Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1963
Shut Down was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 2 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.
T1-1918-F5 1 ✮Side A, run-out etching [1 ✮ stamped] [variant 1]
T2-1918-G6 1 ✮Side B, run-out etching [1 ✮ stamped] [variant 1]
T-1-1918-F5 3 ✮Side A, run-out etching [3 ✮ stamped] [variant 2]
T-2-1918-F5 5 ✮Side B, run-out etching [5 ✮ stamped] [variant 2]
T1-1918-G2 #2 IAMSide A runout, variant 1
T2-1918-F1 IAMSide B runout, variant 1
T1-1918-F1 IAMSide A runout, variant 2
T2-1918-F3 IAMSide B runout, variant 2
DT-1-1918-B6 1Side A etching, variant 1
DT-2-1918-A-5 1Side B etching, variant 1
DT-1-1918-A-1"Side A etching, variant 2
DT-2-1918-B 4Side B etching, variant 2
DT-1-1918-B6 1Side A Etching
DT-2-1918-A-5 1Side B Etching
DT1-1918Side A label
DT2-1918Side B label
DT-1-1918-A-5Side 1 Etched
DT-2-1918-A-5Side 2 Etched
☆Stamped Both Sides
DT1-1918Side 1 Label
T1-1918-G2 /IAM\Runout Side A
T2-1918-G2 /IAM\Runout Side B
T1-1918Label Side A
T2-1918Label Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Canada | Capitol Records T 1918First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records T 1918First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records T 1918 / Capitol Records T-1918First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records DT 1918First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records DT 1918First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records DT 1918First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1964 | Europe | Capitol Records K 83 522 / Capitol Records T-1918LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Germany | Capitol Records STK 83522LP, Compilation, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Compilation, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Japan | Capitol Records TOJP-7242LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1992 | Japan | Capitol Records TOJP-7242LP, Compilation, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Compilation, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
10 vinyl pressings of Shut Down are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1963 and 1992.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, Canada. One of them is Capitol Records T 1918.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T 1918, DT 1918) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1-1918-F5 1 ✮ and T2-1918-G6 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.
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