Vinyl pressings
by Wehrmacht · 1987
Shark Attack was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1987, 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.
NRR23-A S-17714 I- M'M "SHARKS, BEER, SEX, BEER, BEER,....."Side A, hand-etched
NRR23-B S-17715 I- M'M "....MORE BEER !"Side B, hand-etched
MASTERED BY EMI/ᴬBoth sides, stamped
"SHARKS, BEER, SEX, BEER, BEER,....." NRR23-A S-17714 1-MM MASTERED BY EMI/ASide A
".... MORE BEER!" NRR23-B S-17715 MM MASTERED BY EMI/ASide B
SNB Shark 002 ASide A
SNB Shark 002 BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Germany | Shark Records SHARK 002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | New Renaissance Records NRR23First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1987 | US | New Renaissance Records NRR23First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | New Renaissance Records NRR23LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Italy | F.O.A.D. Records F.O.A.D. 070/LP1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Remastered · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Remastered · Limited, Picture disc |
| 2015 | Germany | High Roller Records HRR 378LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2015 | Germany | High Roller Records HRR 378LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Netherlands | Hammerheart Records HHR 2021-01LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Netherlands | Hammerheart Records HHR 2021-01LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2021 | Netherlands | Hammerheart Records HHR 2021-01LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Netherlands | Hammerheart Records HHR 2021-01LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
11 vinyl pressings of Shark Attack are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1987 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, Germany. One of them is New Renaissance Records NRR23.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NRR23, SHARK 002) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NRR23-A S-17714 I- M'M "SHARKS, BEER, SEX, BEER, BEER,....." and NRR23-B S-17715 I- M'M "....MORE BEER !". 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.
