UK
1971- Label and catalog number
- Columbia DB 8747
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM · Solid Centre
- Runout / matrix
7YCA 32802-1 RA KT 1Runout Side A
7YCA 32803-1 AG KT 2Runout Side B
Vinyl pressings
by Cliff Richard · 1971
Sunny Honey Girl was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
25 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 20 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.
7YCA 32802-1 RA KT 1Runout Side A
7YCA 32803-1 AG KT 2Runout Side B
7YCA 32802-1Side A, runout, stamped
7YCA 32803-1Side B, runout, stamped
7YCA 32802Side A, label
7YCA 32803Side B, label
7XCA 32802- DJ KTRunout Side A
7YCA 32803-1 KTRunout Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Australia | Columbia DO-9378First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Australia | Columbia DO-9378First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Belgium | Columbia 4C-006-04717First year7" | 7" |
| 1971 | Denmark | Columbia DB 8747First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Finland | Columbia 5E 006-04717First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | France | Columbia 2C 006-04717 MFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Germany | Columbia 1C-006-04717First year7", Single, Stereo | 7", Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | Germany | Columbia 1C-006-04717First year7", Stereo | 7", Stereo |
| 1971 | India | Columbia DB. 8747First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1971 | Ireland | Columbia DB (1) 8747First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Japan | Odeon OR-2737First year7" | 7" |
| 1971 | Japan | Odeon OR-2737First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Columbia 5C-006-04717First year7" | 7" |
| 1971 | New Zealand | Columbia DNZ 10723First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1971 | Norway | Columbia 7E 006-04717 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
25 vinyl pressings of Sunny Honey Girl are listed here, from 20 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in UK, Australia, Belgium, Denmark and more. One of them is Columbia DB 8747.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DB 8747, DO-9378, 4C-006-04717, 5E 006-04717) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7YCA 32802-1 RA KT 1 and 7YCA 32803-1 AG KT 2. 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.