Vinyl pressings
by Brewer And Shipley · 1971
Shake Off The Demon was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 3 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.
KSBS 2039-A #2 IAM USOSide A runout, variant 1
KSBS 2039-B IAM USOSide B runout, variant 1
KSBS 2039-A #3 IAM USOSide A runout, variant 2
KSBS 2039-B #2 IAM USOSide B runout, variant 2
KSBS 2039-A -4 COC US⦾ [MR logo] △16561 (2)A side runout version 1
KSBS-2039-B -4 COC [MR logo] △16561-X (4) US⦾B side runout version 1
KSBS 2039-A -4 US⦾ [MR logo] △16561 (4)A side runout version 2
KSBS-2039-B -4 US⦾ [MR logo] △16561-X (2)B side runout version 2
KSBS 2039-A -3 "target US logo" ARPSide A Runout matrix
KSBS 2039-B -3 "target US logo" ARPSide B Runout matrix
KSBS 2039 A-5 Bell Sound SK T2A Side Bell Sound and T stamped rest etched
KSBS-2039 B-5 Bell Sound SK XT2B Side Bell Sound and T stamped rest etched
KSBS 2039 AA Side Label
KSBS 2039 BB Side Label
KSBS 2039-A -1 Re-1 USO 1A PSide A runout
KSBS-2039-B-1 USO A2 PSide B runout
KSBS 2039 ASide A label
KSBS 2039 BSide B label
T1 KSBS-2039 A-5 Bell Sound Sol C1Side A runout
T1 KSBS 2039 B-5 Bell Sound Sol A2Side B runout
KSBS 2039 ASide A label
KSBS 2039 BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Canada | Kama Sutra KSBS 2039First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Birchmount BM-690First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Japan | Kama Sutra YS-2660-KSFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Kama Sutra KSBS 2039First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Kama Sutra KSBS 2039First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Kama Sutra KSBS 2039 / Kama Sutra KSBS-2039First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Kama Sutra KSBS 2039 / Kama Sutra KSBS-2039First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Kama Sutra KSBS 2039 / Kama Sutra KSBS-2039First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Kama Sutra KSBS 2039First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Kama Sutra KSBS 2039First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Kama Sutra KSBS 2039First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Kama Sutra KSBS 2039First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Germany | Kama Sutra 2319 012LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Germany | Kama Sutra 2319 012LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | UK | Kama Sutra 2319 012LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | New Zealand | Kama Sutra 2319 012LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Kama Sutra KSBS 2039LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
18 vinyl pressings of Shake Off The Demon are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1971 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, Canada, Japan. One of them is Kama Sutra KSBS 2039.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KSBS 2039, BM-690, YS-2660-KS) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, KSBS 2039-A #2 IAM USO and KSBS 2039-B IAM USO. 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.
