Vinyl pressings
by Bon Jovi · 1984
Runaway was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 9 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.
818-309-7-2-57691-BW MASTERDISKA-side, runout, etched
818-309-7-2-57695-BW MASTERDISKB-side, runout, etched
2-57691A-side, label matrix
2-57695B-side, label matrix
818-309-7-2-57691-HSA-side, runout, etched
818-309-7-2-57695-SHB-side, runout, etched
2-57691A-side, label matrix
2-57695B-side, label matrix
818-309-7-2-57691-PRCC 1-1-1 A MASTERDISKA-side runout
2-57691A-side label
818-309-7-2-57695-PRCC 1-1-1 B MASTERDISK
818-309-7-2-57691-PRCC1-1-1 A MASTERDISKRunouts
2-57691Labels
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Australia | Mercury 818 309-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Canada | Mercury MS 76213First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | France | Mercury 818 309-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Germany | Mercury 818 309-7 Q / Mercury 818 309-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Japan | Mercury 7PP-136First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Japan | Mercury 7PP-136First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1984 | Netherlands | Mercury 818 309-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Portugal | Mercury 818 309-7First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | US | Mercury 818 309-7First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | US | Mercury 818 309-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | US | Mercury 818 309-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1984 | US | Mercury 818 309-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1984 | UK | Vertigo BONDJ12First year12", Promo, 45 RPM · Promo | 12", Promo, 45 RPM · Promo |
| 1984 | UK | Vertigo VER 14First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1984 | UK | Vertigo VERX 14First year12", Single | 12", Single |
15 vinyl pressings of Runaway are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Mercury 818 309-7, released February 1984.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 818 309-7, VER 14, VERX 14, BONDJ12) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 818-309-7-2-57691-BW MASTERDISK and 818-309-7-2-57695-BW MASTERDISK. 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.
