Vinyl pressings
by The Inmates · 1980
Shot In The Dark was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 8 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.
RAD 28 A1 JONZ. - W-11Side A runout variant 1
RAD 28 B1 SOUNDCLINIC W-8Side B runout variant 1
RAD 28 A1 JONZ. - W-3Side A runout variant 2
RAD 28 B1 - SOUNDCLINIC W-12Side B runout variant 2
PD-1-6302-AS-PRC -C1-1 GCSide 1 Etched
PD-1-6302-BS-PRC -C2-1Side 2 Etched
STERLINGStamped Both Sides
PD·1·6302·AS-PRC-R1-1-1 gcSide A Etched
PD·1·6302-BS-PRC-R 2-1-1Side B Etched
STERLINGStamped Both Sides
PD-1-6302-AS-K1Side 1 Etched
PD-1-6302-BS-K1Side 2 Etched
STERLINGStamped Both Sides
PD-1-6302-ASide 1 label
STERLING gc A-2 ◄ PD∙1∙6302∙AS∙K1Runout Side A, etched ('STERLING' and triangle stamped)
STERLING gc A-2 ◄ PD∙1∙6302∙BS∙K1Runout Side B, etched ('STERLING' and triangle stamped)
PD-1-6302-ALabel Side A
PD-1-6302-BLabel Side B
MX197173Side A label
MX197174Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Radar Records RAD 28First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Polydor PD-1-6302First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | France | Radar Records RAD 58 199 / Radar Records RAD 28First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Germany | Radar Records RAD 58 199 / Radar Records RAD 28First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Italy | Radar Records RAD 58 199 / Radar Records RAD 28First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | Radar Records P-10955F / Radar Records RAD 28First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Japan | Radar Records P-10955F / Radar Records RAD 28First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | Japan | Radar Records P-10955F / Radar Records RAD 28First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | Radar Records RAD 28First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Polydor PD-1-6302First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Polydor PD-1-6302LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1980 | US | Polydor PD-1-6302First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Polydor PD-1-6302First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Polydor PD-1-6302First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
14 vinyl pressings of Shot In The Dark are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Radar Records RAD 28.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RAD 28, PD-1-6302, RAD 58 199, P-10955F) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RAD 28 A1 JONZ. - W-11 and RAD 28 B1 SOUNDCLINIC W-8. 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.
