Vinyl pressings
by AC/DC · 1980
You Shook Me All Night Long was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
33 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 15 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.
K 11600 A2 ARUN 1 W-5A-side etchings (Variant 1)
K 11600 B2 1 W-11B-side etchings (Variant 1)
K 11600 A2 ARUN 1 W-8A-side etchings (Variant 2)
K 11600 B2 1 W-8B-side etchings (Variant 2)
K 11600 A2 ARUN P 2 DRunout side A, etched
K 11600 B2 Ⅰ 2 DRunout side B, etched
K 11600 A*Label side A
K 11600 B*Label side B
ST-A-38823-2 1-1 [MASTERDISK]Runout A Etched / [stamped], Variant 1
ST-A-38823-2 2-1 [MASTERDISK]Runout B Etched / [stamped], Variant 1
STA38822-2 [MASTERDISK]Runout A Etched / [stamped], Variant 2
STA38823-2 [MASTERDISK]Runout B Etched / [stamped], Variant 2
3761 ST-A-38822-4 O △106496 MASTERDISKA-side runout
3761 ST-A-38823-3 MR △106998 MASTERDISKB-side runout
ST-A-38822-MOA-side label
ST-A-38822-MOB-side label
STA38822-2 MASTERDISKA-side etchings
STA38823-2B-side etchings
ST-A-38822-SPLabel A
ST-A-38823-SPLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Austria | Atlantic ATL 11 600First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Austria | Atlantic ATL 11600First year7", Single, Misprint | 7", Single, Misprint |
| 1980 | Benelux | Atlantic ATL 11600First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Canada | Atlantic AT 3761First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Canada | Atlantic AT 3761First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Ecuador | Atlantic 45-73027First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | France | Atlantic 11 600First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 11 600First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1980 | Guatemala | Atlantic 3761First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Italy | Atlantic W 11600First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Peru | Atlantic F-ALT 0003761.8First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Peru | Atlantic F - ALT 0003761.8First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Scandinavia | Atlantic ATL 11 600First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Misprint | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Misprint |
| 1980 | UK | Atlantic K11600First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | Atlantic K 116007", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Albert Productions AP 3437", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
43 vinyl pressings of You Shook Me All Night Long are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1980 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK, US, Ireland, Germany and more. One of them is Atlantic K 11600, released August 22, 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K 11600, K11600, 3761, ATL 11 600) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K 11600 A2 ARUN 1 W-5 and K 11600 B2 1 W-11. 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.
