Vinyl pressings
by Johnny Mathis · 1956
When Sunny Gets Blue was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1956, the album's first year, in 3 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.
ZSP39294-1A - : -A side deadwax - stamped
ZSP39295-1A - .B side deadwax - stamped
ZSP 39294A-Side Label
ZSP 39295B-Side Label
ZSP39295-1AStamped Side A, variant 1
ZSP39294-1J ☆Stamped Side B, variant 1
ZSP39295-1H.. ☆Stamped Side A, variant 2
ZSP39294-1L ☆Stamped Side B, variant 2
ZSP39295-1B HStamped Side A
ZSP39294-1B HStamped Side B
ZSP39294-1B HA Side Runout (Stamped)
ZSP39295-1B HB Side Runout (Stamped)
ZSP 39294A side label
ZSP 39295B side label
CO56629-1DA side deadwax - stamped
CO56631-1CB side deadwax - stamped
ZSP39294-1LA side deadwax - stamped
ZSP39295-1G .B side deadwax - stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | UK | Philips P.B.713First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | US | Columbia 4-40784First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | US | Columbia 4-40784First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1956 | Canada | Columbia 40784First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1956 | Canada | Columbia 4-40784First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | US | Columbia 4-40784First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1956 | US | Columbia 4-40784First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1956 | US | Columbia 4-40784First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1956 | US | Columbia 4-40784First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1956 | US | Columbia 4-40784First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1956 | US | Columbia 40784First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1957 | Australia | Coronet KS-1247", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | US | Columbia 88985417587JK1 / Legacy 88985417587JK17", 45 RPM, Record Store Day | 7", 45 RPM, Record Store Day |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Coronet KP-124Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Australia | Coronet KS-1247", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Netherlands | Philips 322 106 BF7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | New Zealand | Coronet KS-1247", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | New Zealand | Coronet KP-124Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
18 vinyl pressings of When Sunny Gets Blue are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1956 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Columbia 4-40784, released November 5, 1956.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-40784, 40784, P.B.713) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP39294-1A - : - and ZSP39295-1A - .. 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.
