Vinyl pressings
by Tim Buckley · 1973
Sefronia 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.
9 pressings came out in 1973, 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.
MS 2517 [31209-1 crossed out] 31650 [Artisan Sound Recorders stamp]Var. 1 Side A
MS 2517 31651-1 x [Artisan Sound Recorders stamp]Var. 1 Side B
MS 2517 1 T [312;09 crossed out]-1-2 31650 [Artisan Sound Recorders stamp]Var. 2 Side A
2 T MS 2517 31651-1-1 [Artisan Sound Recorders stamp]Var. 2 Side B
MS 2157 31209-1 31650 (all hand etched) [Artisan Sound Recorders stamp]Side I (variant)
MS 2157 31651-1 x (all hand etched) [Artisan Sound Recorders stamp]Side II (variant)
(an upside down "2") MS 2157 [31650-1 crossed out] 31650-1A [Artisan Sound Recorders stamp]Side I
B3 MS 2517 31651-Re1 1B [Artisan Sound Recorders stamp]Side II
S I MS-2157 [31650-1 crossed out] 31650-1A [Artisan Sound Recorders stamp] A2Side I
S I MS 2517 31651-Re1 1B [Artisan Sound Recorders stamp] A3Side II
31209-1A[strikethrough] 31650 -1A o DM7 C2-QSide I (etched):
31651-2A o C2-HD DM 0Side II (etched):
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 | Canada | Discreet MS 2157First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Discreet MS 2157First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | France | Discreet 49201 / Discreet 49 201LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue | LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue |
| 1973 | France | Discreet 41001 / Discreet 41 001First yearLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| 1973 | South Africa | Reprise Records RRC 2157First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Discreet MS 2157First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Warner Bros. Records 41001 / Discreet MS 2157First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Discreet MS 2157First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Discreet MS 2157First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Discreet MS 2157LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1973 | US | Discreet MS 2157First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | Discreet K 49201 / Discreet MS 2157LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | Discreet K 49201LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Australia | Discreet MS 2157LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | New Zealand | Reprise Records MS 2157 / Discreet Records MS 2157LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | UK | Edsel Records ED 277LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Italy | Get Back GET 642LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | US | Real Gone Music RGM-0560LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2017 | US | Real Gone Music RGM-0560LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | Real Gone Music RGM-0560LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| 2017 | US | Real Gone Music RGM-0560LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Discreet 49201 / Discreet 49 201LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Discreet 49 201LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Discreet 49 201LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Discreet 49201 / Discreet 49 201LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Discreet 49201 / Discreet 49 201LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, Stereo |
26 vinyl pressings of Sefronia are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1973 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, Canada, South Africa, France. One of them is Discreet MS 2157.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS 2157, 41001, RRC 2157) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MS 2517 [31209-1 crossed out] 31650 [Artisan Sound Recorders stamp] and MS 2517 31651-1 x [Artisan Sound Recorders stamp]. 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.
