Vinyl pressings
by AC/DC · 1980
Back In Black was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
101 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 32 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.
APLP 046 A MAXICUTRunout side A
APLP 046 B MAXICUTRunout side B
APLP046-ALabel side A, printed
APLP046-BLabel side B, printed
W-6 K50735 A3 STRAWBERRYVariant 1 Side A runout
W-12KD K50735 B1 STRAWBERRYVariant 1 Side B runout
W-14KD K50735-A1 STRAWBERRYVariant 2 Side A runout
W-18 K50735-B1 STRAWBERRYVariant 2 Side B runout
ST•A-804517-A MASTERDISK RL △ 24799X (3) MR 16018Side A runout, variant 1
ST-A-804518-A MO MASTERDISK RL 24799X (5) MR 16018Side B runout, variant 1
ST-A-804517 - A MASTERDISK RL △ 24799 MR (7) 16018Side A runout, variant 2
ST-A-804518 - A MO MASTERDISK RL △ 24799 X (3) MR 16018Side B runout, variant 2
STRAWBERRY K 50735 A-2A-side runout
STRAWBERRY K 50734 B1B-side runout
K 50735 A*A-side label
K 50735 B*B-side label
W17 K 50735 A-4Variant 1, side A
W45 K 50734 B-3Variant 1, side B
W26 K 50735 A-4Variant 2, side A
W43 K 50734 B-3Variant 2, side B
K 50735 A1 5Side A etched
K 50735 B1 3Side B etched
•STRAWBERRY•Side A & B stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Argentina | Atlantic 208982First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Argentina | Atlantic 208982First yearLP, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | Australia | Albert Productions APLP.046 / Albert Productions APLP-046LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1980 | Austria | Atlantic ATL 50 735First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Brazil | Atlantic 30.145First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Brazil | Atlantic 30.145First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Atlantic SD-16018First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Atlantic XSD 16018First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Atlantic XSD 16018First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Atlantic XSD16018First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Canada | Atlantic XSD 16018First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Atlantic SD-16018First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Atlantic SD 16018 / Atlantic XSD 16018First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Canada | Atlantic SD 16018First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Atlantic XSD 16018First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Bolivia | WEA WL-1126 / Discolandia WL-1126LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1991 | Colombia | Atlantic 23(7031)00160LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1993 | Russia | AnTrop П93–00507/8LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1993 | Russia | AnTrop П93–00507/8LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1995 | Unknown | Albert Productions APLP 046LP, Album, Promo, Picture Disc, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo, Picture disc | LP, Album, Promo, Picture Disc, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo, Picture disc |
| 1998 | UK | Simply Vinyl SVLP 336LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Europe | Epic EPC 510765 1 / Epic 5107651000LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2003 | Netherlands | Columbia 5107651 / Albert Productions 5107651LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2003 | US | Epic E 80207 / Albert Productions E 80207LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2003 | US | Columbia E 80207 / Albert Productions E 80207LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2009 | Europe | Columbia 5107651 / Albert Productions 5107651LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | US | Columbia E 80207 / Albert Productions E 80207LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2015 | US | Columbia E 80207 / Albert Productions E 80207LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Unknown | Atlantic ATL 50 735LP, Picture Disc, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture disc | LP, Picture Disc, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture disc |
| 2023 | Unknown | Columbia E 80207 / Albert Productions E 80207LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2024 | Europe | Columbia 19658834541 / Albert Productions 19658834541LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Europe | Columbia 19658846251 / Albert Productions 19658846251LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Columbia E 80207 / Albert Productions E 80207LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Albert Productions APLP 045LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Unknown | Albert Productions APLP 045LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Unknown | Albert Productions APLP 045LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Unknown | Albert Productions APLP 045LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Unknown | Albert Productions APLP045LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Unknown | Atlantic ATL 50 735 / Atlantic SD 16018LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Unknown | Not On Label (AC/DC) 219LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Unknown | Albert Productions APLP045LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Unknown | Albert Productions APLP.045 / Albert Productions APLP-045LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Unknown | Atlantic ATL 50 735 / Atlantic ATL 50735LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Australia | Albert Productions APLP.046 / Albert Productions APLP-046LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Australia | Albert Productions APLP.046 / Albert Productions APLP-046LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Australia | Albert Productions APLP 046LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Australia | Albert Productions APLP 046LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Albert Productions APLP·046LP, Album, Misprint, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Repress, Stereo |
255 vinyl pressings of Back In Black are listed here, from 42 countries, released between 1980 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in Australia, UK, US, New Zealand and more. One of them is Albert Productions APLP.046, released August 11, 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use APLP.046, K 50735, SD 16018, 80451) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, APLP 046 A MAXICUT and APLP 046 B MAXICUT. 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.
