Vinyl pressings
by INXS · 1982
Shabooh Shoobah was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 6 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.
600133-1 MX 206463 PiSide A - Variant 1 (Runout Groove Hand-Etched)
MX206464· 600133-2 PiSide B - Variant 1 (Runout Groove Hand-Etched)
600133-1 MX 206463 PiSide A - Variant 2 (Etched)
600133-2 MX206464 PiSide A - Variant 2 (Etched)
600133-1 MX 206463 PiSide A, variant 1, Runout Groove Hand-Etched
MX206464· 600133-2 PiSide B, variant 1, Runout Groove Hand-Etched
600133 -1 MX 206463 PiSide A, variant 2, Runout Groove Hand-Etched
600133 - 2 MX 206464· · PiSide B, variant 2, Runout Groove Hand-Etched
STC-835143-A MASTERDISK RL SM1-2Runout Side 1
STC-835144- (B scratched out) A MASTERDISK RL SM1-3Runout Side 2
STC-835143-A MASTERDISK RL SRC logo 1-1Variant 1 Side 1
STC-835144-(B scratched out) A MASTERDISK RL 1-1 SRC logoVariant 1 Side 2
STC-835143-A MASTERDISK RL [SRC logo] SPAR 1-2 B-17737-A △3700 0-Side A, runout
STC-835144-B̶ A MASTERDISK RL [SRC logo] 1-2 SP-AR B-17738-A △3700-X 0-Side B, runout
ST-C-835143-Label side A
ST-C-835144-Label side B
79 00721-A A1Q QuRunout side A, etched
79 00721-B QuRunout side B, etched
MX 20646*3 600133-1 PiSide A Runout Groove Hand-Etched
MX20646*4 600133-2 PiSide B Runout Groove Hand-Etched
206463Side A Label
206464Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Canada | ATCO Records 79 00721First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | New Zealand | WEA 600133First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1982 | Philippines | WEA 600133First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | South Africa | Mercury STAR5314First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | ATCO Records 90072-1 / ATCO Records 7 90072-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | ATCO Records 90072-1 / ATCO Records 7 A1-90072-1LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1982 | US | ATCO Records 7 90072-1 / ATCO Records 90072-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | ATCO Records 90072-1LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1982 | US | ATCO Records 90072-1 / ATCO records 7 A1-90072LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1982 | Australia | WEA 600133First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1982 | Australia | WEA 600133First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Argentina | Mercury 812 084-1 / Polygram Discos S.A. 27011LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Brazil | Mercury 812 084-1 6 / Mercury 81208416LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Brazil | Mercury 812 084-1 6 / Mercury 81208416LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Europe | Mercury 812 084-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Spain | Mercury 812 084-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Europe | Universal Music Group 0602537778935 / Mercury 0602537778935LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Unknown | Universal Music Group 0602537778935 / Mercury 0602537778935LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2022 | USA & Canada | Atlantic RCV1 90072 / ATCO Records 603497840366LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
35 vinyl pressings of Shabooh Shoobah are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1982 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in Australia, US, Canada, New Zealand and more. One of them is WEA 600133, released October 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 600133, 90072-1, 7 90072-1, 79 00721) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 600133-1 MX 206463 Pi and MX206464· 600133-2 Pi. 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.
