Vinyl pressings
by Earl Klugh · 1985
Soda Fountain Shuffle was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 10 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.
1-25262-A-RE1 SR1 RL 1-2 SRC[Logo] MASTERDISKSide A runout
1-25262-B-SR1 1-1SM 1-2 RL 1-2 SRC[Logo] MASTERDISKSide B runout
1-25262-A-RE-1 SH1 MASTERDISK RL SLM △ 8665 1-1 ɑ B-20578-Re SH1Side A Runout
1-25262-B-SH2 1-25262-A-RE-1 SH1 MASTERDISK RL SLM △ 8665 1-1 ɑ B-20579-Re SH2 SLM △ 8665-X 1-1 MASTERDISKSide B Runout
1-25262-A-RE-1 SLM △8665 1- [Allied 'a' logo] B-20578-RESH1Side A runout, variant 1, etched △ MASTERDISK Stamped
1-25262-B- SH1 [Allied 'a' logo] B-20579-SHI SLM △8665-X 1- MASTERDISKSide B runout, variant 1, etched △ MASTERDISK Stamped
1-25262-A-RE-1 SH1 MASTERDISK RL SLM △8665 1-1 [Allied 'a' logo] B-20578-RESH1Side A runout, variant 2
1-25262-B-SH-1 [Allied 'a' logo] B-20579-SH1 SLM △8665-X 1-1 MASTERDISKSide B runout, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 925262-1 A UK SLM △ 8665-1- 2 GER11 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-20578 ROB 1-25262-A-RE-1 SH1 MASTERDISK RLSide A runout, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 925262-1 B MASTERDISK 1-25262-B-SH1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-20579-SH1 1 SLM △ 8665-X 1-2Side B runout, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 925262-1 A UK SLM △ 8665 1-2 GER11 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-20578 Re SH1 1-25262-A-RE-1 SH1 MASTERDISK RLSide A runout, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 925262-1 B MASTERDISK GER 1-25262-B-SH1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-20579-SH1 10 SLM △ 8665-X 1-2Side B runout, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 925262-1 ASide A stamped
R/S Alsdorf 925262-1 BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records 25262-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 604.7128 / Warner Bros. Records 26.151First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 52621First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 52621LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1985 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 925 262-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Peru | Warner Bros. Records Y - WBR 0125262.4First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Peru | Warner Bros. Records WBR 0125262.4First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Philippines | Warner Bros. Records 1-25262First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBC 1587First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | US | Warner Bros. Records W1 25262LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1985 | US | Warner Bros. Records 1-25262First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1985 | US | Warner Bros. Records 9 25262-1 / Warner Bros. Records 1-25262First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | US | Warner Bros. Records 9 25262-1 / Warner Bros. Records 1-25262First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 925 262-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | UK | Warner Bros. Records 925 262-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of Soda Fountain Shuffle are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US, UK, Europe, Japan and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records 9 25262-1, released April 1985.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9 25262-1, 1-25262, 925 262-1, P-13090) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1-25262-A-RE1 SR1 RL 1-2 SRC[Logo] MASTERDISK and 1-25262-B-SR1 1-1SM 1-2 RL 1-2 SRC[Logo] MASTERDISK. 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.
