Vinyl pressings
by AC/DC · 1988
Blow Up Your Video was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
29 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 25 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 431072 A AP - Mastered On Copper -Runout side A, etched, Mastered On Copper, stamped
APLP 431072 B AP - Mastered On Copper -Runout side B, etched, Mastered On Copper, stamped
APLP 431072ALabel side A, printed
APLP 431072BLabel side B, printed
△19374 B-30169-D STA-876725-DHand-etched Runout Side A
△19374-X O- B-30170-DHand-etched Runout Side B
ST-A-876725-ARLabel Side A
ST-A-876726-ARLabel Side B
STA-876725-B SRC Z⃥ 1-1Variant 1, Side A
STA-876726-D SRC Z⃥ 1-1Variant 1, Side B
STA-876725-D SRC 1-1Variant 2, Side A
STA-876726-D 1-1 SRCVariant 2, Side B
R/S Alsdorf 781828-1-ARunout side A, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 781828-1-BRunout side B, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 781828-1-AxRunout side A, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 781828-1-Bxxx DRunout side B, variant 2
P-13634 STA-876.725-D sp-jap 1M-A-3Runout, Variant 1
P-13634-1 STA-876725-D SP-JAP 1 1M-A-6Runout Side 1, Variant 2
P-13634-2 STA-876726-D SP-JAP 1 1M-A-2Runout Side 2, Variant 2
stamped P-13634-1 Engraved STA-876725-D Upside down stamped CS Engraved SP-Jap SRC LOGO ⊹ upside down stamped 1M-A-4 1 a scratched out □ engraved 1-2 5 M1-2Runout Side 1, Variant 3
ST-A-876725Runout, side A, etched
ST-A-876726Runout, side B, etched
80718 ALabel, side A
80718 BLabel, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Argentina | Atlantic 80718First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Argentina | Atlantic 80718First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Australia | Albert Productions 465252 1First yearLP, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1988 | Bolivia | Warner Bros. Records WL-1035First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Brazil | Atlantic 670.4103First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | Atlantic 78 18281First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | Atlantic A1-81828LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | Colombia | Atlantic 23(7031)00045First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Ecuador | Atlantic LP-73071First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Europe | Atlantic 781 828-1 / Atlantic WX 144LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1988 | Greece | Atlantic 781 828-1 / Atlantic 781828-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Greece | Atlantic 781 828-1 / Atlantic 781828-1LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1988 | Guatemala | Atlantic 81828-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Ireland | Atlantic WX 144 / Atlantic 781 828-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Italy | Atlantic 7 81828-1 / Atlantic 81828-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Europe | Atlantic 781 828-1 / Atlantic 7 81828-1LP, Album, Club Edition, Repress · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Repress · Club edition |
| 1990 | Europe | Atlantic 781 828-1 / Atlantic 7 81828-1LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Europe | Epic EPC 510770 1 / Epic 510770 1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2003 | US | Epic E 80212 / Albert Productions E 80212LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2003 | US | Columbia E 80212 / Albert Productions E 80212LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2003 | US | Columbia E 80212 / Albert Productions E 80212LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2009 | Europe | Columbia 5107701 / Albert Productions 5107701LP, Album, Remastered, Reissue | LP, Album, Remastered, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | Columbia E 80212 / Albert Productions E 80212LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Columbia 19658873421 / Albert Productions 19658873421LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Atlantic 781 828-1 / Atlantic WX 144LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
48 vinyl pressings of Blow Up Your Video are listed here, from 27 countries, released between 1988 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in Australasia, US, Europe, Japan and more. One of them is Albert Productions APLP 072, released January 18, 1988.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use APLP 072, 7 81828-1, 781 828-1, P-13634) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, APLP 431072 A AP - Mastered On Copper - and APLP 431072 B AP - Mastered On Copper -. 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.
