Vinyl pressings
by The Walker Brothers · 1966
The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Any More was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
28 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 14 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.
320212 1F//2 420 1 19 C 3Side A runout, stamped
320212 2F ▽ 3 420 1 3Side B runout, stamped
320212 1FSide A label
320212 2FSide B label
320 212 1FSide A
320 212 2FSide B
320212 1F//2 420 129 0 4Side A
320212 2F ^ 3 420 1 3 1Side B
320212 1F//1 420A Side Runout
320212 2F//1 420B Side Runout
320212 1F//1 420 1Runout, side A, stamped
320212 2F//1 420 1Runout, side B, stamped
320212 1FSide A label
320212 2FSide B label
320212 1F//2 420 11 7Side A, Runout, variant 1
320212 2F//2 420 11 8Side B, Runout, variant 1
320212 1F//2 420 111 0Side A, Runout, variant 2
320212 2F//2 420 111 0Side B, Runout, variant 2
320212 1F//2 420 1 1 5Side A (the end 5 is reversed)
30212 2F//2 420 1 1 4Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Australia | Philips BF-249First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Australia | Philips BF-249First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Belgium | Philips 320212 BF / Philips 320 212 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | Smash Records S.2032First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1966 | Denmark | Philips BF 320 212 / Philips 320 212 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| 1966 | France | Philips 320 218 F / Philips B 320 218 FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Greece | Philips 320 212 BF / Philips 3713First year7", Single, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Ireland | Philips EBF. 1473 / Philips 320 212. BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | New Zealand | Philips BF-320212First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Norway | Philips 320 212 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Scandinavia | Philips 320 212 BFFirst year7", Single, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Sweden | Philips 320 212 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Sweden | Philips 320 212 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Philips BF 1473 / Philips 320212 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Philips BF 1473 / Philips 320212 BFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | UK | Philips 983 687-4 / Mercury 983 687-47", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
32 vinyl pressings of The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Any More are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1966 and 2006.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in UK, US, Rhodesia, Australia and more. One of them is Philips BF 1473.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BF 1473, S-2032, DJS-10, MRC1078) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 320212 1F//2 420 1 19 C 3 and 320212 2F ▽ 3 420 1 3. 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.
