Vinyl pressings
by The Isley Brothers · 1973
Summer Breeze was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1973, the album's first year. 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.
AF-ZS-72253-1 KENDUN B PMono Side Runout
AE-ZS7-2253-3 AE-ZSS-72253-3(scratched out) KENDUN A PStereo Side Runout
JZS7 2253-1Mono Side Label
JZS7 2253-3Stereo Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | US | T-Neck ZS7 2253First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1974 | Germany | EPIC EPC S 22447", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Germany | EPIC EPC S 22447", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Spain | Epic EPC 22447", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Canada | Columbia ZS7 22537", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | US | T-neck ZS7 22537", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1974 | US | T-neck ZS7 22537", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1974 | Europe | Epic EPC 22447", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1974 | UK | Epic S EPC 22447", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | Epic S EPC 22447", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | UK | Epic S EPC 22447", Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1974 | UK | Epic S EPC 22447", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | Epic S EPC 22447", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | UK | Epic S EPC 22447", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | Epic S EPC 22447", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of Summer Breeze are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1973 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US. One of them is T-Neck ZS7 2253.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ZS7 2253) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AF-ZS-72253-1 KENDUN B P and AE-ZS7-2253-3 AE-ZSS-72253-3(scratched out) KENDUN A P. 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.
