US
1988- Label and catalog number
- Geffen Records GHS 24192
- Format
- LP, Album · Specialty Pressing
- Runout / matrix
GHS-2-4192-A-DMM-SR-1 SP1-1 SterlingSide A runout etched
GHS-2-4192-B-DMM-SR-1 SP1-1 SterlingSide B runout etched

Vinyl pressings
by Edie Brickell & New Bohemians · 1988
Shooting Rubberbands At The Stars was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 11 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.
GHS-2-4192-A-DMM-SR-1 SP1-1 SterlingSide A runout etched
GHS-2-4192-B-DMM-SR-1 SP1-1 SterlingSide B runout etched
GHS-2-4192-A-DMM-SR1 SP1-2 SP-AR Sterling o- Δ21807 B32267-DMM-SR1Side A runout, etched
GHS-2-4192-B-DMM-SR1 SP1-2 SP-AR Sterling Δ21807-X o-Side B runout, etched
GHS-24192A-1A G1 A9Side A Runout Etched
GHS-24192B-1A G2 B6Side B Runout Etched
24192-ASide A
24192-BSide B
MX301567Side A Label
MX301568Side B Label
BMG 670.4254-A 1SSide A
BMG 670.4254-B 1SSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Argentina | Geffen Records GHS 24192First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Australia | Geffen Records 24192-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Brazil | Geffen Records 670.4254 / Geffen Records 759924192-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | Geffen Records XGHS 24192First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | Geffen Records GHS 24192LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | Canada | Geffen Records XGHS 24192 / Geffen Records GHS 24192LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | Europe | Geffen Records GEF 24192First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Europe | Geffen Records 924 192-1 / Geffen Records WX 215First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | Geffen Records 924 192-1 / Geffen Records WX 215First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | Geffen Records 924 192-1 / Geffen Records WX 215First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Europe | Geffen Records 924 192-1 / Geffen Records WX 215First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | Geffen Records 924 192-1 / Geffen Records WX 215First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | Geffen Records 924 192-1 / Geffen Records WX 215First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Germany | Geffen Records 924 192-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Greece | Geffen Records 924 192-1 / Geffen Records GHS 24192First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Germany | Geffen Records GEF 24192LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1991 | Mexico | Geffen Records GHS2-4192LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Geffen Records 924 192.1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
34 vinyl pressings of Shooting Rubberbands At The Stars are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1988 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, Argentina, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Geffen Records GHS 24192.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GHS 24192, 24192-1, 670.4254, XGHS 24192) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, GHS-2-4192-A-DMM-SR-1 SP1-1 Sterling and GHS-2-4192-B-DMM-SR-1 SP1-1 Sterling. 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.