Vinyl pressings
by The Shadows · 1961
The Shadows was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. 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 1961, the album's first year, in 4 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 1831-1N H 10 1Side A, runout, stamped
7TCA 1832-1N GG 10 1Side B, runout, stamped
7TCA 1831-1N T OT 2Side A, runout, stamped, variant 2
7TCA 1832-1N A OT 1Side B, runout, stamped, variant 2
7TCA 1831-1N H 10 1Side A, runout, stamped
7TCA 1832-1N GG 10 1Side B, runout, stamped
7TCA1831Label, side A
7TCA1832Label, side B
7 TCA 1831Label side 1
7 TCA 1832Label side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Australia | Columbia SEGO 8148First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1961 | Ireland | Columbia SEG(I) 8148First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1961 | Netherlands | Columbia SEG 8148First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Netherlands | Columbia SEG 8148First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1961 | Netherlands | Columbia SEG 8148First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1961 | Netherlands | Columbia SEG 8148First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | UK | Columbia SEG 8148First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1961 | UK | Columbia SEG 81487", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
| 1961 | UK | Columbia SEG 8148First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | UK | Columbia SEG 81487", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | UK | Columbia SEG 8148First year7", EP | 7", EP |
| 1962 | New Zealand | Columbia SEGM 81487", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1962 | New Zealand | Columbia SEGM 8148 / Columbia SEGM.81487", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | India | Columbia SEG 81487", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
14 vinyl pressings of The Shadows are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1961 and 1962.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in UK, Australia, Ireland, Netherlands. One of them is Columbia SEG 8148.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SEG 8148, SEGO 8148, SEG(I) 8148) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7TCA 1831-1N H 10 1 and 7TCA 1832-1N GG 10 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.
