Vinyl pressings
by Munich Machine · 1979
Body Shine was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 12 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.
200520 A-2/79S Made in GermanyRunout side A
200520 B-3/79S Made in GermanyRunout side B
S 200 520 ALabel side A
S 200 520 BLabel side B
NBLP-7137-AS-RE-1 K-2 AZ[flower]Side A runout, variant 1
NBLP-7137-BS-Re-1 K-2 AZSide B runout, variant 1
NBLP-7137-AS-RE-1 K-2 AZ[flower] A-1 [Keel Mfg. Corp. stamp]Side A runout, variant 2
NBLP-7137-BS-Re-1 K-2 AZ A-2 [Keel Mfg. Corp. stamp]Side B runout, variant 2
NBLP-7137-AS-RE1 PRCC1 AZ [flower] PRCW 1Side A runout area
NBLP-7137-BS-RE1 PRCC1 AZ [flower] PRCW 1Side B runout area
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia & New Zealand | RCA Victor VPL1 4203First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Casablanca NBLP 7137First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Carrere 67.346First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Carrere 67346First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1979 | Greece | Music-Box SMB 40071 / Music-Box MB 40071First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | India | Polydor 2310 683First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | Durium DAI 30.329 / Durium Marche Estere D. AI 30-329First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Philippines | Polydor 2310 683First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | Polydor 2310 683First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Turkey | Eurovox 87022First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Casablanca NBLP 7137 DJFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Venezuela | Promus LPPS-20248First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Oasis 200 520 / Oasis 200 520-320First yearLP, Album, Partially Mixed | LP, Album, Partially Mixed |
| 1979 | US | Casablanca NBLP 7137First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Casablanca NBLP 7137 DJFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Argentina | RCA Victor AVI-4844LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Kenya | Polydor 2310 683 / Oasis 2310 683LP, Album | LP, Album |
18 vinyl pressings of Body Shine are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in Germany, US, Australia & New Zealand, Canada and more. One of them is Oasis 200 520, released April 26, 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 200 520, NBLP 7137, NBLP 7137 DJ, VPL1 4203) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 200520 A-2/79S Made in Germany and 200520 B-3/79S Made in Germany. 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.
