Vinyl pressings
by The Delfonics · 1969
Super Hits was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. 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 1969, the album's first year, in 2 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.
PG-1152 SA T MR MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. F/W TSS △14074Side A runout
PG-1152 SB T MR MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. F/W TSS △14074-XSide B runout
PG-1152 SASide A runout etched
PG-1152 SBSide B runout etched
1152-SA-BWSide A label
1152-SB-BWSide B label
PG-1152 SA MR MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. F/W ΔM △14074Runout side A
PG-1152 SB MR MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. F/W ΔM △14074-XRunout side B
PG-1152 SA MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA F/W wk ARPSide A Runout Etched & Stamped
PG-1152 SB MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA F/W wk ARPSide B Runout Etched & Stamped
1152 SASide A Label
1152 SBSide B Label
MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA.A-B (Stamped)
F/W wkA side (Etched)
T I PG-1152 SA ② C 3
I PG-1152 SB ③ ⴷ 2
PG-1152SA-1 (2) F/W N D3 2TSide A etched
PG-1152SB-1 (2) F/W N A1 2TSide B etched
Philly Groove (cursive)Side A & B etched
PG 1152 (1152-SA-BW)Side A 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Canada | Bell Records PG 1152 / Philly Groove Records Incorporated PG 1152First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1969 | Canada | Bell Records PG. 1152-S / Philly Groove Records Incorporated PG 1152First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Philly Groove Records Incorporated PG 1152 / Philly Groove Records Incorporated PG-1152First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Philly Groove Records Incorporated PG 1152 / Philly Groove Records Incorporated PG-1152First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Philly Groove Records Incorporated PG 1152First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Philly Groove Records Incorporated PG-1152First yearLP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Philly Groove Records Incorporated PG 1152First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Philly Groove Records Incorporated PG 1152First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Philly Groove Records Incorporated PG 1152 / Philly Groove Records Incorporated PG-1152First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Philly Groove Records Incorporated PG 1152 / Philly Groove Records Incorporated PG-1152First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Bell Records 2308 010LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1972 | Philippines | Bell Records BELLS 204 / Philly Groove Records Incorporated PG 1152LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1972 | UK | Bell Records BELLS 204LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1972 | UK | Bell Records BELLS 204LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Philly Groove Records Incorporated PG 1152 / Philly Groove Records Incorporated PG-1152LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of Super Hits are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1969 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Canada. One of them is Philly Groove Records Incorporated PG 1152, released November 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PG 1152, PG-1152, PG. 1152-S) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PG-1152 SA T MR MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. F/W TSS △14074 and PG-1152 SB T MR MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. F/W TSS △14074-X. 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.
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