Vinyl pressings
by Pure Prairie League · 1976
If The Shoe Fits was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 8 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.
APL1-1247A 3S MASTERED BY CAPITOL wly I AORunout side A variant 1
APL1-1247B 3S MASTERED BY CAPITOL wly I A3Runout side B variant 1
APL1-1247A 3S MASTERED BY CAPITOL wly I A4Runout side A variant 2
APL1-1247B 4S MASTERED BY CAPITOL wly I A1Runout side B variant 2
APL1-1247 A 2S Wly MASTERED BY CAPITOL HA-Side Runout Etching
APL1-1247 B 2S Wly MASTERED BY CAPITOL HB-Side Runout Etching
APL1-1247-AA-Side Label
APL1-1247-BB-Side Label
APD1-1247-ASide A Etched
APD1-1247-BSide B Etched
APD1-1247-ASide A Label
APD1-1247-BSide B Label
RS 1040-A-3E W AI EA-side runout
RS 1040-B-1E AI E .M.B-side runout
APL1-1247-A C1 ASide A Stamped
APL1-1247-B A1 ASide B Stamped
DBSide A Etched
DBSide B Etched
APL1-1247A TXDSide A runout
APL1-1247B TXDSide B runout
APL1-1247-ASide A label
APL1-1247-BSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | RCA Victor APL1-1247First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | RCA Victor APL1-1247First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | RCA Victor APL1-1247First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | RCA RVP-6037First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1976 | Japan | RCA RVP-6037First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Rhodesia | RCA APL1-1247 / Tamla Motown APL-1-1247First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Spain | RCA APL1-1247First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | UK | RCA Victor RS 1040First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | RCA Victor APL1-1247First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | RCA Victor APD1-1247First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1976 | US | RCA Victor APL1-1247First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | RCA Victor AFL1-1247 / RCA Victor APL1-1247LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | RCA AYL1-3717LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | US | RCA AYL1-3717 / RCA Victor AYL1-3717LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor AFL1-1247LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
15 vinyl pressings of If The Shoe Fits are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is RCA Victor APL1-1247.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use APL1-1247, APD1-1247, RS 1040, RVP-6037) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, APL1-1247A 3S MASTERED BY CAPITOL wly I AO and APL1-1247B 3S MASTERED BY CAPITOL wly I A3. 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.
