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Shower Me With Your Love

by Surface · 1988

10 pressings6 countriesSoulFunk / Soul

Shower Me With Your Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Shower Me With Your Love

4 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 3 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.

US

1988
Label and catalog number
Columbia 38-68746
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo · Carrollton Pressing
Runout / matrix

ZSS-68746-A-1B G1 Hit Factory II Herbie JrSide A Etched (smiley face after Herbie Jr), Variant 1

ZSS-68746-B-1A DMS II Herbie Jr G1Side B Etched (smiley face after Herbie Jr), Variant 1

ZSS-68746-A-1B G1 Hit Factory II Herbie Jr D A5Side A Etched (smiley face after Herbie Jr), Variant 2

ZSS-68746-B-1A 5 DMS II Herbie Jr A6 G1Side B Etched (smiley face after Herbie Jr), Variant 2

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Jamaica

1988
Label and catalog number
Columbia 38-68746
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single
Runout / matrix

ZSS-68746-A-1B G1 Hit Factory II Herbie JrSide A Etched (smiley face after Herbie Jr)

ZSS-68746-B-1A DMS II Herbie Jr G1Side B Etched (smiley face after Herbie Jr)

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 10 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1980s10 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1988JamaicaColumbia 38-68746First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1988PhilippinesCBS QCL45-10291First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
1988USColumbia 38-68746First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo
1988USColumbia 38-68746First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo
1989EuropeCBS 655245 77", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1989SpainCBS ARIC 22877", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo
1989UKCBS 655245 612", 45 RPM12", 45 RPM
1989UKCBS 655245 07", 45 RPM, EP7", 45 RPM, EP
1989UKCBS 655245 77", 45 RPM, Stereo7", 45 RPM, Stereo
1989USColumbia 44-6823812", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. A1Shower Me With Your Love (LP Version)4:55
  2. A2Shower Me With Your Love (7" Version)3:49
  3. BShower Me With Your Love (Instrumental)4:24

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Shower Me With Your Love are there?

10 vinyl pressings of Shower Me With Your Love are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1988 and 1989.

When was Shower Me With Your Love first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, Jamaica, Philippines. One of them is Columbia 38-68746.

How do I tell if my copy of Shower Me With Your Love is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 38-68746, QCL45-10291) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSS-68746-A-1B G1 Hit Factory II Herbie Jr and ZSS-68746-B-1A DMS II Herbie Jr G1. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Shower Me With Your Love on vinyl worth?

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.

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