Vinyl pressings
by Three Dog Night · 1974
Sure As I'm Sittin' Here was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1974, 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.
01727-S 1 MCR sIIRunout side A, etched
01728-S 1 sIRunout side B, etched
45-01727-SLabel side A
45-01728-SLabel side B
01727-SA Side runout, variant 1
01728-SXB Side runout, variant 1
01727-S MCR PA Side runout, variant 2
01728-SX PB Side runout, variant 2
T 01727 S-1 MCRRunout, side A, etched
T 01728 S-1Runout, side B, etched
45-01727-SLabel side A
45-01728-SLabel side B
T 01727 S-1 MCRRunout, side A, etched
T 01728 S-1Runout, side B, etched
45-01727-SLabel side A
45-01728-SLabel side B
T 01727 S-1 MCRA side
T 01728 S-1B side
45-01727-SLabel Side A
45-01728-SLabel Side B
45-01727-MA Side Label
45-01727-SB 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Canada | ABC/Dunhill Records D-15001First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | France | Probe 2C 008-95.700First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Germany | Probe 1C 006-95 749 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-95 749First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | Probe IPR-10593First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Probe PROBE 86First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | South Africa | Probe PROJ 3017First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Spain | Probe 1J 006-95.700First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Spain | Probe 1 J 006-95.700First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | US | Dunhill D 15001 / ABC Records D 15001First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | US | Dunhill D-15001 / ABC Records D-15001First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | US | Dunhill D-15001 / ABC Records D-15001First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | US | Dunhill D-15001 / ABC Records D-15001First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | Goldies 45 D-27237", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1974 | US | Dunhill D-15001 / ABC Records D-15001First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | US | Dunhill D-15001 / ABC Records D-15001First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
18 vinyl pressings of Sure As I'm Sittin' Here are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is Dunhill D-15001, released July 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use D-15001, D 15001, ABC 4006, 2C 008-95.700) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 01727-S 1 MCR sII and 01728-S 1 sI. 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.
