Vinyl pressings
by Jonathan Edwards · 1971
Sunshine / Emma 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.
17 pressings came out in 1971, 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.
CAP - 22525 - 4 AT WRun-out Side A, etched variant 1
CAP - 22523 - 4 AT WRun-out Side B, etched variant 1
CAP - 22525 - 4 AT XRunout A etched variant 2
CAP - 22523 - 3 AT WRunout B etched variant 2
CAP-22525-PLLabel A
CAP-22523-PLLabel B
CAP-22525-3 AT XDeadwax A
CAP-22523-4 AT WDeadwax B
CAP-22525-1 9 24 7' SRC AT WA side runout
CAP-22523-1 9 24 7' SRC AT WB side runout
CAP-22525 SPA side label
CAP-22523 SPB side label
CAP-22525-1 AT WSide A runout etched; stamped
CAP-22523-7 9-24-71 (Ƨ) AT WSide B runout etched; stamped
CAP-22525LYSide A Label
CAP-22523LYSide B Label
CAP-22525-MOLabel A
CAP-22523-MOLabel B
CAP - 22525 - 5 MR △86347 AT XA Side
CAP - 22523 - 6 MR △86346 AT WB Side
C-8021-S1A side etched runout
C-8021-S2B side etched runout
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 | Atlantic C-8021First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Australia | Atlantic 45-8021First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Canada | Atco Records C-8021First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Germany | Atlantic 10.085 / Atlantic ATL 10 085First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | New Zealand | Atlantic ATL.87First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | South Africa | Atlantic ATS 571First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | US | Capricorn Records C-8021First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1971 | US | Capricorn Records 8021First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | US | Capricorn Records C-8021First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1971 | US | Capricorn Records C-8021First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1971 | US | Atco Records C-8021First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1971 | US | Capricorn Records 45-8021First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1971 | US | Capricorn Records C-8021First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1971 | US | Capricorn Records C-8021First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | US | Not On Label7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
23 vinyl pressings of Sunshine / Emma are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1971 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Capricorn Records 45-8021, released October 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-8021, C-8021, 8021, 2091-148) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CAP - 22525 - 4 AT W and CAP - 22523 - 4 AT W. 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.
