Vinyl pressings
by The George Shearing Quintet · 1960
On The Sunny Side Of The Strip was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1960, 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.
T1-1416-N7 [Anvil symbol]Side A runout, variant 1
T2-1416-D4 ''#4 [Anvil symbol]Side B runout, variant 1
1S - T1-1416-D3#2 [Anvil symbol]Side A runout, variant 2
- T2-1416-N7 [Anvil symbol]Side B runout, variant 2
ST-1-1416-N4 1 ✲Side A runout
ST-2-1416-N5 1 ✲Side B runout
ST1-1416Side A label
ST2-1416Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Australia | Capitol Records ST 1416First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1960 | Australia | Capitol Records T 1416First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Canada | Capitol Records T-1416First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1960 | UK | Capitol Records ST 1416First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Capitol Records ST1416First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Capitol Records T1416 / Capitol Records T-1416First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Capitol Records ST1416 / Capitol Records ST 1416First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Capitol Records ST1416First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Capitol Records T 1416 / Capitol Records T-1416First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | UK | Capitol Records T 1416LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Australia | World Record Club S-7071 / World Record Club 7071LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1964 | Australia | World Record Club 7071LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| 1968 | Australia | World Record Club S/2486 / World Record Club S-2486LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Netherlands | Capitol Records T1416LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | South Africa | Capitol Records T 1416LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Capitol Records T1416 / Capitol Records T-1416LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
16 vinyl pressings of On The Sunny Side Of The Strip are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1960 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, UK, Australia, Canada. One of them is Capitol Records T 1416, released September 1960.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T 1416, ST1416, T1416, ST 1416) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1-1416-N7 [Anvil symbol] and T2-1416-D4 ''#4 [Anvil symbol]. 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.
