Vinyl pressings
by The Screaming Blue Messiahs · 1986
Gun-Shy was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 5 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.
ST-E-60488 A DMM-1-SPO-1 MASTERDISK HWSide A, runout, variant 1
ST-E-60488 B DMM-1 SPO-1 MASTERDISK HWSide B, runout, variant 1
ST-E-60488 A DMM-1-SPO-1 EDP M 15F1 SMI MASTERDISK HWSide A, runout, variant 2
ST-E-60488 B DMM-1 MASTERDISK HW SPO-1 EDP M1SF1 SM1Side B, runout, variant 2
ST-E-60488A-DMM-1 B-24092 EDP M15F1SM2 △13066 O- MASTERDISK HWSide A, runout, etched
ST-E-60488-BDMM-1 B-24093 MASTERDISK HW △13066-X O- EDP M15F1 SM2Side B, runout, etched
ST-E-60488-1-A-ARSide A, label
ST-E-60488-1-B-ARSide B, label
MASTERDISK HW ST-E-60488A-DMM-1SPO-1 EDP 15F1 SM1Runout side A
ST-E-60488-BDMM-1 MASTERDISK HW SPO-1 EDP 1SF1SM1Runout side B
ST-E-60488-1-A-SPMatrix label side A
ST-E-60488-1-B-SPMatrix label side B
ST-E-60488A-DMM-1 B-24092 EDP M15F1SM2 ▲13066 O- MASTERDISK HWRunout side A, etched
ST-E-60488-BDMM-1 B-24093 MASTERDISK HW ▲13066-X O- EDP M15F1 SM2Runout side B, etched
ST-E-60488-1-A-ARMatrix label side A
ST-E-60488-1-B-ARMatrix label side B
△ MX212303 240791-1 S1Side 1 runout hand etched
△ MX212304 240791-1 S2Side 2 runout hand etched
MX212303Side 1 label
MX212304Side 2 label
ST-E-60488-1-A-1A-2HZ: DM-5Side A runout, variant 1
ST-E-60488-1-B-1A-2HZ: DM-2Side B runout, variant 1
ST-E-60488-1-A-1A-2HZ: DM-4Side A runout, variant 2
ST-E-60488-1-B-1A-2HZ: DM-2Side B runout, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Australia | WEA 240791-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | WEA 24 07911First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | WEA 24 07911First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Europe | WEA WX41 / WEA 240 791-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | New Zealand | WEA 240791-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | Elektra 9 60488-1 / Elektra 60488-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | Elektra 9 60488-1 / Elektra 60488-1First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | US | Elektra 9 E1-60488 / Elektra E1-60488LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1986 | US | Elektra 9 60488-1 / Elektra 60488-1LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1986 | US | Elektra 9 60488-1 / Elektra 60488-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | US | Elektra 9 60488-1 / Elektra 60488-1First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
11 vinyl pressings of Gun-Shy are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, Australia, Canada, Europe and more. One of them is Elektra 9 60488-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9 60488-1, 240791-1, 24 07911, WX41) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-E-60488 A DMM-1-SPO-1 MASTERDISK HW and ST-E-60488 B DMM-1 SPO-1 MASTERDISK HW. 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.
