Vinyl pressings
by Roy Ayers Ubiquity · 1976
Everybody Loves The Sunshine was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1976, 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.
PD-1-6070 A-AD F/W NYC SJR M 33Runout etching - Side A, variant 1
PD-1-6070 B-AD F/W NYC SJR M 22Runout etching - Side B, variant 1
PD-1-6070 A-AD F/W NYC SJR M M1 33Runout etching - Side A, variant 2
PD-1-6070B 33Runout etching - Side B, variant 2
PD-1-6070A-PRC-1 1-1 F/W NYC SJR SA-Side Runouts Etched, Var 1
PD-1-6070B-PRC-1 1-1 F/W NYC SJR SB-Side Runouts Etched, Var 1
PD-1-6070A-PRC-1 1-1 F/W NYC SJR S PRCA-Side Runouts Etched, Var 2
PD-1-6070B-PRC-1 1-11 F/W NYC SJR S PRCB-Side Runouts Etched, Var 2
PD-1-6070A-M/W F/W•NYC SJR[Signature] M ∆20770(2)Side A runout etched
PD-1-6070 B - M/W F/W NYC SJR[Signature] M ∆20770-X(1)Side B runout etched
MR [In Circle]Side A&B runout stamped
PD-1-6070 ASide A label
D MASTERDISKSide A Runout (Stamped)
MASTERDISK e DSide B Runout (Stamped)
PD-1-606̶70A-3 \T CTSide A Runout (Etched)
T1 PD·1·6070-B-1Side B Runout (Etched)
PD-1-6070 A-AD F/W NYC SJR M 33Side A runout etched
33 PD-1-6070 BSide B runout etched
· PD-1-6070 ASide A
· PD-1-6070 BSide B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Canada | Polydor PD-1 6070First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Philippines | Polydor PD-1-6070 / Polydor 2391 227First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Spain | Polydor 23 91 227First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Polydor PD-1-6070 / Polydor 2391 227First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Polydor PD-1-6070 / Polydor 2391 227First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Polydor PD-1-6070First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Polydor PD-1-6070 / Polydor 2391 227First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Polydor PD-1-6070 / Polydor 2391 227First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Polydor PD-1-6070 / Polydor 2391 227First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Polydor PD-1-6070 / Polydor 2391 227LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1976 | US | Polydor PD-1-6070 / Polydor 2391 227First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Brazil | Polydor 2391 227LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | UK | Urban UMID 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Japan | Polydor 2391 227 / Lexington Co LEX 9373LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Japan | Polydor UIJY-75057LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2016 | US | Polydor B0024310-01LP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | Polydor B0024310-01 / Verve Records B0024310-01LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | US | Polydor B0038521-01 / Verve Records B0038521-01LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Europe | Vampi Soul VAMPI 320LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Polydor PD-1-6070 / Polydor 2391 227LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Polydor PD-1-6070LP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Polydor PD-1-6070 / Polydor 2391 227LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
22 vinyl pressings of Everybody Loves The Sunshine are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1976 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, Canada, Philippines, Spain. One of them is Polydor PD-1-6070.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PD-1-6070, PD-1 6070, 23 91 227) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PD-1-6070 A-AD F/W NYC SJR M 33 and PD-1-6070 B-AD F/W NYC SJR M 22. 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.
