Vinyl pressings
by Tasha Thomas · 1978
Shoot Me (With Your Love) 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.
28 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 13 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-DSKO-36100-1 SP 1-1 TRUTONE-p.a.-10-78Runout A etched
ST-DSKO-36102-1 SP 1-1 TRUTONE-p.a.-10-78Runout B etched
ST-DK-36100 SPMatrix A on label
ST-DK-36102 SPMatrix B on label
ST-A-36098-1 SP 1-1 TRUTONE pa 1978Runout side A
ST-A-36101-1 SP 1-1 TRUTONE pa 1978Runout side B
ST-A-36098 SPLabel side A
ST-A-36101 SPLabel side B
OR-700AS
OR-700BS
OR-700-A-S TR Pa-8-78A-Side Runout Etching
OR-700-B-S TR Pa-8-78B-Side Runout Etching
OR-700ASA-Side Label
OR-700BSB-Side Label
ST-DSKO-36100-1 SP 1-3 TRUTONE-Pa-10-78A-Side Runout Etching
ST-DSKO-36102-1 SP 1-2 TRUTONE-Pa-10-78B-Side Runout Etching
ST-DK-36100 SPA-Side Label
ST-DK-36102 SPB-Side Label
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 | Australia | Atlantic 45 3542 / Orbit Records 45 3542First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Belgium | Atlantic 11 227 / Orbit Records 11 227First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Belgium | Atlantic 20130 / Orbit Records 20130First year12" | 12" |
| 1978 | Canada | Atlantic DK 4706 / Orbit Records DK 4706First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1978 | Canada | Atlantic AT 3542 / Orbit Records AT 3542First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Canada | Atlantic AT 3542 / Orbit Records AT 3542First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Colombia | Atlantic 23(7041)00002First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1978 | France | Atlantic 11 227 / Orbit Records 11 227First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Italy | Atlantic W 11227 / Orbit Records W 11227First year7" | 7" |
| 1978 | Italy | Atlantic W 11227 / Orbit Records W 11227First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Jamaica | Atlantic 3542 / Orbit Records 3542First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Atlantic ATL 20.130 / Orbit Records ATL 20.130First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Atlantic ATL. 11.227. / Orbit Records ATL. 11.227.First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1978 | New Zealand | Atlantic 45 3542First year7" | 7" |
| 1978 | Panama | Atlantic 3542First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
33 vinyl pressings of Shoot Me (With Your Love) are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is Atlantic DK 4706.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DK 4706, 3542, OR-700, OR-2668) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-DSKO-36100-1 SP 1-1 TRUTONE-p.a.-10-78 and ST-DSKO-36102-1 SP 1-1 TRUTONE-p.a.-10-78. 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.
