Vinyl pressings
by Kaospilot · 2009
Shadows was first pressed on vinyl in 2009. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 2009, the album's first year. 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.
MBL121-1-A k. byers What everyone needs to do is calm down, take a deep breath... (U)Side A
MBL121-1-B ...and prepare their bodies for thunderdome. (U)Side B
MBL121-1-A
MBL121-1-B
MBL121-1-A What every one needs to do is calm down, take a deep breath ... ©Side A hand etched
MBL121-1-B ... and prepare their bodies for thunderdome ©Side B hand etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | US | Magic Bullet Records Magic Bullet #121First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2009 | US | Magic Bullet Records Magic Bullet #121First yearLP, Limited Edition, Album · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Album · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2009 | US | Magic Bullet Records Magic Bullet #121LP, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2009 | US | Magic Bullet Records Magic Bullet #121First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2009 | US | Magic Bullet Records Magic Bullet #121First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2009 | US | Magic Bullet Records Magic Bullet #121First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2009 | US | Magic Bullet Records Magic Bullet #121First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2009 | US | Magic Bullet Records Magic Bullet #121First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2009 | US | Magic Bullet Records Magic Bullet #121First yearLP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2009 | US | Magic Bullet Records Magic Bullet #121First yearLP, Limited Edition, Album · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Album · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2009 | US | Magic Bullet Records Magic Bullet #121LP, Album, Limited Edition, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited, Colored vinyl |
11 vinyl pressings of Shadows are listed here, from 1 country.
The earliest pressings are from 2009, in US. One of them is Magic Bullet Records Magic Bullet #121.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Magic Bullet #121) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MBL121-1-A k. byers What everyone needs to do is calm down, take a deep breath... (U) and MBL121-1-B ...and prepare their bodies for thunderdome. (U). 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.
