Vinyl pressings
by Monty Alexander · 1975
Love And Sunshine was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 4 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.
0666 711 S 1 * 20 22620 4 S1 3 20 CRunout side A
0666 711 = 2 S 2 * 20 22620 4 S2 3 20 ERunout side B
0666 711 S 1Label side A
0666 711 S 2Label side B
ZAGL-487-1G
ZAGL-488-1G
0666 711 S 1 ✲ G-22620 4 S1 3 20 2Side A runout
0666 711 = 2 S 2 ✲ G-22620 4 S 2 3 20 2Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Germany | MPS Records 20 22620-4 / BASF 20 22620-4First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | MPS Records UXP-51-P / BASF UXP-51-PFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Netherlands | MPS Records 20 22620-4 / BASF 20 22620-4LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1975 | UK | MPS Records BAP 5078 / BASF BAP 5078First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | MPS Records G22620 / BASF G22620First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | MPS Records 20 22620 / BASF 20-22620-6LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Spain | BASF 35 93200 / MPS Records 35 93200LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Pausa Records 7032 / Pausa Records PR 7032LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | MPS Records UPS-2130-PLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | MPS Records 68.043 / MPS Records 0068.043LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Netherlands | MPS Records 5C 064-99403 / MPS Records 5C 064D-99403LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | MPS Records 5C 064D-99403 / Delta 5C 064D-99403LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of Love And Sunshine are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1975 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in Germany, UK, US, Japan. One of them is MPS Records 20 22620-4.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 20 22620-4, BAP 5078, G22620, UXP-51-P) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 0666 711 S 1 * 20 22620 4 S1 3 20 C and 0666 711 = 2 S 2 * 20 22620 4 S2 3 20 E. 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.
