US
1977- Label and catalog number
- Roadshow RS-XW1124United Artists Records RS-XW1124
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo · Allied Pressing
- Runout / matrix
STERLING R-2727 RS-ST-19368Side A Runout
STERLING R-2726 RS-ST-19370Side B Runout
Vinyl pressings
by Enchantment · 1977
Sunny Shine Feeling was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. 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 1977, the album's first year, in 5 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.
STERLING R-2727 RS-ST-19368Side A Runout
STERLING R-2726 RS-ST-19370Side B Runout
RS-ST-19370-2 [STERLING] TIIIIA side runout, etched, [stamped]
T RS-ST-19368-1 [STERLING]B side runout, etched, [stamped]
RSST-10370A side label matrix
RSST-19368B side label matrix
p RS-ST-19370 STERLING 3A-Side Runout Etching
p RS-19370 STERLING 3B-Side Runout Etching
RSST-19370A-Side Label
RS-19370B-Side Label
R-2725 RS-19370 STERLINGMono Side Etched ('STERLING' stamped)
R-2726 RS-ST-19370 STERLINGStereo Side Etched ('STERLING' stamped)
RS-19370-2 Sterling TIEtched Mono Side
RS-ST-19370-1 TIIII SterlingEtched Stereo Side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | United Artists Records K-7053First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | New Zealand | United Artists Records K 7053First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Philippines | United Artists Records UA-50209First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1977 | UK | United Artists Records UP 36353 / Roadshow UP 36353First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | US | Roadshow RS-XW1124 / United Artists Records RS-XW1124First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Roadshow RS-XW1124First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1977 | US | Roadshow RS-XW1124First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1977 | US | Roadshow RS-XW1124 / United Artists Records RS-XW1124First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Roadshow RS-XW1124First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1978 | Japan | United Artists Records CM-1297", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Netherlands | United Artists Records 5C 006-606057", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1978 | UK | United Artists Records UP 363537", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
12 vinyl pressings of Sunny Shine Feeling are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1977 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Australia, New Zealand and more. One of them is Roadshow RS-XW1124.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RS-XW1124, UP 36353, K-7053, K 7053) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STERLING R-2727 RS-ST-19368 and STERLING R-2726 RS-ST-19370. 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.