Vinyl pressings
by Anne Murray · 1979
New Kind Of Feeling was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
24 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 16 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.
SW-1-11849 G11 #1 GeneSide A etched, variant 1
SW-2-11849 F6 #3 KPSide B etched, variant 1
MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0Stamped Both Sides
SW-1-11849 F6 #2 MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0 KPSide A etched exc. MASTERED BY CAPITOL and 0 stamped, variant 2
SW-1-11849 F9Side A runout, etched
SW-2-11849 F8Side 2 runout, etched
MASTERED BY CAPITOL ✲Sides A and B runout, stamped
SW 1-11849Side A label
SW-1-11849 F12 #2 —<| K1Side 1 Etched
SW-2-11849 F2 #2 —<| KPSide 2 Etched
MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0Stamped Both Sides
SW-1-11849 1ASide A etched,
SW-2-11849 1BSide B etched,
SW 1-11849Side A label
SW 2-11849Side B label
SW-1-11849 F6 #1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0 KPSide A runout
SW-2-11849 F1 #1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL KP 0Side B runout
SW 1-11849Side A label
SW 2-11849Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Capitol Records ST-11849First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Barbados | Capitol Records SW-11849First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Brazil | Capitol Records 31C 064 85607First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Canada | Capitol Records SW-11849First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Capitol Records SW-11849First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Capitol Records SW-11849First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Capitol Records SW 511849LP, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1979 | Germany | Capitol Records 1 C 064-85 607First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Ireland | Capitol Records EST 11849First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-81191First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Capitol Records 5C 062-85607First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Capitol Records SW-11849 / Capitol Records SW 11849First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Scandinavia | Capitol Records 7C 062-85607First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | Capitol Records SW-11849First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | South Africa | Capitol Records SW(D) 11849First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Capitol Records SN-16283LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
31 vinyl pressings of New Kind Of Feeling are listed here, from 17 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Australia, Barbados and more. One of them is Capitol Records SW-11849.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SW-11849, SW-511849, E-ST 11849, ST-11849) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SW-1-11849 G11 #1 Gene and SW-2-11849 F6 #3 KP. 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.
