Vinyl pressings
by Imagination · 1983
Shoo Be Doo Da Dabba Doobee was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. 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 1983, 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.
R/S Alsdorf 249492-0 A PFRunout side A, stamped [PF - etched]
R/S Alsdorf 249492-0 B PF BESide B runout, stamped [PF BE - etched]
(24-9492-A)Label side A
(24-9492-B)Label side B
R/S Alsdorf 249492-7 A BERunout side A
R/S Alsdorf 249492-7 BRunout side B
(24-9492-A)Label side A
(24-9492-B)Label side B
1-1 ST-ED-4947A-2 JANOS SRCA-Side Runout Etching
SRC 1-1 ST-ED-4947B-2B-Side Runout Etching
ST-ED-4947-A-SPA-Side Label
ST-ED-4947-B-SPB-Side Label
1-1 SRC ST-E-69763A-1A-Side Runout Etching
1-1 ST-E-69763B-2 SRCB-Side Runout Etching
ST-E-69763-A-SPA-Side Label
ST-E-69763-B-SPB-Side Label
ST-ED-4947A -3 ɑ [Allied logo stamp] B-18900-A3 SLM △ 5930 1-1A-Side Runout Etch
ST-ED-4947B -3 ɑ [Allied logo stamp] B-18901-B3 SLM △ 5930-X 1-1B-Side Runout Etch
ST-ED-4947-A-ARA-Side Label
ST-ED-4947-B-ARB-Side Label
ST-ED-4947A-3 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-18900-B3 SLM △ 5930 I-ISide A runout, etched
ST-ED-4947B-3 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-18901-B3 SLM △ 5930-X I-ISide B runout, etched
ST-ED-4947-A-ARSide A label
ST-ED-4947-B-ARSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Netherlands | Red Bus Records 24-9492-0 / Red Bus Records 24.9492-0-DFirst year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Red Bus Records 24-9492-7 / Red Bus Records 24.9492-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Spain | Red Bus Records F-600.949First year12", Maxi-Single | 12", Maxi-Single |
| 1983 | US | Elektra 0-66975 / Elektra ED 4947First year12", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Elektra ED 4947First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Elektra 0-66975First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Elektra 7-69763First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Elektra 7-69763First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Elektra 0-66975First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | US | Elektra ED 494712", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1984 | South Africa | Red Bus Records DGS 3227", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Spain | Red Bus Records A-106.095 / R & B Records A-1060957", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Africa | Gresham Records DGX 33112", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
13 vinyl pressings of Shoo Be Doo Da Dabba Doobee are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1983 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in Netherlands, US, Spain. One of them is Red Bus Records 24-9492-0.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 24-9492-0, 24-9492-7, 0-66975, 7-69763) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R/S Alsdorf 249492-0 A PF and R/S Alsdorf 249492-0 B PF BE. 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.
