Vinyl pressings
by The Shadows · 1972
The Shadows was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 3 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.
M6 287823 5589 A 5633 ARunout side A
5633 B 05589 B M6 287824Runout side B
M 046 - 05.589 ALabel side A
M 046 - 05.589 BLabel side B
M6 287823 5633 A [stamped] 05589 A [etched]Runout Side 1
M6 287824 5633 A [stamped] 5589 B [etched]Runout Side 2
M6 287823 5633 A [stamped] 05589 A [etched]Runout Side 1
M6 287824 5633 A [stamped] 5589 B [etched]Runout Side 2
024-05589 -A- 45137-1YSide A
024-05589 -A- 45138-1YSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | France | Music For Pleasure 2M046-05589 / Music For Pleasure MFP 5633First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1972 | France | Music For Pleasure MFP 5633 / Music For Pleasure 2M 046-05.589First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1972 | France | Music For Pleasure MFP 5633 / Music For Pleasure 2M046-05589LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1972 | Italy | Music For Pleasure MFP 5633 / Music For Pleasure 2M 046-05.589First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Music For Pleasure MFP 5633First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Belgium | Music For Pleasure MFP 5633 / Music For Pleasure 2M046-05589LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1980 | Belgium | Music For Pleasure MFP 5633 / Music For Pleasure 2M 046-05.589LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1980 | Belgium | Music For Pleasure MFP 5633 / Music For Pleasure 2M 046-05.589LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1980 | Belgium | Music For Pleasure MFP 5633 / Music For Pleasure 2M046-05589LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Belgium | Music For Pleasure MFP 5633 / Music For Pleasure 2M 046-05.589LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | France | Music For Pleasure MFP 5633 / Music For Pleasure 2M046-05589LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | France | Music For Pleasure MFP 5633 / Music For Pleasure 2M046-05589LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
12 vinyl pressings of The Shadows are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1972 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in France, Italy, Netherlands. One of them is Music For Pleasure 2M046-05589.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2M046-05589, MFP 5633) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, M6 287823 5589 A 5633 A and 5633 B 05589 B M6 287824. 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.
