Vinyl pressings
by Bon Jovi · 1988
Living In Sin 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.
3 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 3 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.
STERLING SRC 876-070-7-2-59955-SP 1-1A-Side Runout Etching
STERLING SRC 876-070-7-89-935-SP 1-1B-Side Runout Etching
2-59955A-Side Label
89-935B-Side Label
CR 876-070-7A SNB 230 EIA Side runouts
876 070-7B SNB 230 EI (CR)B Side runouts
876 551-1 1 V 320Runout side A
876 551-1 2 V 320Runout 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 | Canada | Mercury 876 070-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Europe | Vertigo 876 551-1First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | US | Mercury 876 070-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | Australia | Mercury 876 070-77", Single | 7", Single |
| 1989 | Canada | Mercury 876 283-112", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Stereo |
| 1989 | Europe | Vertigo 876 070-77", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Germany | Mercury 876 070-77", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | Italy | Vertigo 5000 8357", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1989 | Italy | Vertigo 5000 8357", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1989 | UK | Vertigo JOV 7 / Vertigo 876 070-77", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | UK | Vertigo JOVR 712 / Vertigo 876 645-112", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1989 | UK | Vertigo JOV 77", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | UK | Vertigo JOV 7 / Vertigo 876 070-77", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | UK | Vertigo JOV 7 / Vertigo 876 070-77", 45 RPM, Single, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label |
| 1989 | UK & Europe | Vertigo JOV 712 / Phonogram 876 553-112", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Ecuador | Vertigo 45-310127", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
16 vinyl pressings of Living In Sin are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1988 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, Canada, Europe. One of them is Mercury 876 070-7.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 876 070-7, 876 551-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STERLING SRC 876-070-7-2-59955-SP 1-1 and STERLING SRC 876-070-7-89-935-SP 1-1. 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.
