Vinyl pressings
by Kingston Trio · 1963
Sunny Side! was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 6 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.
ST-1-1935-B2Side A runout version 1
ST-2-1935-A3 2Side B runout version 1
ST-1-1935-A1 1 ✩Side A runout version 2
ST-2-1935-A3 1 ✩Side B runout version 2
T 1935 G 2 #2 [IAM in Triangle]A-Side Runout, stamped
T2 1 935 G 2 A #2 [IAM in Triangle]B-Side Runout, stamped
ST1-1935-A1 #1 [IAM triangle icon] &Side A runout
ST2-1935-A1 -1 [IAM triangle icon] &Side B runout
ST1-1935Side A label matrix
ST2-1935Side B label matrix
T1 1935-G2 #2 [IAM ⟁ icon]Side A runout, stamped, exc. #
T2 1935-G2 A #2 [IAM ⟁ icon]Side B runout, stamped, exc. A#
T1-1935Side A label matrix
T2-1935Side B label matrix
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-1935First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1963 | Canada | Capitol Records T 1935First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Germany | Capitol Records STK 83 548 / Capitol Records ST-1935First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Germany | Capitol Records STK 83 548 / Capitol Records ST-1935First yearLP, Album, Promo, White Label, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, White Label, Stereo · Promo |
| 1963 | Germany | Capitol Records STK 83 548 / Capitol Records ST-1935First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Japan | Capitol Records CP-7002 / Capitol Records CP 7002First yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1963 | New Zealand | Capitol Records ST 1935First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1963 | UK | Capitol Records ST 1935First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1963 | UK | Capitol Records T 1935First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | Capitol Records ST 1935 / Capitol Records ST-1935First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records T 1935First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records ST 1935 / Capitol Records ST-1935First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records T-1935 / Capitol Records T 1935First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records T 1935 / Capitol Records T-1935First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records ST 1935 / Capitol Records ST-1935First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Taiwan | Hae Shan Records HS 199 / Hae Shan Records HS-199LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Taiwan | First Record Ⓢ FL-1068LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Taiwan | Hae Shan Records HS 199 / Hae Shan Records HS-199LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
20 vinyl pressings of Sunny Side! are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1963 and 1966.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Capitol Records ST 1935, released August 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST 1935, T 1935, T-1935, ST-1935) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-1-1935-B2 and ST-2-1935-A3 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.
