Vinyl pressings
by Cameo · 1980
Shake Your Pants 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.
10 pressings came out in 1980, 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.
CC-3210-AS A-1 STERLINGRunout side A, variant 1
CC-3210-BS A-1 STERLINGRunout side B, variant 1
CC-3210- AS X C̶P̶-̶2̶ A STERLINGRunout side A, variant 2
CC-3210-BS X -A STERLINGRunout side B, variant 2
CC-3210- AS X C̶P̶E̶F̶ A STERLINGRunout side A
CC-3210- BS X -A STERLINGRunout side B
(CC 3210 AS)Label side B
(CC 3210 BS)Label side B
CC-3210-AS PRC-R-1-1-1 STERLINGRunout, Side A
CC-3210-BS PRC-R-1-1-1 STERLINGRunout, Side B
CC 3210 ASMatrix Label Side A
CC 3210 BSMatrix Label Side B
CC 3210 ASMatrix Label Side A
CC 3210 BSMatrix Label Side B
CC-3210-AS CP-3 STERLINGRunout A
CC-3210-BS CP-3 STERLINGRunout 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 | Jamaica | Chocolate City CC 3210First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | US | Chocolate City CCD 20022 DJFirst year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Chocolate City CC 3210 DJFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Chocolate City CCD 20022 DJFirst year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Chocolate City CC 3210First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Chocolate City CC 3210First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Chocolate City CC 3210First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | US | Chocolate City CC 3210First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | US | Chocolate City CC 3210First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | US | Chocolate City CC 3210 DJFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
10 vinyl pressings of Shake Your Pants are listed here, from 2 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, Jamaica. One of them is Chocolate City CC 3210, released July 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CC 3210, CC 3210 DJ, CCD 20022 DJ) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CC-3210-AS A-1 STERLING and CC-3210-BS A-1 STERLING. 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.
