Vinyl pressings
by The Knack · 1979
My Sharona was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
53 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 28 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.
S4595904A-Z3 #2 ―◁ MCA ShSide A runout, variant 1
S4595895-Z3 #2 ―◁Side B runout, variant 1
S4595904A-Z3 #4 ─◁ MCA ShSide A runout, variant 2
S4595895-Z3 #8 ─◁Side B runout, variant 2
S4595904A-Z3 #2 · ──◁ MCA ShRunout side A etched
S4595895-Z3 #2 · ──◁Runout side B etched
95904ALabel side A
95895Label side B
S4595904A-Z5 ✲ MCA Sh[Var. 1] Side A runout
S4595895-Z5 ✲[Var. 1] Side B runout
S4595904A-Z5 5 ✲ MCA Sh[Var. 2] Side A runout
S4595895-Z6 ✲[Var. 2] Side B runout
S4595904A-Z1 4731 #4 MCA sh 0Side A runout, variant 1
S4595895-Z2 #4 4731 0Side B runout, variant 1
S4595904A-Z1 4731 #4 MCA sh 0Side A runout, variant 2
S4595895-Z2 #2 4731 0Side B runout, variant 2
S 4595904A-Z1 4731 #4 MCA Sh 0Side A runout, variant 1
S 4595895-Z1 #1 4731 0Side B runout, variant 1
95604ASide A label
95895Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Argentina | Capitol Records 101059First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Argentina | Capitol Records 101059First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Argentina | Capitol Records 101059First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Australia | Capitol Records CP 11963First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Belgium | Capitol Records 4C 006-85921 / Capitol Records 1A 006-85921First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Brazil | Capitol Records 31C 052 859217ZFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Brazil | Capitol Records 31C 066 85921First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Canada | Capitol Records 4731First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Canada | Capitol Records PRO-9127First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1979 | Chile | Capitol Records 21463 / Capitol Records 32C 006-085921First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Ecuador | Capitol Records 121-0022First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | France | Capitol Records 2S 008 85921 / Capitol Records 2S 008-85.921First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | France | Capitol Records 2S 008 85921 / Capitol Records 2S 008-85.921First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | France | Capitol Records 2S 008 85921 / Capitol Records 2S 008 - 85.921First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | France | Capitol Records 2S 008-85.921First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Yugoslavia | Capitol Records 4731 / Jugoton SCAP 890077", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Thailand | Capitol Records 47317", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Capitol Records 47317", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records 47317", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
57 vinyl pressings of My Sharona are listed here, from 30 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Germany, Argentina and more. One of them is Capitol Records 4731, released June 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4731, SPRO-9199, P-4731, CL 16087) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S4595904A-Z3 #2 ―◁ MCA Sh and S4595895-Z3 #2 ―◁. 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.
