Vinyl pressings
by Merry Clayton · 1970
Gimme Shelter was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 7 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.
P ODE 77001(RE-1)-P1 4ɅA-side runout etching
P ODE 77002(RE-1)-P1 Ʌ PB-side runout etching
(77001)A-side label
(77002)B-side label
ODE 77001(RE-1)-M1 ∆15075Side A Etched
ODE 77002(RE-1)-M1 ∆17075-XSide B Etched
MR [Circled]Side A & B Stamped
ODE 77001(RE-1)-M1 (MR) ∆15075Side A runout
ODE 77002(RE-1)-M1 (MR) ∆17075-XSide B runout
77001Side A label
77002Side B label
T 1 ODE 77001(RE-1)-T1 ɅA-side runout etching
T 1 ODE 77002(RE-1)-T1 Ʌ 4B-side runout etching
ODE 77001(RE-1)-T1 C2 S X T 1A-side runout, etched (except C, stamped)
ODE 77001(RE-1)-T1 Ʌ G X T 1B-side runout, etched (except Ʌ, stamped)
(77001)A-side label
(77002)B-side label
T 1 ODE 77001(RE-1)-T1 Ʌ 2A-side etched except stamped 'Ʌ'
T 1 ODE 77002(RE-1)-T1 B 1B-side etched
T 1 ODE 77001(RE-1)-T1A-side runout (Variant 2)
T 1 ODE 77002(RE-1)-T1B-side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | Ode Records SODL 933996First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Canada | Ode Records SP-77001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Canada | Ode Records SP-77001First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | Japan | A&M Records AML 82First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | New Zealand | A&M Records SODL-933996 / Ode Records SP-77001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Scandinavia | A&M Records AMLS 995 / Ode Records AMLS 995First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | UK | A&M Records AMLS 995First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Ode Records SP-77001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Ode Records SP-77001First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Ode Records SP-77001First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Ode Records SP-77001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Ode Records SP-77001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Ode Records SP-77001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Ode Records SP-77001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Ode Records SP-77001First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | US | Ode Records SP-77001 / Real Gone Music RGM-0563LP, Album, Club Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Numbered, Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Numbered, Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | Ode Records SP-77001 / Real Gone Music RGM-0563LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Ode Records SP-77001 / Real Gone Music RGM-0563LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2020 | US | Ode Records SP-77001 / Real Gone Music RGM-0563LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | A&M Records SP-77001 / Ode Records SP-77001LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
22 vinyl pressings of Gimme Shelter are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1970 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Ode Records SP-77001, released October 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-77001, AMLS 995, SODL 933996, AML 82) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P ODE 77001(RE-1)-P1 4Ʌ and P ODE 77002(RE-1)-P1 Ʌ P. 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.
