Vinyl pressings
by The Swinging Blue Jeans · 1964
Shake With The Swinging Blue Jeans was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. 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 1964, 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.
7TEA 1927-1N R KT 1Runout side A, stamped, variant 1
7TEA 1928-1N O KT 1Runout side B, stamped, variant 1
7TEA 1927-1N G KT 1Runout side A, stamped, variant 2
7TEA 1928-1N G KT 1Runout side B, stamped, variant 2
7TEA 1927•1N G KT 1Runout side A, stamped
7TEA 1928•1N G KT 1Runout side B, stamped
7TEA.1927Label side A [in parenthesis]
7TEA 1928Label side B [in parenthesis]
7XAA1370Side A (Etched)
7XAA1371Side B (Etched)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Australia | His Master's Voice 7EGO 70043First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1964 | Australia | His Master's Voice 7EGO 70043First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1964 | Israel | His Master's Voice 7 EG.8850First yearEP, 7", 45 RPM | EP, 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | New Zealand | His Master's Voice 7EGM 8850First year7", EP | 7", EP |
| 1964 | Portugal | A Voz Do Dono 7LEG 6030 / A Voz Do Dono 7 LEG 6030First yearEP, 7", 45 RPM | EP, 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | South Africa | His Master's Voice 7EGJ 8850First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1964 | Sweden | His Master's Voice 7EG8850First yearEP, 7", 45 RPM | EP, 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | UK | His Master's Voice 7EG 8850First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | UK | His Master's Voice 7EG 8850 / His Master's Voice 7EG.8850First yearEP, 7", 45 RPM | EP, 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Singapore | Pilana Records SMM 0017", 45 RPM, EP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | His Master's Voice 7EGO 700437", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | South Vietnam | Hong Kong's Records LYD 10-1021-677", 45 RPM, EP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
12 vinyl pressings of Shake With The Swinging Blue Jeans are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1964 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in UK, Australia, Israel, New Zealand and more. One of them is His Master's Voice 7EG 8850, released May 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7EG 8850, 7EGO 70043, 7 EG.8850, 7EGM 8850) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7TEA 1927-1N R KT 1 and 7TEA 1928-1N O KT 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.
