Vinyl pressings
by Roy Hammond And The Souls · 1965
Shotgun Wedding / I'm Gonna Make It was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 2 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.
H-110-1 A RSide A runout, variant 1
H-111-2 WS A RSide B runout, variant 1
H-110-1 A1 RSide A runout, variant 2
H-111-1 RSide B runout, variant 2
H001 [Bell Sound stamp] lg[?] LWSide A runout
H002 [Bell Sound stamp] lg[?] LWSide B runout
H-110-1 A1 RRunout A
H-111-2 WS A1 RRunout B
H-110Label A
H-111Label B
CC1-72294 GCRunout A
CC2-72294 GCRunout B
CC1-72294Label A
CC2-72294Label B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Canada | Capitol Records 72294First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Black Hawk 12101First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Black Hawk 12101First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Hammond Records H-001 / Hammond Records H-002First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Belgium | Discostar 45X1143 / Discostar 45 x 11437", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | UK | Island Records WI-2737", Single | 7", Single |
| 1966 | UK | Island Records WI-2737", Single | 7", Single |
| 1966 | UK | Island Records WI-2737", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Denmark | UK Records UK 197", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Ireland | UK Records UK.197", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Decca 6103 0517", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Decca DEC 5857", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| 1972 | Portugal | Decca P-UK 197", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| 1972 | Sweden | UK Records UK 197", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1972 | UK | UK Records UK 197", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1972 | UK | UK Records UK 197", Single, Promo, Reissue · Promo | 7", Single, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1972 | France | Decca 84.1147", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Australia | Decca Y100937", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| 1973 | Australia | Decca Y100937", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Germany | UK Records DL 25 5497", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Germany | UK Records DL 25 5497", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Yugoslavia | UK Records SDC-88644 / Jugoton SDC-886447", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1973 | Australia | Decca Y-100937", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Decca FM.75757", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| ? | Belgium | Decca 26.351-Y7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Belgium | Discostar 45 x 11437", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Germany | UK Records 6.11 180 / UK Records 6.111807", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | UK Records 6.11 180 / Decca 6.111807", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo |
33 vinyl pressings of Shotgun Wedding / I'm Gonna Make It are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1965 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, Canada. One of them is Black Hawk 12101.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 12101, H-001, 72294) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, H-110-1 A R and H-111-2 WS A R. 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.
