Vinyl pressings
by Walter Egan · 1978
Not Shy was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. 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 1978, 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.
2S PAL 35077-1A A7Side A runout, variant 1
2S PBL 35077-1B A4Side B runout, variant 1
1S PAL 35077-1B A12Side A runout, variant 2
2S PBL 35077-1B A8Side B runout, variant 2
PAL 35077-1CSide A variant 1 Etched
PBL 35077-1CSide B variant 1 Etched
PAL 35077-1D PSide A variant 2 Etched [P stamped]
PBL 35077-1D PSide B variant 2 Etched [P stamped]
PAL 35077-1E T1Side 1 Etched, variant 1
PBL 35077-1F T1Side 2 Etched, variant 1
PAL 35077-1E T1Side 1 Etched, variant 2
PBL 35077-1D T1Side 2 Etched, variant 2
PAL 35077-1A̶E - A4 o T1Side A runout
PBL 35077-1E = B1 o T1Side B runout
AL 35077Side A label
BL 35077Side B label
1S PAL 35077-1A A2Runout A
1S PBL 35077-1A A3Runout B
AL 35077Label A
BL 35077Label B
STRAWBERRY 2310609 A//2 STR 1 2 1A-side
STRAWBERRY 2310609 B//2 STR 1 1 4B-side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | Polydor 2310 609First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Canada | Columbia PC 35077First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | France | Polydor 2302 085First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | Polydor 2344 114First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Italy | Polydor 2310 609First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | New Zealand | Polydor 2310609First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Spain | Polydor 23 10 609First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | UK | Polydor 2310 609 / Polydor 2310-609First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Columbia JC 35077First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Columbia JC 35077 / Silver Cloud JC 35077First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Columbia JC 35077First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Columbia JC 35077 / Silver Cloud JC 35077First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Columbia JC 35077 / Silver Cloud JC 35077First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | Taiwan | New Jen Sheng JS-5294LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1978 | Japan | Polydor MPF 1188First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Polydor MPF 1188LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
16 vinyl pressings of Not Shy are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia JC 35077, released March 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JC 35077, 2310 609, MPF 1188, PC 35077) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2S PAL 35077-1A A7 and 2S PBL 35077-1B A4. 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.
