Vinyl pressings
by Junior Walker & The All Stars · 1967
Shoot Your Shot 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.
13 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 7 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.
BL-LL-133312 133312 SK4M - -263- -1 ARPSide A etched, SK4M 263-1 & ARP stamped - variant 1
CLX-127220 127220 U4KM-9234-1 ARPSide B etched, U4KM 9234-1 & ARP stamped - variant 1
BL-LL-133312 133312 SK4M--2631-1 B ARPA runout etched / stamped - variant 2
CLX-127220 127220 U4KM-9234-1 B ARPB runout etched / stamped - variant 2
BL-LL-1333/2 (MR) SK4M--2631-1- △58782A-Side Deadwax
CLX-127220 (MR) U4KM-9234-1 △67284B-Side Deadwax
BL-LL-133312Label side A
CLX-127220Label side B
BL-LL-133312Side A label
CLX-127220Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-174First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Canada | Tamla Motown S-35036First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | France | Tamla Motown FT 105First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Italy | Tamla Motown TM 8019 / Tamla Motown 45TM 8019First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown GO 25.622First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Spain | Tamla Motown M-5018First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | US | Soul S 35036First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Soul S-35036First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | Soul S 35036First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Soul S-35036First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Soul S 35036First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Soul S-35036First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Soul S-35036First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Jamaica | Tamla Motown S-350367", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
14 vinyl pressings of Shoot Your Shot are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Australia, Canada, France and more. One of them is Soul S-35036, released June 22, 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use S-35036, S 35036, TMO-174, FT 105) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BL-LL-133312 133312 SK4M - -263- -1 ARP and CLX-127220 127220 U4KM-9234-1 ARP. 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.
