Vinyl pressings
by The Contours · 1962
Shake Sherry was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1962, 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.
NO-8W 4517-1B B2 RRunout side A stamped
NO-8W 4509-1C RRunout side B stamped
DM B-013212 NO8W 4517Label side A
DM B-013303 NO8W 4509Label side B
NO-8W 7146-1Stamped Side 1
SILENT GROOVEStamped Side 2
NO8W-4509Runout Side A etched
NO8W-7146Runout Side B etched
NO8W-4509A-side label
NO8W-4517B-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Canada | Tamla G 7012First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Gordy GORDY 7012First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo |
| 1962 | Belgium | Oriole 45-cba 1799First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Gordy Gordy 7012First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | Oriole American 45-CBA 17997", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | Gordy GORDY 70127", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | Gordy G-70127", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | Gordy G-70127", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | Gordy GO-70127", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | Gordy GO-70127", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Gordy G-70127", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Gordy GO-70127", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
12 vinyl pressings of Shake Sherry are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1962 and 1963.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, Belgium, Canada. One of them is Gordy Gordy 7012, released November 15, 1962.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Gordy 7012, GORDY 7012, 45-cba 1799, G 7012) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NO-8W 4517-1B B2 R and NO-8W 4509-1C R. 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.
