Vinyl pressings
by Stephanie Mills · 1980
Sweet Sensation was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 8 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.
I STERLING A2P TCD 106 AS A 1SA-Side Runout Etching, Variant 1
I STERLING A2F TCD 106 BS B 2SB-Side Runout Etching, Variant 1
I A2F TCd 106 AS A 10A-Side Runout Etching, Variant 2
I i2 a1STERLING TCD 106 BS B 2SB-Side Runout Etching, Variant 2
I STERLING A1 M 2449 AS A 1SA-Side Runout Etching, Variant 1
I STERLING A3 M 2449 BS B 1SB-Side Runout Etching, Variant 1
I STERLING A1 M 2449 AS A 2SA-Side Runout Etching, Variant 2
I STERLING A3 M 2449 BS B 2SB-Side Runout Etching, Variant 2
STERLING K-11872 GOL TCD-106 AS A 3SSide A
STERLING K-11873 GOL TCD-106 BS B 3SSide B
Side A: TCD-106-AS-A
Side B: TCD-106-AM-C
(M-2449-AM-C)mono runout
(M-2449-AS-A)stereo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | 20th Century Fox Records 103599First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Brazil | RCA Victor 100.8052First year12", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl | 12", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1980 | Brazil | RCA 101.8177First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Brazil | RCA Victor 100.8052First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1980 | Canada | 20th Century Fox Records TC-2449First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Panama | RCA XAPBO-806First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1980 | South Africa | 20th Century Fox Records TCS 427First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Spain | 20th Century Fox Records TC-2449First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | 20th Century Fox Records TCD 2449First year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | UK | 20th Century Fox Records TC 2449First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1980 | UK | 20th Century Fox Records TCD 2449First year12", Single | 12", Single |
| 1980 | UK | 20th Century Fox Records TC 2449First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | 20th Century Fox Records TCD-106First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1980 | US | 20th Century Fox Records TCD-106-DJFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | 20th Century Fox Records TC-2449First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
17 vinyl pressings of Sweet Sensation are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is 20th Century Fox Records TCD-106.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TCD-106, TC-2449, TCD-106-DJ, TC-2449-DJ) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, I STERLING A2P TCD 106 AS A 1S and I STERLING A2F TCD 106 BS B 2S. 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.
