US
1980- Label and catalog number
- Handshake Records And Tapes WS8 5306
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo
Vinyl pressings
by Debra Dejean · 1980
Goosebumps 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.
2 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.
DN. 38433 st.Label side A
DN. 38434 st.Label side 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 | Italy | Handshake Records And Tapes NHS 1803First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Handshake Records And Tapes WS8 5306First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo |
| 1981 | Argentina | Handshake Records And Tapes 93167", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1981 | Canada | Handshake Records And Tapes wsd 7007212", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1981 | France | Handshake Records And Tapes 1031647", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Japan | Handshake Records And Tapes 7DW00167", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Japan | Handshake Records And Tapes 7DW00167", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | UK | Handshake Records And Tapes HANDS 27", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | US | Handshake Records And Tapes 4W8 7007212", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Handshake Records And Tapes WS8 53067", 45 RPM, Misprint, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Misprint, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo |
| 1981 | US | Handshake Records And Tapes WS8 53067", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Handshake Records And Tapes 102 6297", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
12 vinyl pressings of Goosebumps are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1980 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, Italy. One of them is Handshake Records And Tapes WS8 5306.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WS8 5306, NHS 1803) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.