Vinyl pressings
by Gheorghe Zamfir · 1980
The Lonely Shepherd 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.
5 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year. 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.
SRM 4015-A 10² SnB QSide A etched
SRM 1 4015-B SnB QSide B etched
SRM-1-4015-A2 scratched out 3 SNB 230Side A etched variant 2
SRM 1 4015-B SNB QSide B etched variant 2
SRM 14015A2 B X SnB 230Side A runout etched, variant 1
SRM1-4015-B4 SnB 230Side B runout etched, variant 1
SRM 14015-A-1 X SnB M 230 QuSide A runout etched, variant 2
SRM1-4015-B SnB QSide B runout etched, variant 2
SRM-1-4015A-9 SnB 230 EL DM-22Side A runout etched
SRM-1-4015B-2 SbB 230 EL DM-14Side B runout etched
SRM-1-4015-ASSide A label
SRM-1-4015-BSSide B label
SRM-1-4015A-9 SnB 230 EL DM-22Side A runout etched
SRM-1-4015B-2 SbB 230 EL DM-14Side B runout etched
SRM-1-4015-ASSide A label
SRM-1-4015-BSSide B label
SRM 4015-A SNBSide 1
SRM 1 4015-B 40 SNB OSide 2
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 | Canada | Mercury SRM-1-4015First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1980 | Canada | Mercury SRM-1-4015First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1980 | Canada | Mercury SRM-1-4015LP, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1980 | Canada | Mercury SRM-1-4015First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1980 | Canada | Mercury SRM-1-4015First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1980 | Canada | Mercury SRM-1-4015First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Peru | Mercury MER-6313121LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1982 | Scandinavia | Mercury 6313 121LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Scandinavia | Mercury 6313 121 / Mercury 6313.121LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Scandinavia | Mercury 6313 121 / Mercury 6313.121LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of The Lonely Shepherd are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1980 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in Canada. One of them is Mercury SRM-1-4015.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SRM-1-4015) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SRM 4015-A 10² SnB Q and SRM 1 4015-B SnB Q. 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.
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