Vinyl pressings
by Kate Taylor · 1977
It's In His Kiss (The Shoop Shoop Song) was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. 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 1977, 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.
ZS S 163163-1A 1B pA-Side runout etching, variant 1
ZS S 163164-1BB-Side runout etching, variant1
ZS S 163163-1EA-Side stamped, variant 2
ZS S 163164-1FB-Side stamped, variant 2
ZS S 163163-1D TRunout A
ZS S 163164-1C TRunout B
ZSS 163163Label A
ZSS 163164Label B
ZS S 163163-1C T @t GPRunout side A
ZS S 163164-1D TIRunout side B
ZSS 163163Label side A
ZSS 163164Label side B
ZSP463162-1A-1B P ATLANTIC STUDIOSMono runout
ZS S 163163-1A-1BStereo runout
ZSP 163162Mono label
ZSS 163163Stereo label
MX179217A
MX179218B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | CBS BA 222331First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Canada | Columbia 3-10596First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Costa Rica | CBS 11867First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Europe | CBS CBS 5687First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Mexico | CBS 7904First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | US | Columbia 3-10596First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1977 | US | Columbia 3-10596First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Columbia 3-10596First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Columbia 3-10596First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1978 | Italy | CBS CBS 56877", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1978 | Yugoslavia | CBS CBS 5687 / Suzy CBS 56877", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
11 vinyl pressings of It's In His Kiss (The Shoop Shoop Song) are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1977 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, Australia, Canada, Costa Rica and more. One of them is Columbia 3-10596, released August 1977.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 3-10596, BA 222331, 11867, CBS 5687) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZS S 163163-1A 1B p and ZS S 163164-1B. 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.
