Vinyl pressings
by Rita Coolidge · 1971
Nice Feelin' 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.
19 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.
P SP 4549-P1 A 3Side A runout, variant 1
P SP 4550-P-1 D3Side B runout, variant 1
P 1 SP 4549-P1 B3Side A runout, variant 2
P 1 SP 4550-P-1 D3Side B runout, variant 2
SP 4547-T-1Run-out groove A
SP 4550-T-1Run-out groove B
SP-4550-T-1Run-out groove A (Variant 2)
SP-4550-P-1Run-out groove B (Variant 2)
SP 4549-M-1 (MR) △16449 (5)Runout A etch; (MR) stamp
SP 4550-M-1 (MR) △16449-X (6)Runout B etech; (MR) stamp
SP-4549Side A, label
SP-4550Side B, label
SP-4549Run-out groove A
SP-4550Run-out groove B
T SP 4547-T-1Runout Side A
T SP 4550-T-1Runout Side B
SP 4547-T-1run-out groove A
SP 4550-T-1run-out groove B
SP-4549center label A
SP-4550center label B
SP-4549A label
SP-4550B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Australia | A&M Records SAML 934444First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Australia | A&M Records SAML 934444First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4325First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4325First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Canada | A&M Records SP-4325First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | New Zealand | A&M Records SAML 934444First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Philippines | A&M Records SP-4325First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | South Africa | A&M Records AMLS 64325First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | A&M Records AMLS 64325First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | A&M Records AMLS 64325First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | A&M Records AMLS 64325First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | A&M Records AMLS 64325First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | A&M Records SP-4325First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | A&M Records SP-4325First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | A&M Records SP-4325 / A&M Records SP 4325First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | US | A&M Records SP 3130 / A&M Records SP-3130LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP-4325LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | A&M Records AMLS 64325LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP-4325 / A&M Records SP 4325LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP4325 / A&M Records SP 4325LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Venezuela | A&M Records LPS 77899LP, Album | LP, Album |
32 vinyl pressings of Nice Feelin' are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1971 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is A&M Records SP-4325, released November 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-4325, AMLS 64325, SAML 934444) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P SP 4549-P1 A 3 and P SP 4550-P-1 D3. 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.
