Vinyl pressings
by Junior Walker & The All Stars · 1965
Shotgun / Hot Cha was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1965, 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.
111216 10 RK4M-6559-1A ARP Nashville MatrixRunout side A
DMB-LL-093111 10 RK4M-2354-1D ARP Nashville MatrixRunout side B
DM BL-VL-111216Label side A
DM BLL-093111Label side B
111216 10 RK4M-6559-1A NashvilleSide A runout
DMB-LL-093111 10 RK4M-2354-1D NashvilleSide B runout
DM BL-VL-111216Side A label
DM BLL-093111Side B label
RK4M--6559-1A Nashville Matrix 111216 𝓐𝓡𝓟 10A-side runout
RK4M-2354-1D Nashville Matrix DMB-LL-093111 10 𝓐𝓡𝓟B-side runout
DM BL-VL-11216A-side label
DM BLL-093111B-side label
RK4M--6559- 1 DMB-111216 (MR) ℗ △55545Runout A
RK4M -2354- 1B (MR) BLL 093111 △55615Runout B
DM BL-VL-111216Label A
DM BLL-093111Label B
RK4M--6559- 1 (MR)A-Side Stamped
DMB-111216 △55545A-Side Etched
RK4M -2354- 1C (MR)B-Side Stamped
BLL 093111 △55615B-Side Etched
BLL-093111 RK4M--2354-1-JSide A - runout, variant 1
DM BL-VI-111216 RK4M--6559-1-DSide B - runout, variant 1
RK4M - - 2354-1-J A1 BLL-093111 RSide A - runout, variant 2
RK4M - - 6559-1-E A2 DMBL-VI-111216 RSide B - runout, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-107First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Canada | Tamla Motown S-35008First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Canada | Tamla S-35008First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Germany | CBS 1713First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | India | Stateside 45-ESS.42First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Japan | Tamla Motown JET-1535 / Motown JET-1535First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | New Zealand | Stateside MSS.2093First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Soul S 35008First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1965 | US | Soul S-35008First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Soul S 35008First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Soul SOUL 35008First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1965 | US | Soul SOUL 35008First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Soul SOUL 35008First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Soul S 35008First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1965 | US | Soul S 35008First year7", 45 RPM, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Misprint |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Soul S 350087", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
29 vinyl pressings of Shotgun / Hot Cha are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1965 and 1966.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Soul S-35008, released January 14, 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use S-35008, SOUL 35008, S 35008, TMG 509) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 111216 10 RK4M-6559-1A ARP Nashville Matrix and DMB-LL-093111 10 RK4M-2354-1D ARP Nashville Matrix. 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.
