Vinyl pressings
by Manhattans · 1977
It Feels So Good 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.
22 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 15 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.
AL 34450-1F S1Side A runout, variant 1
BL 34450-1F S1Side B runout, variant 1
AL 34450-1F S1 C3Side A runout, variant 2
BL 34450-1F S1 B1Side B runout, variant 2
AL 34450-1E I TSide A Runout
BL 34450-1B I TSide B Runout
AL 34450Side A Label
BL 34450Side B Label
AL 34450-1ASide A Runout
BL 34450-1ASide B Runout
AL 34450Side A Label
BL 34450Side B Label
P Q AL 34450-1B Ƨ T o A1Runout A
P Q BL 34450-1D 1T o A4Runout B
QAL 34450Label A
QBL 34450Label B
CBS-S-81828-A-1 12 ΛSide A
CBS-S-81828-B-1 11 ΛSide B
S CBS 81828 ASide A Label
S CBS 81828 BSide B Label
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 | Argentina | CBS 119719 / CBS 119.719First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1977 | Argentina | CBS 119719 / CBS 119.719First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Australia | CBS SBP 234963First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Brazil | CBS 138003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Costa Rica | Columbia PC 34450First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Costa Rica | CBS 100.318First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Europe | CBS CBS 81828First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Europe | CBS CBS 81828First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Jamaica | Columbia PC 34450First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 369First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Singapore | CBS/Sony JJSL 30133First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Spain | CBS S 81828First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Turkey | Max LP 1766 / Max 1766First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | CBS S CBS 81828 / CBS 81828First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | CBS S CBS 81828LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Japan | CBS/Sony 20AP 2423LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia PC 34450LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
25 vinyl pressings of It Feels So Good are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1977 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Canada, Italy and more. One of them is Columbia PC 34450.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PC 34450, PCQ 34450, S CBS 81828, CBS 81828) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL 34450-1F S1 and BL 34450-1F S1. 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.
