Vinyl pressings
by The Shadows · 1980
Rock On With The Shadows was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. 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 1980, 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.
MFP 50468 A-1Runout area side A
MFP 50468 B-1Runout area side B
MFP 50468 A-1 24 HTM 2Side A runout, variant 1
MFP 50468 B-1 32 2Side B runout, variant 1
MFP 50458 ASide A handwritten run-outs
MFP 50458BSide B handwritten run-outs
MFP-50468ASide A label
MFP-50468BSide B label
022-58055 -A- 45111 -1YSide A runout, stamped
022-58055 -B- 45111 -1Side B runout, stamped
MFP 50468 A-1 HTMRunout area side A
MFP 50468 B-1Runout area side B
MFP 50468 ALabel side A
MFP 50468 BLabel side B
MFP 50468 A-1Runout Groove Side A
MFP 50468 B-1Runout Groove Side B
022-58055 -A- 45111 -YSide A runout, stamped
022-58055 -B- 45112 -YSide B runout, stamped
022-58055-ASide A label
022-58055-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia & New Zealand | Axis AXIS.6421 / Axis AXIS-6421First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1980 | Europe | Music For Pleasure 1A022-58055 / EMI 1A022-58055First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1980 | Ireland | Music For Pleasure MFP 50468First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1980 | Israel | Music For Pleasure MFP 50468First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Music For Pleasure 1A022-58055 / EMI 1A022-58055First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Music For Pleasure 1A022-58055 / EMI 1A022-58055First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1980 | New Zealand | $ound Value AXIS 16 / Axis AXIS 16First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1980 | New Zealand | EMI MID 20 Code 22First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | Music For Pleasure MFP 50468First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records SN-66135LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Music For Pleasure 1A022-58055 / Music For Pleasure 1A 022-58055LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Rock On With The Shadows are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK, Australia & New Zealand, Europe, Ireland and more. One of them is Music For Pleasure MFP 50468.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MFP 50468, AXIS.6421, 1A022-58055, AXIS 16) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MFP 50468 A-1 and MFP 50468 B-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.
