Vinyl pressings
by Steve Perry · 1984
Oh Sherrie was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
28 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 15 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.
ZSS 169616 1A PSide A Runout Etched - Variant 1
ZSS 169617 1C PSide B Runout Etched - Variant 2
ZSS 169616 1B PSide A Runout Etched - Variant 2
ZSS 169617 1C PSide B Runout Etched - Variant 2
ZSS 169616 IE TML-MSide A Etched
ZSS 169617 IF TML-SSide B Etched
ZSS 169616A-side label
ZSS 169617B-side label
ZSS 169616 1A PSide A runout etched - variant 1
ZSS 169617 1C PSide B runout etched - variant 2
ZSS 169616 1B PSide A runout etched - variant 2
ZSS 169617 1C PSide B runout etched - variant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Australia | CBS BA 223185First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Australia | CBS BA 223185First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Brazil | Discos CBS 43.571First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1984 | Canada | Columbia 38 04391 / Columbia 38-04391First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Costa Rica | CBS 7012833First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Europe | CBS CBSA 4342 / CBS A-4342First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | France | CBS SDC 11051First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM, Promo, Limited Edition · Promo, Limited | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM, Promo, Limited Edition · Promo, Limited |
| 1984 | Japan | CBS/Sony 07SP 808First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Mexico | Columbia K-30,317First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | New Zealand | CBS BA 223 185First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Peru | Columbia CSR 13 03First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | South Africa | CBS SSC 5617First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Spain | CBS A 4342First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Spain | CBS A 4342First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | UK | CBS A 4342First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
28 vinyl pressings of Oh Sherrie are listed here, from 15 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in US, UK, Japan, Portugal and more. One of them is Columbia 38-04391.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 38-04391, AS 1841, A 4342, TA 4342) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS 169616 1A P and ZSS 169617 1C P. 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.
