Vinyl pressings
by Stevie Wonder · 1968
Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
26 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 14 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.
CKN-415M02 415M02 ⋉Runout, Side A, Etched, variant 1
W4KM-2692-1 ARPRunout, Side A, Stamped, variant 1
U-415M04 415M04 ⋉Runout, Side B, Etched , variant 1
W4KM-2692-1 J ARPRunout, Side B, Stamped, variant 1
CKN-415MO2 W4KM-2692-1 C A1 S RA Side Runout
N-415MO4 W4KM-2699-1 C A2 S RB Side Runout
W4KM-2692-1 HSide A - Stamped
CKN-415M02 10Side A - Etched
W4KM-2699-1 HSide B - Stamped
U-415M04 10Side B - Etched
W4KM-2692-1 GSide A - Stamped
CKN-415M02 10 △70671Side A - Etched
W4KM-2699-1 GSide B - Stamped
U-415M04 △70670Side B - Etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-8335First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-8335First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Brazil | Rozenblit CS - 5.008 / Tamla CS - 5.008First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Canada | Tamla Motown T-54165First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Denmark | Tamla Motown TMG 653First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | France | Tamla Motown FT 126First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | India | Tamla Motown TMG. 653First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Japan | Motown SJET-1847First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Mexico | Discos Capitol De Mexico, S.A. 6333First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown GO 25.772First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown TMM.678First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Norway | Tamla Motown TMK 110First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Sweden | Tamla Motown TMK 110First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 653First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 653First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Portugal | Tamla Motown TLM 5037" | 7" |
| ? | US | Tamla T-541657", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Venezuela | Tamla Motown T-541657", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
29 vinyl pressings of Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day are listed here, from 16 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Tamla T-54165.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T-54165, T 54165, T-54165DJ, TMG 653) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CKN-415M02 415M02 ⋉ and W4KM-2692-1 ARP. 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.
