Vinyl pressings
by Synergy 路 1976
Sequencer was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 4 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.
STERLINGStamped Both Sides
T1 PPSD-98014-A-1Side A Runout Etched, Variant 1
T1 PPSD-98014-B-2Side B Runout Etched, Variant 1
T1 PPSD-98014-饾枴谭 A-1 STERLING BSide A Runout Etched except STERLING and last B, first B scratched out, Variant 2
PPSD-98014-A-1A A3 STERLING I SVariant 1, Side A etched (exc STERLING stamped)
PPSD-98014-B-1A B2 STERLING I SVariant 1, Side B etched (exc STERLING stamped)
PPSD-98014-A-1B STERLING A4 I SVariant 2, Side A etched (exc STERLING stamped)
PPSD-98014-B-1B STERLING B3 I SVariant 2, Side A etched (exc STERLING stamped)
p PPSD-98014-A p STERLINGSide A runout, variant 1
p PPSD-98014-B p STERLINGSide B runout, variant 1
p PPSD-98014- A p STERLING B 4Side A runout, variant 2
p PPSD-98014-B p STERLING C RSide B runout, variant 2
PB-6002-SA STERLINGSide A etched, STERLING stamped
PB-6002-SB STERLINGSide B etched, STERLING stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Canada | Passport Records 9167-98014First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | Passport Records 9167-98014First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Portugal | Valentim De Carvalho 8E 07262521First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Sire 9103 326 / Passport Records 9103-326First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Passport Records PPSD 98014First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Passport Records PL-4004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Passport Records PB 6002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Passport Records PPSD-98014First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Passport Records PPSD-98014First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Passport Records PB 6002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Passport Records PB 6002LP, Album, Reissue 路 Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue 路 Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | Japan | Sire BT-8105LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Passport Records PL-4004LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
13 vinyl pressings of Sequencer are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1976 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Canada, Portugal. One of them is Passport Records PPSD 98014.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PPSD 98014, PL-4004, PB 6002, PPSD-98014) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STERLING and T1 PPSD-98014-A-1. 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.
