Vinyl pressings
by Bobby Darin · 1966
The Shadow Of Your Smile 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.
10 pressings came out in 1966, 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.
A-12327-A AT W1Side A [Etched] (variant 1
A-12328-A AT W1Side B [Etched] (Variant 1
A-12327-A LW AT W1Side A, runout (variant 2
A-12328-A LW AT W1Side B, runout (variant 2
A - 12327 - 2S ISide A [Etched]
A - 12328 - 1S ISide B [Etched]
12327Side A Label
12328Side B Label
A-12327-AA Side (etched)
A-12328-BB Side (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Canada | Atlantic SD 8121 (D)First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | Atlantic 8121 (C)First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | New Zealand | Atlantic AL 31,980First yearLP, Mono, Album · Mono | LP, Mono, Album · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Atlantic 587014First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Atlantic 588014First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Atlantic 8121First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Atlantic SD 8121First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Atlantic 8121First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1966 | US | Atlantic 8121First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | Atlantic 8121 / Atlantic AT-8121First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | US | Atlantic SD 8121LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Atlantic 8121LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Australia & New Zealand | Atlantic AL 31, 980LP, Mono, Album · Mono | LP, Mono, Album · Mono |
13 vinyl pressings of The Shadow Of Your Smile are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1966 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Atlantic 8121.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 8121, SD 8121, 587014, 588014) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A-12327-A AT W1 and A-12328-A AT W1. 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.
