Vinyl pressings
by Tim Moore · 1977
White Shadows was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. 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 1977, the album's first year, in 5 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.
7E-1088 A RE SP 1-1 [Specialty logo]Side A runout
7E-1088 B SP [Specialty logo] 1-1Side B runout
7E-1088-A SPSide A label
7E-1088-B SPSide B label
7E-1088-A-3 RE PRC 1-1Side 1 runout (etched)
7E-1088 B-3 PRC-1-1Side 2 runout (etched)
7E-1088-A (PRC)Side 1 label
7E-1088-B (PRC)Side 2 label
|S 7E-1088 A-5 RE CSMSide One
|S 7E-1088 B-5 CSMSide Two
7E-1088-A SPLabel Side A
7E-1088-B SPLabel Side B
7E-1088 A RE SP GJDM-202-44-9964 826 SRCLOGOA Side, Etch
7E-1088 B SP SRCLOGO 1-1B Side, Etch
7E-1088 A-4 RE CSM A5A Side runout, etched
7E-1088 B-2 B5 1SB Side runout, etched
7E-1088-A (CSM)A-side label
7E-1088-B (CSM)B-side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australia | Polydor 2310 512First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Asylum Records 7ES-1088 / Asylum Records 7E-1088First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Germany | Polydor 2310 512First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | UK | Polydor 2310-512 / Polydor 2310 512First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Asylum Records 7E-1088First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | US | Asylum Records 7E-1088First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Asylum Records 7E-1088First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Asylum Records 7E-1088LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1977 | US | Asylum Records 7E-1088First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Asylum Records 7E-1088First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
10 vinyl pressings of White Shadows are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Asylum Records 7E-1088.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7E-1088, 2310-512, 2310 512, 7ES-1088) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7E-1088 A RE SP 1-1 [Specialty logo] and 7E-1088 B SP [Specialty logo] 1-1. 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.
