Vinyl pressings
by Ace Frehley · 1987
Frehley's Comet 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.
14 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 8 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.
STA-376351-DMM-A SP 1-1 STERLINGSide One Etched
STA-876352-DMM-A SP 1-2 STERLINGSide Two Etched
STA-876351-DMM-A SP 1-1 STERLINGSide One Etched Variant 2
STA-876352-DMM-A SP 1-2 STERLINGSide Two Etched Variant 2
STA 876351-DMM-A SP-1-1 SterlingRunout Side A variant 1
STA 876352-DMM-A SP-1-2 SterlingRunout Side B variant 1
STA 876351-DMM-A SP 1-1 SterlingRunout Side A variant 2
STA 876352-DMM-A SP 1-9 SterlingRunout Side B variant 2
STA-876351-Dmm-A SP 1-1 STERLINGSide One Etched, variant 1
STA-876352-Dmm-A SP 1-2 STERLINGSide Two Etched, variant 1
STA-876351-Dmm-A SP 1-1 STERLINGSide One Etched, variant 2
STA-876352-Dmm-A SP 1-9 STERLINGSide Two Etched, variant 2
STA-867351-DMM-A SP \-2 B-27324 A DMM SPAR Sterling △ 16364 0-Runout side A
STA-867352-DMM-A SP \-3 Sterling B-27325 A DMM △ 16364-X 0- B-27325 A DMM SPARRunout side B
ST-A-876351-ARLabel side A
ST-A-876352-ARLabel side B
ST-A-876351-SPA Side Label
ST-A-876352-SPB Side Label
STA-876351-DMM-A SP 1-1 STERLINGA Side Etch
STA-876352-DMM-A SP 1-9 STERLINGB Side Etch
STA 876351-1A G1Side A Etched variant 1
STA-876352-1A G1Side B Etched variant 1
STA 876351-1A G1 C A5Side A Etched variant 2
STA 876352-1A G1 C A3Side B Etched variant 2
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 | Argentina | Wea 80637 / Atlantic 80637First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Australia | Atlantic 81749-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Brazil | Atlantic 670 0052First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Canada | Atlantic 78 17491 / Megaforce Worldwide 78 17491First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | Atlantic A1 81749LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1987 | Europe | Megaforce Worldwide 781 749-1 / Atlantic 781 749-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Spain | Megaforce Worldwide 781 749-1 / Atlantic 781 749-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Megaforce Worldwide 781 749-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Atlantic A1 81749LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1987 | US | Megaforce Worldwide 81749-1 / Atlantic 7 81749-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Megaforce Worldwide 81749-1 / Atlantic 7 81749-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Megaforce Worldwide 81749-1 / Atlantic 7 81749-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Megaforce Worldwide 81749-1 / Atlantic 7 81749-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Atlantic 7 81749-2LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1987 | US | Atlantic 81749-1 / Megaforce Worldwide 81749-1LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | US | Megaforce Worldwide R1-562813 / Atlantic R1-562813LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US | Friday Music FRM-81749LP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2026 | US | Friday Music FRM-81749LP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2026 | US | Friday Music FRM-81749LP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
23 vinyl pressings of Frehley's Comet are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1987 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, Japan, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Megaforce Worldwide 781 749-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 781 749-1, 81749-1, A1 81479, P-13521) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STA-376351-DMM-A SP 1-1 STERLING and STA-876352-DMM-A SP 1-2 STERLING. 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.
