Vinyl pressings
by The Shirts · 1979
Street Light Shine was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1979, 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.
ST-1-11986 F1 #1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL KP 0Runout side A
ST-2-11986 F1 #1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL KP 0Runout side B
ST1-11986Label side A
ST2-11986Label side B
ST-1-11944 F2 •-------◁ kp MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide A runout
ST-2-11944 F2 •-------◁ kp MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide B runout
ST 1-11944Side A label
ST 2-11944Side B label
ST-1-11986 F2 •-------◁ KPSide A, etched
ST-2-11986 F2 •-------◁ kpSide B, etched
MASTERED BY CAPITOLBoth sides, stamped
ST-1-11986 F3- MASTERED BY CAPITOL kp *Side A runout
ST-2-11986 F6 • MASTERED BY CAPITOL * kpSide B runout
ST 1-11986Side A label
ST 2-11986Side B label
SHSP 4104 A-F1 MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout side A variant 1
SHSP 4104 B-F2 MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout side B variant 1
SHSP 4104 A-F2 MASTERED BY CAPITOL KP A 1Runout side A variant 2
SHSP 4104 B-F2 MASTERED BY CAPITOL H KP 1Runout side B variant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Argentina | EMI 8733First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Australia | Harvest SHSP. 4104First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-11986First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-11986First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Harvest 2C 070-07.111First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Harvest 1C 064-07 111 / EMI Electrola 1C 064-07 111First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Harvest 1A 062-07111LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Harvest 5C 062-07111First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Harvest SHSP 4104First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Portugal | Harvest 8E 07407111 / Harvest 8E 074 - 07 111First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Harvest SHSP 4104 / Harvest 0C 062-07111First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Capitol Records ST-11986First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Capitol Records ST-11944First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Capitol Records ST-11986First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Capitol Records ST-11986First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
16 vinyl pressings of Street Light Shine are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Capitol Records ST-11986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-11986, ST-11944, SHSP 4104, SHSP. 4104) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-1-11986 F1 #1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL KP 0 and ST-2-11986 F1 #1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL KP 0. 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.
