Vinyl pressings
by The Shadows · 1986
Moonlight Shadows 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 7 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.
PROLP8 A//2 ▽420 HSide A runout variant 1
PROLP 8 B // 3 ▽ 420 H TOWNHOUSESide B runout variant 1
PROLP8 A // 1 ▽ 420 HSide A runout variant 2
PROLP8 B // 1 ▽ 420 HSide B runout variant 2
829358-1 S ASide A label
829358-1 S BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Australia | EMI EMC.240691First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Germany | Teldec 6.26342 APFirst yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1986 | Germany | Polydor 829 358-1First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1986 | Greece | Polydor 829 358-1First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1986 | New Zealand | EMI HMVNZ 30First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Peru | Polydor Y5 - POL 8253981.7First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Portugal | Polydor 829 358-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | UK | Polydor PROLP 8 / Polydor 829 358-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Greece | Polydor 829358-1 / Polydor PROLP 8First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1987 | Australia | J & B Records JB 289LP, Album | LP, Album |
10 vinyl pressings of Moonlight Shadows are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1986 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in UK, Greece, Australia, Germany and more. One of them is Polydor PROLP 8.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PROLP 8, 829358-1, EMC.240691, 6.26342 AP) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PROLP8 A//2 ▽420 H and PROLP 8 B // 3 ▽ 420 H TOWNHOUSE. 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.
