Vinyl pressings
by Shooting Star · 1980
Shooting Star was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. 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 1980, the album's first year, in 10 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.
ST-VA-794431-C @t GP SP 0-1 SM 2-2Side A runout, etched, Variant 1
ST-VA-794432-C @t GP SP 0-1 SM 1-1Side B runout, etched, Variant 1
ST-VA-794431-C @t GP SP 0-1Side A runout, etched, Variant 2
ST-VA-794432-C @t GP SP 0-1 SM 1-1Side B runout, etched, Variant 2
ST-VA-794431-E SP 0-1 SM 2-1 ["lyre" symbol]Side A etched
ST-VA-794432-E SP 0-1SM 1-1 ["lyre" symbol]Side B etched
ST-VA-794431-SPSide A Label
ST-VA-794432-SPSide B Label
ST-VA-794431-E SP 0-1 SM 2-1 ["lyre" symbol]Side A runout, variant 1, etched (except lyre symbol)
ST-VA-794432-C @t GP SP 0-1 SM 2-2Side B runout etched, variant 1
ST-VA-794431-SPSide A Label
ST-VA-794432-SPSide B Label
ST-VA-794431-C @t GP MO △24673 ⦰ 13133Runout Side A
ST-VA-794432-E MO △24708-X [lyre symbol]Runout Side B
ST-VA-794431-MOLabel Side A
ST-VA-794432-MOLabel Side B
ST-VA-794431-C @t GP MO △24673 13133Runout Side A
ST-VA-794432-C @t GP MO △24673-X 13133Runout Side B
ST-VA-794431-MOLabel Side A
ST-VA-794432-MOLabel Side B
ST-VA - 794431-C @T GP SP 0-1 SM1-1Side 1
SM2-1 ST-VA - 794432-C @T GP SP 0-1Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Virgin L 37297First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Virgin V 2130First yearAlbum, LP | Album, LP |
| 1980 | France | Virgin 2933 712First yearAlbum, LP | Album, LP |
| 1980 | Germany | Virgin 200 968 / Virgin 200 968-320First yearAlbum, LP | Album, LP |
| 1980 | Japan | Virgin VIP-6951First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | Japan | Virgin VIP-6951First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Virgin 200 968First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | New Zealand | Virgin V2130First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Portugal | Virgin VV 33052YFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | UK | Virgin V2130First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Virgin VA 13133First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Virgin VA 13133First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Virgin VA 13133First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Virgin VA 13133First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Virgin VA 13133First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US | Renaissance Records RDEG-LP-331LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | USA & Canada | Renaissance Records RDEG-LP-331LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
20 vinyl pressings of Shooting Star are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1980 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Virgin VA 13133, released January 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VA 13133, V2130, L 37297, V 2130) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-VA-794431-C @t GP SP 0-1 SM 2-2 and ST-VA-794432-C @t GP SP 0-1 SM 1-1. 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.
