Vinyl pressings
by The Carter Family · 1964
Keep On The Sunny Side was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 3 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.
o XLP-76284-1DRunout side A, variant 1
o XLP-76285-1DRunout side B, variant 1
o XLP-76284-1D A.11111Runout side A, variant 2
o XLP-76285-1C T A1111Runout side B, variant 2
[double stamped small "0"] XSM-76286-1C | DSide A Stamped
||||Side A Etching
[double stamped small "0"] XSM-76286-1C |Side B Stamped
[double stamped small "0"] XSM-76286-1A PSide 1 Stamped
[double stamped small "0"] XSM-76286-1B P |
XLP-76284-1C
XLP-76285-1C
XSM-76286-1ARunout, side A [stamped]
XSM-76287-1ARunout, side B [stamped]
0Runouts [etched]
XSM 76286Label, side A
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Canada | Columbia CL 2152First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Canada | Columbia CS 8952First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | Canada | Columbia CS 8952First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | New Zealand | CBS BP 473095 / CBS (CL2152)First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Columbia CS 8952First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Columbia CL 2152First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1964 | US | Columbia CS 8952First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Columbia CL 2152First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CS 8952LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Columbia CS 8952LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia Special Products P 11504LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia Special Products C 11233LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia Special Products C 11303LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of Keep On The Sunny Side are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1964 and 1965.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Columbia CL 2152, released April 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 2152, CS 8952, BP 473095) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, o XLP-76284-1D and o XLP-76285-1D. 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.
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