Vinyl pressings
by Dollar · 1978
Shooting Star was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 9 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.
49433 A agi 789 [lyre symbol]A side runout, etched
49433 B agi 789 [lyre symbol]B side runout, etched
49.433/1Label side A
49.433/2Label side B
4 49 33 A agi 789 [Lyre Symbol]Runout side A
44933 B agi 789 [Lyre Symbol]Runout side B
49.433/1Label side A
49.433/2Label side B
49.433/1Label side A
49.433/2Label side B
49433 A agi 789 [lyre symbol]A side runout, etched
49433 B agi 789 [lyre symbol]B side runout, etched
49.433/1Label side A
49.433/2Label side B
EMI 2871 A-3U OT 2Stamped Runout, Side A variant 1
EMI 2871 B-1U CA 3Stamped Runout, Side B variant 1
EMI 2871 A-3U V 0 3Stamped Runout, Side A variant 2
EMI 2871 B-1U PH 4Stamped Runout, Side B variant 2
EMI 2871 A-3U ƱA-side runout, stamped/etched
EMI 2871 B-1U ƱB-side runout, stamped/etched
EMI 2871ASide A label
EMI 2871BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Brazil | Carrere CS-0333 / Top Tape CS-0333First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1978 | France | Carrere 49.433 / Carrere 49 433First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | France | Carrere 49.433 / Carrere 49 433First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | France | Carrere 49.433 / Carrere 49 433First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | France | Carrere 49.433 / Carrere 49 433First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Germany | Carrere 2044 130 / Acrobat Records 2044 130First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | Carrere 2044 130First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Germany | Carrere 2044 130First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Ireland | EMI EMI 2871First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Italy | Carrere IS 20230First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Italy | Carrere IS 20230First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Peru | Arista 01.221388First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Portugal | Carrere 6061 224First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Spain | Carrere CAR 005 / Epic CAR 005First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | UK | Carrere EMI 2871First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Carrere CAR 19797", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
26 vinyl pressings of Shooting Star are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in France, UK, Brazil, Germany and more. One of them is Carrere 49.433.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 49.433, EMI 2871, CS-0333, 2044 130) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 49433 A agi 789 [lyre symbol] and 49433 B agi 789 [lyre symbol]. 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.
