Vinyl pressings
by Beastie Boys · 1989
An Exciting Evening At Home With Shadrach,… was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 2 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.
V-1-15523-Z1 1-1 SRCFull inscription side A
V-2-15523-Z1 1-1 SRCFull inscription side B
V-1-15523-Z1 1-1Runout side A etched
V-2-15523-Z1 1-1Runout side B etched
SRC B-1-44472-Z1 1-1A-Side Runout Etching
SRC B-2-44472-Z1 1-1B-Side Runout Etching
101856A-Side Label
101120B-Side Label
V-1-15523-Z1 1-1 SRCRunout side A
V-2-15523-Z1 1-1 SRCRunout side B
101856 102119 102120Label side A
101854 102122 102121Label side B
V-1-15523-Z1 1-1 SRC (Large S with the R and C in the loops)Runout full inscription side A
V-2-15523-Z1 1-1 SRC (Large S with the R and C in the loops)Runout full inscription side B
V-1-15523-Z1 1-1Runout side A etched
V-2-15523-Z1 1-1Runout side B etched
V-1-15523-Z1 1-1 SRC (Large S with the R and C in the loops)Runout full inscription side A
V-2-15523-Z1 1-1 SRC (Large S with the R and C in the loops)Runout full inscription side B
V-1-15523-Z1 1-1Runout side A etched
V-2-15523-Z1 1-1Runout side B etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Canada | Capitol Records C1 15523 / Capitol Records C1-15523First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1989 | US | Capitol Records V-15523 / Brooklyn Dust Music V-15523First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1989 | US | Capitol Records B-44472 / Brooklyn Dust Music B-44472First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1989 | US | Capitol Records P-B-44472First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | US | Capitol Records V-15523 / Brooklyn Dust Music V-15523First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | US | Capitol Records V-15523First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Misprint | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1989 | US | Capitol Records V-15523First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Misprint | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Misprint |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | UK | Not On Label (Beastie Boys) SMA 04612", Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2007 | Unknown | Capitol Records V-1552312", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Not On Label (Beastie Boys) SMA 001Unofficial Release, EP, 12" · Unofficial | Unofficial Release, EP, 12" · Unofficial |
10 vinyl pressings of An Exciting Evening At Home With Shadrach,… are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1989 and 2007.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in US, Canada. One of them is Capitol Records V-15523.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V-15523, B-44472, P-B-44472, C1 15523) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V-1-15523-Z1 1-1 SRC and V-2-15523-Z1 1-1 SRC. 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.
