Vinyl pressings
by Manfred Mann · 1964
Sha La La was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
25 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 16 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.
7XEA 20998-1 N K7Runout side A, stamped, variant 1
7XEA 20999-1 N K2Runout side B, stamped, variant 1
7XEA 20998-1 N AG KT 2Runout side A, stamped, variant 2
7XEA 20999-1 N AD KT 2Runout side B, stamped, variant 2
7XEA 20998-1 N MO KTRunout side A, stamped
7XEA 20999-1 N MD KT 5Runout side B, stamped
7XEA 20998Label side A
7XEA 20999Label side B
7XEA 20998-1N GD KT 2A-Side Runout, Stamped
7XEA 20999-1N T KT 2B-Side Runout, Stamped
7XEA20998 45A-Side Label
7XEA20999 45B-Side Label
ⅩStamped 4:00 A side runout
ZTSP-96331-1BA-side runout, variant 1
ZTSP 96332-1AB-side runout, variant 1
ZTSP-96331-1LA-side runout, variant 2
ZTSP-96331-1CSide A runout, variant 1
ZTSP-96332-1CSide B runout, variant 1
ZTSP-96331-1JSide A runout, variant 2
ZTSP-96332-1FSide B runout, variant 2
ZTSP 96331A-side label
ZTSP 96332B-side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Australia | His Master's Voice EA-4655First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Canada | Capitol Records 72199First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Denmark | His Master's Voice X 8653First year7" | 7" |
| 1964 | Finland | His Master's Voice POP 1346First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Germany | Electrola E 22 836 / Electrola 45-EG 9469First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | India | His Master's Voice 45-POP 1346First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Ireland | His Master's Voice POP (I) 1346First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Japan | Odeon OR-1183First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Netherlands | His Master's Voice 45 POP 1346First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | New Zealand | His Master's Voice HR.10450First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Nigeria | His Master's Voice 45 - POP 1346 NIFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Norway | His Master's Voice POP 1346First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Norway | His Master's Voice POP 1346First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | South Africa | His Master's Voice 45-SAB 2059First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Sweden | His Master's Voice X 8653First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Fermata Produções FB-33947", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| ? | US | United Artists Records UA 16567", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
28 vinyl pressings of Sha La La are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1964 and 1965.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is His Master's Voice POP 1346.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use POP 1346, ASCOT 2165, AS 2165, 2165) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XEA 20998-1 N K7 and 7XEA 20999-1 N K2. 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.
