UK
1968- Label and catalog number
- Parlophone PCS 7041
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo
- Runout / matrix
YEX 677 - 1Runout, stamped, side 1
YEX 678- - 1Runout, stamped, side 2
YEX 677Label, side 1
YEX 678Label, side 2

Vinyl pressings
by Cilla Black · 1968
Sher-oo! was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. 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 1968, the album's first year, in 6 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.
YEX 677 - 1Runout, stamped, side 1
YEX 678- - 1Runout, stamped, side 2
YEX 677Label, side 1
YEX 678Label, side 2
YEX 677-1Side A runout
YEX 678- -1Side B runout
YEX677Side A label
YEX678Side B label
YEX 677 - 1Runout, stamped, side 1
YEX 678- - 1Runout, stamped, side 2
YEX 677Label, side 1
YEX 678Label, side 2
YEX 677-1A-Side (stamped)
YEX 678-1B-Side (stamped)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Argentina | Parlophone 5026First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Australia | Parlophone PCSO 7041 / Parlophone PCSO-7041First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Parlophone PCSM 7041First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | Parlophone PCS 7041First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | South Africa | DJM Records DJC 3000First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Parlophone PCS 7041First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Parlophone PMC 7041First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | World Record Club S/5126 / World Record Club S-5126LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Music For Pleasure SPR 90019LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1973 | UK | Sounds Superb SPR 90019 / Music For Pleasure SPR 90019LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | Australia | World Record Club R-00763 / World Record Club S/5126LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| 1977 | Australia | World Record Club R-00763 / World Record Club S/5126LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Parlophone PCSO 7041LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Australia | Parlophone PCSO 7041 / Parlophone PCSO-7041LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Music For Pleasure SPR90019 / Sounds Superb SPR90019LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Parlophone PCS 7041LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of Sher-oo! are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1968 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in UK, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong and more. One of them is Parlophone PCS 7041.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PCS 7041, PMC 7041, PCSO 7041, PCSM 7041) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YEX 677 - 1 and YEX 678- - 1. 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.