Vinyl pressings
by k.d. lang · 1988
Shadowland (The Owen Bradley Sessions) was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1988, 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.
1-25724-A SH-4 denny/georgetown [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-30668-SH4 △ 19997 1-1Side A runout
1-25724-B [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-30669-SH1 SH-1 denny/georgetown △19997-X 1-1Side B runout
["SRC" logo] 1-25724-A SR-2 denny / Georgetown-Masters 1-1Side A runout, variant 1
["SRC" logo] 1-25724-B SR-1 denny / Georgetown 1-1Side B runout, variant 1
["SRC" logo] 1-25724-A SR-3 denny / Georgetown-Masters 1-1Side A runout, variant 2
["SRC" logo] 1-25724-B SR-1 denny / Georgetown 1-1Side B runout, variant 2
MX300951 25724-1-1Side A runout
MX300952 25724-1-2Side B runout
MX300951Side A label
MX300952Side B label
92.57241.A1.etched runout SIDE A
92.57241.B2 #2etched runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Australia | Sire 25724-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | Sire 92 57241First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | Sire W1-25724LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | South Africa | Sire TNT5023First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Spain | Sire 925724-1 / Sire 9 25724-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | UK & Europe | Sire 925 724-1 / Sire WX 171First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | Sire 1-25724 / Sire 9 25724-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | Sire 1-25724LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | US | Sire 9 25724-1 / Sire 1-25724LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | US | Sire 1-25724 / Sire 9 25724-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | US | Sire 557084-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Sire 554729-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Sire 557084-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
13 vinyl pressings of Shadowland (The Owen Bradley Sessions) are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1988 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, Australia, Canada, South Africa and more. One of them is Sire 1-25724.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1-25724, 25724-1, 92 57241, TNT5023) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1-25724-A SH-4 denny/georgetown [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-30668-SH4 △ 19997 1-1 and 1-25724-B [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-30669-SH1 SH-1 denny/georgetown △19997-X 1-1. 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.
