Vinyl pressings
by Tony Joe White · 1970
Save Your Sugar For Me / My Friend was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 12 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.
Ste-I4W-3212 S-II Manufactured In GermanyRunout Side A
Ste-H5W-2771 S-II Manufactured In GermanyRunout Side B
I 4 W 3212Label Side A
H 5 W 2771Label Side B
I4W-3212Label A
H5W-2771Label B
MSCM 8237Side A
MSCM 8238Side B
I4W-3212Label Side A
H5W-2771Label Side B
I4W-3212 P
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | Monument PK-3754First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Canada | Monument MN. 1206First year7", Single, Stereo | 7", Single, Stereo |
| 1970 | France | Monument 680.038First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | France | Monument BE 680036First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Germany | Monument MN 1206First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1970 | Ireland | Monument MON (I).1048First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1970 | Italy | Monument MNS NP 74030First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Netherlands | Monument 5C 006-91641 MFirst year7", Single, Stereo | 7", Single, Stereo |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Monument PK-3754First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1970 | Spain | Monument SN-20.435First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1970 | Turkey | Monument MNT 22First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1970 | US | Monument Mn45-1206First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Monument Mn45-1206First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Monument MN45-1206First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | US | Monument Mn45-1206First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Lebanon | Monument Mn-12067", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | Lebanon | Monument Mn 12067", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
18 vinyl pressings of Save Your Sugar For Me / My Friend are listed here, from 13 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in Germany, US, UK, Australia and more. One of them is Monument MN 1206.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MN 1206, Mn45-1206, MON 1048, MN45-1206) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Ste-I4W-3212 S-II Manufactured In Germany and Ste-H5W-2771 S-II Manufactured In Germany. 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.
