Vinyl pressings
by AC/DC · 1981
For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
59 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 29 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-053A-2 AP 301Side A runout
APLP-053B-2 AP 301Side B runout
APLP 053 ASide A Label
APLP 053 BSide B Label
APLP-053A AP 301Side A runout
APLP-053B AP 301Side B runout
ST-A-814831-C MASTERDISK RL [EDP logo] 0-1 SM1-2Side A runout - variant 1
ST-A-814832-C MASTERDISK RL [EDP logo] M1 0-1SM2-1Side B runout - variant 1
ST-A-814831-A MASTERDISK RL [EDP logo] M1 SF1 SM4 B-16337Side A runout - variant 2
ST-A-814832-A-1 MASTERDISK RL [EDP logo] M2 SF2 SM1 1016-XSide B runout - variant 2
W058 W8 ST-A-814831-E-B MASTERDISK K 50851-ARunout side A, variant 1
K 50851-B -POS ST-A-814832-B MASTERDISK RL W087 EDP W50Runout side B, variant 1
W088 W8 ST-A-814831-E-B MASTERDISK K 50851-A P/4 W2Runout side A, variant 2
K 50851-B -POS ST-A-814832-B MASTERDISK RL W.087 EDP W65Runout side B, variant 2
K50851-A RL W058W14 ST-A-814831-E-BEtched runout side 1
K50851-B ST-A-814832 - 8 - BEtched runout side 2
MASTERDISKStamped runout side 1
MASTERDISK EDPStamped runout side 2
K50851.A S̶T̶-̶A̶-̶8̶1̶4̶8̶3̶1̶-̶B̶ ̶U̶K̶ MASTERDISK RL W.087 W-24 KDSide A runout
K 50851-B INS̶T̶-̶A̶-̶8̶1̶4̶8̶3̶2̶-̶B̶ MASTERDISK RL W.087 [EDP logo] W-2KDSide B runout
K 50851 A*Side A label
K 50851 B*Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Argentina | Atlantic 208016First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Argentina | Atlantic 208016First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Australia | Albert Productions APLP.053 / Albert Productions APLP-053First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1981 | Austria | Atlantic ATL K 50 851 / Atlantic ATL 50 851First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Brazil | Atlantic 30.169First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Colombia | Atlantic 23(7031)00293First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Europe | AtlanticFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Europe | Atlantic ATL K 50 851 / Atlantic K 50 851First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | France | Atlantic ATL K 50 851 / Atlantic ATL 50 851First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | France | Atlantic ATL K 50 851 / Atlantic ATL 50 851First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | France | Atlantic ATL K 50 851 / Atlantic ATL 50 851First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Germany | Atlantic 91 525 6LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1981 | Germany | Atlantic 28 390-3 / Atlantic ATL 50851-1LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1981 | Germany | Atlantic K50851First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Greece | Atlantic 50851First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Europe | Epic EPC 510766 1 / Epic 5107661000LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2003 | US | Epic E 80208 / Albert Productions E 80208LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2003 | US | Columbia E 80208 / Columbia 80208LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2003 | US | Not On Label E-80208LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2009 | Europe | Columbia 5107661 / Albert Productions 5107661LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Europe | Columbia 19658834591 / Albert Productions 19658834591LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Albert Productions E 80208 / Columbia E 80208LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Atlantic K 50851LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Argentina | Atlantic 80191LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Brazil | Atlantic 30.169 / Atlantic 610.7033LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Brazil | Atlantic 670.9326 / Atlantic 756781463-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Brazil | Atlantic 610.9326 / Atlantic 756781463-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Brazil | Atlantic 610.7033 / Atlantic 30.169LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic ATL K 50 851 / Atlantic K 50 851LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic ATL K 50 851 / Atlantic K 50 851LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic ATL K 50 851 / Atlantic SD 19111LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic ATL K 50 851 / Atlantic SD 19111LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic ATL K 50 851 / Atlantic SD 19111LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic ATL K 50 851 / Atlantic SD 19111LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic ATL K 50 851 / Atlantic K 50 851LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic ATL K 50 851 / Atlantic K 50 851LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic ATL K 50 851 / Atlantic SD 19111LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
113 vinyl pressings of For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) are listed here, from 35 countries, released between 1981 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in Australia, US, UK, Canada and more. One of them is Albert Productions APLP.053, released November 23, 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use APLP.053, SD 11111, K 50851, ATL K 50851) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, APLP-053A-2 AP 301 and APLP-053B-2 AP 301. 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.
