Vinyl pressings
by Bon Jovi · 1985
7800° Fahrenheit was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
34 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 20 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.
422-824 509-1-AS-CP P T STERLING ⚾A Side Etch exc Sterling stamp var. 1
422-824 509-1-BS-CRP·P2 STERLING ⚾ P TB Side Etch exc Sterling stamp var. 1
422-824 509-1-AS-CP 422-824 509-1-AS-CP P T STERLING ⚾A Side Etch exc Sterling stamp var. 2
422-824 509-1-BS-CRP·P2 STERLING ⚾ P TB Side Etch exc Sterling stamp var. 2
422 824 509-1-AS-HRM STERLING Ⓧ A-2 ᐉSide A (Etched, except Sterling stamp) (Variant 1)
422 824 509-1-BS-HRM STERLING Ⓧ A-1 ᐉSide B (Etched, except Sterling stamp) (Variant 1)
422 824 509-1-AS-HRM STERLING Ⓧ A-4 ᐉSide A (Etched, except Sterling stamp) (Variant 2)
422 824 509-1-BS-HRM 1 STERLING Ⓧ B-1 ᐉSide B (Etched, except Sterling stamp) (Variant 2)
Balloon (Allied Company Logo) STERLINGBoth Sides Stamped
422824509-1-AS-ALD B-21066-ALD SLM Δ9394 1-1 GCA Side Etching
422-824 509-1-BS-ALD3 B-21067-ALD3 SLM Δ9394-X 1-1B Side Etching
4̶2̶2̶-̶8̶2̶4̶ ̶5̶0̶9̶-̶1̶-̶A̶S̶-̶C̶P̶ 422-824 509-1-AS-CP P T sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ ⊕Runout side A
422-824 509-1-BS-CRP·P2 sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ ⊕ P TRunout side B
422 824 509 1-AS-PRC-R2-1-1-6 100 Ⓗ STERLINGSide A, etched; sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ stamped
422 824 509 1-BS-PRC-R1-1-1-Ɛ 100 STERLINGSide B, etched; sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ stamped
422-824-5091 A-2 5C-T-1-ASRCA 2 ISide A runout
422 824 509-1-B-RCA1 I STERLING ASide B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Argentina | Mercury 824 509-1 / Mercury 27268First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Australasia | Mercury 824 509-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Brazil | Mercury 824509-1 / Mercury 824 509-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Canada | Mercury SRM 1 4107First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Canada | Mercury SRM 1 4107LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1985 | Europe | Mercury 824 509-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Europe | Mercury 824 509-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Europe | Mercury 824 509-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Europe | Mercury 824 509-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Finland | Mercury 824 509-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Finland | Mercury 824 509-1LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1985 | France | Mercury 824 509-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Greece | Mercury 824509-1 / Mercury 824509/1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Greece | Mercury 824509-1 / Mercury 824509/1First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1985 | Ireland | Vertigo VERL 24First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Spain | Mercury 824 509-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Europe | Mercury 06025 470 292-0(1)LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2016 | US | Mercury B0021967-01 / UMe B0021967-01LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Netherlands | Jambco 824 509-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Vertigo VERL 24LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
49 vinyl pressings of 7800° Fahrenheit are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1985 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US, UK, Japan, Germany and more. One of them is Mercury 422-824 509-1 M-1, released March 27, 1985.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 422-824 509-1 M-1, 824 509-1 M-1, 422-824509-1 M-1, 422-824 509-1 M1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 422-824 509-1-AS-CP P T STERLING ⚾ and 422-824 509-1-BS-CRP·P2 STERLING ⚾ P T. 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.
