Vinyl pressings
by The Jacksons · 1978
Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground) 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.
33 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.
P XSS-165162-1C MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallyRunout A etch; P, MASTERED stamp
XSS-165896 1D MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wayne.Runout B etch; MASTERED stamp
XSS 165162A label
XSS 165896B label
S1 XSS-165162 -1A MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally B1A side runout
S1 XSS-165896 1B MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wayne A2B side runout
XSS 165162Center Label Side A
XSS 165896Center Label Side B
ZSS 165160A
ZSS 165161B
T1 XSS-165162-1E MASTERED BY CAPITOL WallyRunout A etch; MASTERED stamp
0 T1 XSS-165896 1G Wayne MASTERED BY CAPITOL A1Runout B etch; MASTERED stamp
XSS 165162A label
XSS 165896B label
P XSS-165162 -1C MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally 3BEtched Side A
P XSS-165896 1C MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wayne A 1Etched Side B
XSS 165162Center Label Side A
XSS 165896Center Label Side B
XSS-165162-1D ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟ WallyA-Side Runout
XSS-165896 1D ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟ WayneB-Side Runout
XSS 165162A-Side Label
XSS 165896B-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 | Argentina | Epic 40.173First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | Australia | Epic ES 12009First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1978 | Australia | Epic ES 12009First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Australia | Epic ES 351First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Australia | Epic ES 12009First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Australia | Epic ES 351First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | Brazil | Epic 66423First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Canada | Epic 12E4-8307First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1978 | Canada | Epic Records 8-50656First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Costa Rica | Epic 45274First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Ireland | Epic S EPC 7181First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Jamaica | Epic 8-50656First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Jamaica | Epic 8-50656First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Japan | Epic 06・5P-52First year7" | 7" |
| 1978 | Mexico | Epic SCL-45,007First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Epic S EPC 71817", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| ? | US | Epic 28 050721 / Epic XSS16516212", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Epic 8-506567", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
60 vinyl pressings of Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground) are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, Australia, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Epic 28-50721.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 28-50721, 8-50656, AS 551, 28-50657) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P XSS-165162-1C MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wally and XSS-165896 1D MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wayne.. 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.
