Vinyl pressings
by The Records · 1979
Shades In Bed 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.
17 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 9 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.
V-2122-A2 Mal Tone A SMÖRKING BORDRunout side A, variant 1
V-2122-B2 A PASS THE HEADRunout side B, variant 1
VDJ.29.A-1 V 2122 C1 ( : NO MESSAGE ! DRunout side C, variant 1
VDJ.29.B.1 V 2122 D1 D1 NO MESSAGE ! ARunout side D, variant 1
ST-A-VA 794335-AAA-1-3 GL-KEN @t GP (PR) PRCSide A runout etched
ST-A-VA-794336-AAA-1 @t GP (PR) PRCSide B runout etched
ST-VA-794335-PRLabel side A
ST-VA-794336-PRLabel side B
ST-VA-794335-AAD-1 GL-KEN @t GP (PR)Side A runout etched
ST-A-VA-794336-AAA-1 @t GP PRC (PR)Side B runout etched
ST-VA 794335-AAD-1-3 GL-KEN @t GP (PR) PRCSide A, variant 2
ST-A-VA-794336-AAA-1 @t GP (PR)Side B, variant 2
ST-VA 794335-AA MR GL-KEN △24407(2) @t GP (PR)Runout A etched, var 1
ST-A-VA-794336-AA MR @t GP △24407-X (2) (PR)Runout B etched, var 1
ST-VA 794335-AA MR GL-KEN △24407(1) @t GP (PR)Runout A etched, var 2
ST-A-VA-794336-AA MR @t GP △24407-X (1) (PR)Runout B etched, var 2
ST-VA-794335-MOLabel Side A
ST-VA-794336-MOLabel Side B
ST-PR-338-A-MOLabel Side C
ST-PR-338-B-MOLabel Side D
ST-VA 794335-A 61 SM1-1 GL-KEN @tGP (PR)SPEtched, Runout Side A
ST-A-VA-794336-A @tGP (PR)SP O-2Etched, Runout Side B
ST-VA-794335-SPMatrix A on label
ST-VA-794336-SPMatrix B on 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 | Australia | Virgin L 36976First yearLP | LP |
| 1979 | Canada | Virgin V 2122 / Virgin V2122First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | France | Virgin 2933 783First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Virgin 200 673 / Virgin 200 673-320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | Virgin VIP-6938First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Japan | Virgin VIP-6938First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Portugal | Virgin VV-33.024-YFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | South Korea | Stereophonic SM 70LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1979 | US | Virgin VA 13130 / Virgin PR 338First yearLP, Album, 7", EP, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, 7", EP, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1979 | US | Virgin VA 13130First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Virgin VA 13130First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Virgin VA 13130 / Virgin PR 338First yearLP, Album, 7", EP, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, 7", EP, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1979 | US | Virgin VA 13130First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Virgin VA 13130First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Virgin VA 13130First yearLP, Album, 7", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, 7", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Greece | Virgin 2933 783 / Virgin V2122LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
19 vinyl pressings of Shades In Bed are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, US, New Zealand, Australia and more. One of them is Virgin V2122, released June 8, 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V2122, VA 13130, L 36976, V 2122) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V-2122-A2 Mal Tone A SMÖRKING BORD and V-2122-B2 A PASS THE HEAD. 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.
