Vinyl pressings
by Crown Heights Affair · 1980
Sure Shot 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.
17 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 12 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.
DSR-9517-A-KSide A runout Variant 1
DSR-9517-B-KSide B runout Variant 1
DSR-9517-A-K2 Sterling A - 1Side A runout Variant 2
DSR-9517-B-K2 Sterling A - 2Side B runout Variant 2
DSR·9517-A · PRC-R-1-1-1 STERLINGSide A runout
DSR-9517-B · PRC-R-2-1-1 STERLINGSide B runout
DSR-9517 ASide A Label
DSR-9517 BSide B Label
DSR-9517 A PRA-10 (PR)Side A Runout
DSR-9517 B PRA-10 (PR)Side B Runout
DSR-9517 A PRA-11 (PR)Side A Runout
DSR-9517-A-PRC-C-1-1-1 STERLINGSide A - runout
DSR-9517-B-PRC-C-1-1-1 STERLINGSide B - runout
6372767 1Y//1▽E420 11 4 [stamped] RC-PP [etched]Runout side A
6372767 2Y//1▽E420 11 4Runout side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Brazil | De-Lite Records 104.8155First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Canada | De-Lite Records DSR-9517First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | France | De-Lite Records 508608 / Vogue 508608First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | De-Lite Records 0060.297First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Germany | Metronome 0060.297First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Greece | De-Lite Records VIP 207 / De-Lite Records V - 207First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Italy | De-Lite Records DLP 9000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Scandinavia | Sound Of Scandinavia SOSLP 012 / De-Lite Records SOSLP 012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Scandinavia | De-Lite Records SOSLP 012 / Sound Of Scandinavia SOSLP 012First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | South Africa | De-Lite Records LITE b(L) 5013First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | UK | De-Lite Records 6372 767First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | De-Lite Records DSR-9517 / De-Lite Records 6372.767First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | De-Lite Records DSR-9517 / De-Lite Records 6372.767First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | De-Lite Records DSR-9517 / De-Lite Records 6372.767First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | De-Lite Records DSR-9517 / De-Lite Records 6372.767First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of Sure Shot are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1980 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Japan, Brazil and more. One of them is De-Lite Records DSR-9517.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DSR-9517, 6372 767, VIP-6726, 104.8155) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DSR-9517-A-K and DSR-9517-B-K. 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.
