Vinyl pressings
by John Denver · 1982
Shanghai Breezes 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.
15 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 12 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.
I STERLING SA A2 PB-13071-A-1S EDP MZ2FISMIA-Side Runout Etching
I STERLING A2 PB-13071-B-1S EDP MI 2fI SM3B-Side Runout Etching
PB-13071-AA-Side Label
PB-13071-BB-Side Label
RCA PB - 3071 - A/1Runout (Stamped) Side A
RCA PB - 3071 - BRunout (Stamped) Side B
PB 3071-ALabel Side A
PB 3071-BLabel Side B
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 | Argentina | RCA S-0213First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Australia | RCA Victor 103966First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Barbados | RCA PB-13071First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | Canada | RCA PB-13071First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | El Salvador | RCA RUS-011First year7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1982 | Netherlands | RCA PB-3071First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | New Zealand | RCA Victor 103966First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Spain | RCA PB-3071First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Spain | RCA Victor PB-3071 / RCA Victor PB 3071First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1982 | US | RCA PB-13071First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | RCA JH 13071First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1982 | Germany | RCA Victor PB 3071 / RCA PB 3071First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1982 | South Africa | RCA Victor TRS 385First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1982 | Spain | RCA Victor PB-3071First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 218First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
15 vinyl pressings of Shanghai Breezes are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, UK, Germany, South Africa and more. One of them is RCA PB-13071.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PB-13071, JH 13071, RCA 218, PB 3071) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, I STERLING SA A2 PB-13071-A-1S EDP MZ2FISMI and I STERLING A2 PB-13071-B-1S EDP MI 2fI SM3. 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.
