Vinyl pressings
by Shirley & Company · 1975
Shame Shame Shame was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
VI-255-GM (MR) JR MEDIASOUND △19864 (1)Runout A
VI256-GM JR MEDIASOUND △19864-X (1)Runout B
VI-255-GMLabel A
VI-256-GMLabel B
VI-255-GM-1-1-11 JR MEDIASOUND PRCRunout A
VI 256-GM-1-1-11 JR MEDIASOUND PRCRunout B
VI-255-GMLabel A
VI-256-GMLabel B
VI-255-GM JR MEDIASOUNDA Side Runout Groove
VI-256-GM JR MEDIASOUNDB Side Runout Groove
VI-255-GMA Side Label
VI-256-GMB Side Label
VI-256-GM JR MEDIASOUND 5-12-75 SA side runout
5-12-75 S VI-256-GM JR MEDIASOUNDB side runout
VI-255-GMA side label
VI-256-GMB side label
VI256-GM JR MEDIASOUNDSide B
VI-255-GMSide A Label
VI-256-GMSide B Label
VI-255-GM JR MEDIASOUNDSida A
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Brazil | Philips 6310 604First yearLP | LP |
| 1975 | Canada | Vibration VI 128First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Philips 6310 604First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Italy | Philips 6310 604 AFirst yearLP | LP |
| 1975 | Jamaica | Vibration VI-128First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Scandinavia | Philips 6310 604First yearLP | LP |
| 1975 | US | Vibration VI 128 / Vibration VI-128First yearLP | LP |
| 1975 | US | Vibration VI-128 / Vibration Vibration 128First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Vibration VI-128First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Vibration VI 128 / Vibration VI-128First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Vibration VI-128 / Vibration Vibration 128First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Vibration VI-128 / Vibration Vibration 128First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Vibration VI-128 / Vibration VI 128First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Greece | Philips 6310 604LP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1976 | Greece | Philips 6310 604LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of Shame Shame Shame are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1975 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, Brazil, Canada, France and more. One of them is Vibration VI-128, released June 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VI-128, VI 128, 6310 604, 6310 604 A) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, VI-255-GM (MR) JR MEDIASOUND △19864 (1) and VI256-GM JR MEDIASOUND △19864-X (1). 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.
