Vinyl pressings
by The Shadows · 1963
Los Shadows was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 10 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.
7TCA 2070-1N RG KT 2 3Side A, runout, stamped, variant 1
7TCA 2070-2N G0 KT 1Side B, runout, stamped, variant 1
7TCA 2070 - 1N RG KT 2 3Side A, stamped, variant 2
7TCA 2071 - 2N G0 KT 1Side B, stamped, variant 2
7TCA 2070-1N RM KT 2 3Side A runout, stamped
7TCA 2070-2N RA KT 1Side B runout, stamped
7TCA.2070Side A, label
7TCA.2071Side B, label
7TCA 2070-1N AM 23Runout, side A, stamped
7TCA 2071-2N T KT 1Runout, side B, stamped
7TCA 2070-1N GR KTSide A runout, variant 1
7TCA 2071-2N GM KTSide B runout, variant 1
7TCA 2070-1N KT IRunout side A
7TCA 2071-2N KT IRunout side B
7TCA 2070Label side A
7TCA 2071Label side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Brazil | Odeon 7TCA-2070First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP |
| 1963 | Italy | Columbia SEMQ 265First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1963 | Netherlands | Columbia SEG 8278First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | New Zealand | Columbia SEGM 8278First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Portugal | Columbia SLEG 5028First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1963 | South Africa | Columbia SEGJ 8278First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Spain | La Voz De Su Amo 7EPL 13.954First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1963 | Spain | La Voz De Su Amo 7EPL 13.954First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1963 | Australia | Columbia SEGO 8278First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1963 | Denmark | Columbia SEG 8278First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Denmark | Columbia SEG 8278First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1963 | Netherlands | Columbia SEG 8278First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | Columbia SEG 8278First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | Columbia SEG 8278First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | Columbia SEG 8278First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Misprint, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Misprint, Mono · Mono |
16 vinyl pressings of Los Shadows are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in UK, Australia, Denmark, Netherlands and more. One of them is Columbia SEG 8278, released November 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SEG 8278, SEGO 8278, 7TCA-2070, SEMQ 265) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7TCA 2070-1N RG KT 2 3 and 7TCA 2070-2N G0 KT 1. 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.
