Vinyl pressings
by The Edgar Winter Group · 1974
Shock Treatment was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1974, 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.
PAL32464-1B MCR C T1Runout side A, variant 1
PBL32461-1B MCR T2Runout side B, variant 1
P.AL32464-1B MCR A T2Runout side A, variant 2
PBL32461-1B MCR F T1Runout side B, variant 2
AL-32464-1G o MCR S 1A Side runout (Variant 1)
BL-32461-1C o MCR ƧB Side runout (Variant 1)
S 1 AL-32464-1G o MCR A \A Side runout (Variant 2)
\ S BL-32461-1C o A 1 MCRB Side runout (Variant 2)
P AL32461-1A MCRSide A Runout, etched (except "P" stamped)
P BL32461-1A MCR DSide A Runout, etched (except "P", "D" stamped)
AL 32461Side A Label
BL 32461Side B Label
o PQ AL-32461-1C 1TSide A runout stamped exc. P, 1T
o PQ BL-32461-1C 1TSide A runout stamped exc. P, 1T
QAL 32461Side A label
QBL 32461Side A label
AL32461-1A MCRSide A Etched
BL32461-1A MCRSide B Etched
o PQ AL-32461-1C 1T A5Runout A
o P Q BL-32461-1C 1T A6Runout B
QAL 32461Label A
QBL 32461Label B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | Epic ELPS-3680First yearLP | LP |
| 1974 | Brazil | Epic 144126First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Epic PE 32461First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Epic QAL 32461 - PEQ 32461First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1974 | Europe | Epic EPC 65640 / Epic PE 32461First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Greece | Epic EPC 65640 / Epic S EPC 65640First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Italy | Epic EPC 65640First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | Epic ECPM-66First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | Epic ECPM-66First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Malaysia | CBS/Sony PE 32461First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Epic SBPC 474 208First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | South Africa | Date DAS.2193First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Spain | Epic EPC 65640First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Taiwan | Yung Feng LF-3001LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1974 | UK | Epic EPC 65640 / Epic S EPC 65640First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | New Zealand | Epic SBPC 474208LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Epic PE 32461LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
27 vinyl pressings of Shock Treatment are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1974 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Epic PE 32461, released May 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PE 32461, PEQ 32461, EPC 65640, ELPS-3680) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAL32464-1B MCR C T1 and PBL32461-1B MCR T2. 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.
