Vinyl pressings
by Jump 'N The Saddle · 1983
The Curly Shuffle 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.
13 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 8 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.
ST-A-45728-1 1-2 [SRC logo]Side A runout, variant 1
ST-A-45729-1 1-1 [SRC logo]Side B runout, variant 1
ST-A-45728-2 1-1 [SRC logo]Side A runout, variant 2
ST-A-45729-2 1-2 [SRC logo]Side B runout, variant 2
308005X-A [QCA logo] TDSide A runout
308005X-B [QCA logo] TDSide B runout
ST-PR-45728-1 SRCRunout Both Sides
A-45728-ARMono Label
ST-A-45728-ARStereo Label
BMI
A-45728-SPMono Label
ST-A-45728-SPStereo 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 | Australia | Atlantic 7-89718First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Canada | Atlantic 78 97187First year7" | 7" |
| 1983 | Canada | Atlantic 78 97187First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Germany | Atlantic 78-9718-7 / Atlantic 78.9718-7-NFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Atlantic 78-9718-7 / Atlantic 78.9718-7-NFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Scandinavia | Atlantic 78-9718-7First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | South Africa | Atlantic ATS 1035First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | UK | Atlantic A9718First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | US | Atlantic 7-89718First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Acme AC-416First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | US | Atlantic PR 563First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Atlantic 7-89718First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1983 | US | Atlantic 7-897187", 45 RPM, Promo, Test Pressing, Stereo, Mono · Test pressing, Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Test Pressing, Stereo, Mono · Test pressing, Promo, Mono |
| 1983 | US | Atlantic 7-89718First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1984 | Guatemala | Atlantic 7-897187", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
18 vinyl pressings of The Curly Shuffle are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1983 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Atlantic 7-89718.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7-89718, AC-416, PR 563, A9718) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-45728-1 1-2 [SRC logo] and ST-A-45729-1 1-1 [SRC logo]. 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.
