Vinyl pressings
by The Grateful Dead · 1978
Shakedown Street 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.
35 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 12 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.
AB 4198 SA-1SVariant 1, Side A runout, stamped, SA-1S etched
AB 4198 SB-1CVariant 1, Side B runout, stamped, SB-1C etched
P AB 4198 SA-1SVariant 2, Side A runout, stamped, SA-1S etched
P AB 4198 SB-1LVariant 2, Side B runout, stamped, SB-1L etched
AB 4198 SA-1B CTH ITRunout side A, variant 1
AB 4198 SB-1B CTH ITRunout side B, variant 1
AB 4198 SA-1K CTH ITRunout side A, variant 2
AB 4198 SB-1B CTH ITRunout side B, variant 2
AB 4198 SA REI CT2Side A, runout,
AB 4198 SB REI CT2Side B, runout
AB 4198 SA-1K 1 T CTH B1Variant 2 Side A, runout (Stamped AB 4198 B)
AB 4198 SB-1K 1 T CTH B20 oVariant 2 Side B, runout (Stamped AB 4198
T1 AB 4198 SA RE1 CT2Side A
T1 AB 4198 SA RE1 CT1Side B
AB 4198 SA-1SSide A
AB 4198 SB-1CSide B
AB 4198SA-1FSide A runout, variant 1
AB 4198SB-1FSide B runout, variant 1
AB 4198SA-1JSide A runout, variant 2
AB 4198SB-1JSide B runout, variant 2
AB 4198 SA-1G PRCW-1Side A
AB 4198 SB-1G PRCW-1Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | Arista AL.4198First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Australia | Arista AL.4198First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Brazil | Arista 31C 064 62101First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Arista AB-4198First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Arista AB-4198First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Arista AB 4198LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1978 | Germany | Arista 1C 064-62 101First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Italy | Arista 3C064-62101First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Arista 5C 062-62101First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | South Africa | Arista ASTJ (L) 57First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | UK | Arista ARTY 159First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Arista AB 4198LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1978 | US | Arista AB 4198First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Arista AB 4198First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Arista AB 4198First yearLP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Arista L37250LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | US | Arista AL5-8228LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | US | Arista AL5-8228 / Arista AB 4198LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | US | Audio Fidelity AFZLP 120LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2011 | US | Audio Fidelity AFZLP 120LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Europe | Rhino Records R1 526253 / Rhino Records 603497830831LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Europe | Rhino Records R1 526253 / Rhino Records 603497830831LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2024 | US | Rhino Records RCV1 526253 / Rhino Records 081227819521LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Grateful Dead Records R1 526253 / Grateful Dead Records 603497830831LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Arista ALB6-8321LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Arista 201 133 / Arista 201 133-270LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Arista 201 133 / Arista 201 133-320LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Arista ALB6-8321LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Arista AL5 - 8228LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
56 vinyl pressings of Shakedown Street are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1978 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Colombia, Japan and more. One of them is Arista AB 4198, released November 15, 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AB 4198, AL 8 8045, ARTY 159, 18(0931)00174) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AB 4198 SA-1S and AB 4198 SB-1C. 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.
