Vinyl pressings
by Starz · 1978
Attention Shoppers! was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. 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 1978, 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.
ST-1-11730-Z1 MASTERDISK ─◁Runout A-side, etched, Masterdisk stamped
ST-2-11730-Z1 MASTERDISK ─◁Runout B-side, etched, Masterdisk stamped
ST 1-11730On label A-side
ST 2-11730On label B-side
ST-1-11730-Z8 z2 J.G. MASTERDISK 0Etched/Stamped, Runout Side A
ST-2-11730-Z4 z1 0 MASTERDISKEtched/Stamped, Runout Side B
ST 1-11730Label, Side A
ST 2-11730Label, Side B
ST-1-11730-Z6Side A etched
ST-2-11730-Z6Side B etched
* MASTERDISKBoth sides stamped
ST-1-11730-Z5This Side etched (variant 2)
5 SXT ST-11730-1 G10 MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide A
SXT ST-11730-2 G11 MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide B
E-ST1 11730-1 stamped and 'HTM' etchedSide 1 runout
E-ST2 11730-1 stampedSide 2 runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Brazil | Capitol Records 31C 064 85386First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-11730First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | France | Capitol Records 2S 068-85386First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 064-85 386First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-80993First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-80993First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Sweden | Capitol Records 7C 062-85386First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | Capitol Records EST 11730First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Capitol Records ST 511730LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1978 | US | Capitol Records R 124403LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1978 | US | Capitol Records ST-11730First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Capitol Records ST-11730First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Capitol Records ST-11730First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Capitol Records ST 11730First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Capitol Records ST-11730First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
15 vinyl pressings of Attention Shoppers! are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Capitol Records ST-11730, released January 11, 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-11730, ST 11730, EST 11730, 31C 064 85386) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-1-11730-Z1 MASTERDISK ─◁ and ST-2-11730-Z1 MASTERDISK ─◁. 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.
