Vinyl pressings
by The Emotions · 1978
Sunbeam was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 12 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.
PAL-35385-1F TML-S o T*1Side A
PBL-35385-1F TML-M o T1Side B
PAL-35385-1D TML-S BT(var. 1) side A runout etched (TML-S stamped)
PBL-35385-1D TML-S BT(var. 1) side B runout etched (TML-S stamped)
P PAL-35385-1C TML-MA side runout etched [except P and TML-M]
PBL-35385-1D TML-SB side runout etched [except TML-S]
AL 35385A side label
BL 35385B side label
TXI PAL-35385-IF [TML-S stamped] CA Side
o TI PBL-35385-IF [TML-S stamped] CB Side
PAL-35385-1H TML-S 3 A-4 1ƧSide A
PBL-35385-1G TML-M A 1ƧSide B
AL 35385Side A Label
BL 35385Side B Label
PAL-35385-1D TML-SSide 1 runout
PBL-35385-1D TML-SSide 2 runout
AL 35385A label
BL 35385B label
1S PAL-35385-1A TML-M B2A runout
1S PBL-35385-1B TML-S B1B runout
AL 35385A label
BL 35385B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | CBS SBP 237217First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Brazil | Discos CBS 230019First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Europe | CBS CBS 82864 / CBS 82864First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 1114First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 1114First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | Malaysia | CBS/Sony 25AP 1114First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Mexico | Columbia CLS 5614 / Columbia CLS-5614First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Philippines | CBS/Sony LP 1223First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Singapore & Malaysia | CBS/Sony 25AP 1114First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | CBS S CBS 82864 / CBS CBS 82864First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Columbia JC 35385First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Columbia JC 35385First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Columbia JC 35385First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Columbia JC 35385First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Columbia JC 35385First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia JC 35385LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
19 vinyl pressings of Sunbeam are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia JC 35385.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JC 35385, S CBS 82864, PC 35385, SBP 237217) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAL-35385-1F TML-S o T*1 and PBL-35385-1F TML-M o T1. 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.
