs From Sesame Street are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1970 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, Australia, Canada. One of them is Scepter Records SPS 584.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SPS 584, TRO-191, SJL 933960) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AudioMatrix SPS-584A-1A 6-20-70 and AudioMatrix K SPS-584B-1A 6-20-70. 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.
