Vinyl pressings
by Harry Nilsson · 1967
Pandemonium Shadow Show was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 3 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.
UPRM-5578-55Side 1 - Variant 1
UPRM-5579-55Side 2 - Variant 1
UPRM-5578-45 RSide 1 etched (R stamped) - Variant 2
UPRM-5579-35 AI RSide 2 etched (AI R stamped) - Variant 2
UPRS-5580-6S ISide A runout, variant 1
UPRS-5581-6S ISide B runout, variant 1
UPRS-5580-6S I A 1Side A runout, variant 2
UPRS-5581-6S I A 2Side B runout, variant 2
UPRS-5580-2S HRunout, etched A side
UPRS-5581-2S HRunout, etched B side
UPRS-5580-4S R A 1A-Side Runout Etching [R A 1 Stamped]
UPRS-5581-6S I R A 1B-Side Runout Etching [R A 1 Stamped]
UPRS-5580-4S R A 1Variant A-Side Runout Etching [R A 1 Stamped]
UPRS-5581-4S R A 1Variant B-Side Runout Etching [R A 1 Stamped]
UPRM-5578-45 RSide 1 run out
UPRM-5579-35 A1 RSide 2 run out
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | RCA Victor LPM-3874First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | RCA Victor LSP 3874First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | RCA Victor RD-7928First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | RCA Victor LPM-3874First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | RCA Victor LSP 3874First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | RCA Victor LPM-3874 / RCA Victor LPM 3874First yearLP, Album, Mono, Box Set, Promo · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Box Set, Promo · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | RCA Victor LSP 3874First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | RCA Victor LSP 3874 / RCA Victor LSP 3874First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Box Set, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Stereo, Box Set, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | RCA Victor LSP 3874First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | RCA Victor SF-7928LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | RCA Victor SF-7928LP, Album, Stereo, Repress | LP, Album, Stereo, Repress |
| 1968 | Australia | RCA Victor LSP-3874LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Australia | RCA Victor LPM-3874LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | New Zealand | RCA Victor LSP-3874LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5467 / Sundazed Music LP-5467LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| 2014 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5467 / Sundazed Music LP-5467LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Israel | RCA Victor LPM-3874LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Japan | RCA SHP－6154LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | RCA RCA-6150LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | RCA Victor SF-7928LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | RCA Victor SF-7928LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | RCA Victor SF-7928LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LSP 3874 / RCA Victor LSP-3874LP, Album, Stereo, Repress | LP, Album, Stereo, Repress |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LSP 3874LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
24 vinyl pressings of Pandemonium Shadow Show are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1967 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is RCA Victor LPM-3874, released October 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LPM-3874, LSP 3874, RD-7928) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UPRM-5578-55 and UPRM-5579-55. 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.
