Vinyl pressings
by The Emotions · 1977
Sunshine was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. 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 1977, the album's first year, in 5 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.
T1 STX-4100A-1 FML 101477 DT PCCRPTH#2A Side Runout (Etched)
T1 STX-4100B-2 FML 101477 DT PCCRPTH#1A Side Runout (Etched)
STX4100A X FML1013771 DT PCCRPPIT#1(var. 1) side A runout etched
STX4100B X I FML1014771 DT PCCRPPIT#1(var. 1) side B runout etched
T1 STX-4100A-2 FML 101477 DT PCCRPTH#2A Side Runout (Etched)
T1 STX-4100B-2 FML 101477 DT PCCRPTH#1A Side Runout (Etched)
STX4100A X ⌢ . . ⌢ FML 101377 DT PCCRPPIT#1 PSide A runout
STX4100B X ⌢ . . ⌢ FML 101477 DT PCCRPPIT#1 PSide B runout
1S STX4100A - 1A ⁀⁀ A9 FML103771P PCCPPJM#2Side A runout
1S STX4100B - 1B ⁀⁀ A11 FML103771P PCCPPJM#1Side B runout
STX-4100-ASide A label
STX-4100-BSide B label
1S ST4100A-1B ⁀⁀ AB FML 10377 DT PCCRP#1A side runout
1S ST4100B-1B ⁀⁀ A4 FML 10377 DT PCCRP#1B side runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | Stax L-36,513 / Stax L 365 13First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | Stax STX 88001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | Stax VIP-6500First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | Stax VIP-6500First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Philippines | Stax STX-4100First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Stax STX-4100First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Stax STX-4100First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Stax STX-4100First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Stax STX-4100First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Stax STX-4100First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Brazil | Stax STX-4100LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Stax 5N 058-60223LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Spain | Stax S 60.011LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | Stax STX 3003 / Stax 0C 062-60 223LP, Album | LP, Album |
14 vinyl pressings of Sunshine are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1977 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, Australia, Germany, Japan and more. One of them is Stax STX-4100, released November 1977.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use STX-4100, L-36,513, STX 88001, VIP-6500) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1 STX-4100A-1 FML 101477 DT PCCRPTH#2 and T1 STX-4100B-2 FML 101477 DT PCCRPTH#1. 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.
