Vinyl pressings
by Alabama · 1981
Feels So Right was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 7 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.
AHL1-3930A 3S Randy's Roost(var. 1) Runout A
AHL1-3930A 11S(var. 1) Runout B
AHL1-3930A 3S Randy's Roost(var. 2) Runout A
AHL1 3930B 113(var. 2) Runout B
AHL1-3930-AA side label
AHL1-3930-BB side label
AHL1 3930A 1S I RANDY'S ROOST B4Runout, side A, stamped & etched
AHL1 3930B 14 I A2Runout, side B, stamped & etched
AHL1-3930A 11 I 1 A3BRunout, side A, variant 2
AHL1 3930B 14 1 A3JJRunout, side B, variant 2
AHL1-3930A 3S ATO3 Randy's Roost(var. 1) Runout A
AHL1-3930A 11S AB MM(var. 1) Runout B
AHL1-3930A 3S A0 X Randy's Roost(var. 2) Runout A
AHL1-3930B 11S / A5 P(var. 2) Runout B
AHL1 3930A 14 I A1 ESide A runout
AHL1 3930B 14 I A5 BSide B runout
AHL1-3930-ASide A label
AHL1-3930-BSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | RCA Victor APL1 3930First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Brazil | RCA Victor 104.4163First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Canada | RCA Victor AHL1-3930First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Canada | RCA Victor AHL1-3930First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Canada | RCA Victor AHL1-3930First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | South Africa | RCA Victor 38 744First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Spain | RCA Victor PL 13930First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Spain | RCA Victor PL-13930LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1981 | UK | RCA RCALP 5025First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | US | RCA RCALP 5025First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | US | RCA Victor AHL1-3930First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | US | RCA AHL1-3930 / RCA Victor AHL1-3930First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | US | RCA Victor AHL1-3930First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | US | RCA Victor AHL1-3930First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | US | RCA Victor AHL1-3930First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
17 vinyl pressings of Feels So Right are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1981 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is RCA Victor AHL1-3930, released February 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AHL1-3930, RCALP 5025, APL1 3930, 104.4163) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AHL1-3930A 3S Randy's Roost and AHL1-3930A 11S. 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.
