Vinyl pressings
by Foghat · 1980
Tight Shoes 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.
16 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 13 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.
BHS-1-6999-JW1 #4 MASTERDISK - BK 0A Side Etch; Masterdisk, 0 stamp, var. 1
BHS-2-6999-JW1 #3 MASTERDISK - BK 0B Side Etch; Masterdisk, 0 stamp, var. 1
BHS-1-6999-JW1 #10 MASTERDISK - BK 0A Side Etch; Masterdisk, 0 stamp, var. 2
BHS-2-6999-JW1 #7 MASTERDISK - BK 0B Side Etch; Masterdisk, 0 stamp, var. 2
BHS-1-6999-LW2 2 MASTERDISK-BR ✱ ✱Variant 1, runout side A
BHS-2-6999-LW2 3 ✱ ✱ MASTERDISK-BRVariant 1, runout side B
BHS-1-6999-LW2 . 3 MASTERDISK-BK ✱ ✱Variant 2, runout side A
BHS-2-6999-LW2 . 2 ✱ ✱ MASTERDISK-BKVariant 2, runout side B
BHS-1-6999-WW1 MASTERDISK-BK ─◁Variant 1 - Side A
BHS-2-6999-WW2 #6 MASTERDISK-BK ─◁Variant 1 - Side B
BHS-1-6999-WW1 #3 MASTERDISK-BK ─◁Variant 2 - Side A
BHS-2-6999-WW1 #3 MASTERDISK-BK ─◁Variant 2 - Side B
ILPS 9637 A-1USide A runout, stamped
ILPS 9637 B-1U 5 1Side B runout, stamped
ILPS 9637-ASide A label
ILPS 9637-BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Argentina | Interdisc SLIN 3057First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Brazil | K-Tel BBL - 19003 / KMF 11024First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Canada | Bearsville XBHS 6999First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | France | Bearsville 67.548First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | Bearsville 202 457-320 / Bearsville 202 457First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Italy | Bearsville BRLP 6999First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Portugal | Rossil RISLP 14079First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | South Africa | Bearsville BVL 69106First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Spain | Bearsville 11-0021 / EDIGSA 11-021First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | UK | Bearsville ILPS 9637First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Bearsville BHS 6999First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Bearsville BHS 6999First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Bearsville BHS 6999LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1980 | US | Bearsville BHS 6999First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Bearsville BHS 6999LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Greece | Bearsville BMS 90003LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Bearsville 202457-320LP, Album | LP, Album |
21 vinyl pressings of Tight Shoes are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1980 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Australia, Japan and more. One of them is Bearsville BHS 6999, released June 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BHS 6999, ILPS 9637, L37354, 25AP 1898) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BHS-1-6999-JW1 #4 MASTERDISK - BK 0 and BHS-2-6999-JW1 #3 MASTERDISK - BK 0. 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.
