Vinyl pressings
by Bon Jovi · 1988
New Jersey 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.
37 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 25 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.
422-836-345-1-A-SR-DMM | SP1-5Etched On A Side Run Out Groove
422-836-345-1-B-SR-DMM | SP1-5Etched On B Side Run Out Groove
STERLINGStamped On B Side Run Out Groove
422-836-345-1-A-SR DMMSide A, etched
422-836-345-1-B-SRDMM SterlingSide B, etched
422-836-345-1-A-SR-DMM 3-1 SM3 - SP-CBS C 3Side 1 - Variant 1
422-836-345-1-B-SR DMM SP1-1 SM3 SP-CBS Sterling E1Side 2 - Variant 1
422-836-345-1-A-SR-DMM 2-3 SP-CBS C 5Side 1 - Variant 2
422-836-345-1-B-SR DMM 2-3 SP-CBS Sterling C1Side 2 - Variant 2
Sub 422-836-345-1-A-SR-DMM 3-1 SM-4 SP-HRMVariant 1, Side A Runout
IMP#1 422-836-345-1-B-SR-DMM | SP1-SP-HRM SterlingVariant 1, Side B Runout
IMP#1 422-836-345-1-A-SR-DMM | SPI-2-SP-HRMVariant 2, Side A Runout
IMP#2 422-836-345-1-B-SR-DMM | SPI-4-SP-HRM SterlingVariant 2, Side B Runout
422-836-345-1-A-SR-DMM 2-4 ̶S̶P̶-̶H̶U̶B̶ SP-HUBA Side runout
422-836-345-1-B-SR-DMM 2-4 STERLING SP-HUBB Side runout
(Side 1): 422-836-345-1-A-SR DMM SP1-1Variant 1
(Side 2): 422-836-345-1-B-SR DMM SP1-1 Sterling (Etched))Variant 1
(Side 1): 422-836-345-1-A-SR-DMM 3-1
(Side 2): 422-836-345-1-B-SR DMM SP1-1 STERLING (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Argentina | Vertigo 836345-1 / Vertigo 29147First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Australasia | Vertigo 836 345-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Bolivia | Vertigo AL/VRL 32-3First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Brazil | Vertigo 836 345-1 / Vertigo 836345-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Canada | Mercury 836 345-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Colombia | Vertigo 836345-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Ecuador | Vertigo L.P.-31018First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Europe | Vertigo 836 345-1 / Vertigo 836 345•1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | Vertigo 836 345-1 / Vertigo VERH 62First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Europe | Vertigo 836 345-1 / Vertigo VERH 62First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Europe | Jambco 836 345-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Europe | Vertigo 836 345-1 / Vertigo 60 425 6LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1988 | Finland | Vertigo 836 345-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Greece | Vertigo VERH 62 / Vertigo 836 345-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Greece | Vertigo 836 345-1 / Vertigo VERH 62First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 11 1176-1 311 / Vertigo 836 345-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Poland | Polskie Nagrania Muza SX 2892LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия А60 00551 008LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия А60 00551 008LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия А60 00551 008LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия А60 00551 008LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия А60 00551 008LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия А60 00551 008LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия А60 00551 008LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия А60 00551 008LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия А60 00551 008LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия А60 00551 008LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия А60 00551 008LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия А60 00551 008LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | USSR | Мелодия А60 00551 008LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Europe | Mercury 06025 470 292-9 (4) / Universal Music Group 06025 470 292-9 (4)LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2016 | US | Mercury B0021969-01LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Worldwide | Mercury 06025 470 292-9 (4) / Universal Music Group 06025 470 292-9 (4)LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
72 vinyl pressings of New Jersey are listed here, from 30 countries, released between 1988 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, UK, Europe, Japan and more. One of them is Mercury 836 345-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 836 345-1, 422-836499-1, VERH 62, 25PP-258) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 422-836-345-1-A-SR-DMM | SP1-5 and 422-836-345-1-B-SR-DMM | SP1-5. 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.
