Vinyl pressings
by Billy Field · 1981
Bad Habits 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.
16 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 11 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.
Δ MX197895 600092-1 DBSide A stamped run-outs, DB is handwritten
Δ MX197896 600092-2 DBSide B stamped run-outs, DB is handwritten
Δ MX197895 600092-1 DBVariant 1 Side A runout
MX197895 600092-1 DBVariant 1 Side B runout
WIC 5030 ASide A label
WIC 5030 BSide B label
CBS 85649 A1
CBS 85649 B1
60190-A-1-SP E/A/N-MS-80682Side A label
60190-B-1-SP E/A/N-NS-80682Side B label
Strawberry (c) - R/S Alsdorf 90026 A2 xSide 1 Stamped
Strawberry (c) - R/S Alsdorf 90026 B xSide 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | Wea International WIC 5030First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Europe | Wea WEA K 90 026 / Wea WEA 90 026First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Europe | Wea WEA 90026First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Europe | Wea WEA K 90 026 / Wea WEA 90 026First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | France | Wea WEA K 90 026 / Wea WEA 90 026First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Ireland | Wea K 90 026 / Wea WEA K 90 026First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Italy | WEA WEA 90026First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Japan | WEA P-11078JFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Japan | WEA P-11078JFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | New Zealand | WEA 600092First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | South Africa | Wea International WIC 5030 / Wea International 600092First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Sweden | Frituna FRLP-169First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | UK | CBS 85649First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | US | Elektra 60190-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | US | Elektra 60190-1First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | EMI MID 166190LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
17 vinyl pressings of Bad Habits are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in Australia, UK, US, Europe and more. One of them is WEA 600092, released June 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 600092, WIC 5030, 85649, 60190-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Δ MX197895 600092-1 DB and Δ MX197896 600092-2 DB. 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.
