Vinyl pressings
by Cher · 1987
Cher was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1987, 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.
R/S Alsdorf 924164-1-ARunout Side A, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 924164-1-BRunout Side B, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 924164-1-A HRunout Side A, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 924164-1-B DRunout Side B, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 924164-1-A H 7Side A runout
R/S Alsdorf 924164-1-B "D" H̶ 1Side B runout
GHS-24164-A SR3 1-1A Side runout, etched (Variant 1)
GHS-24164-B SR1 1-1B Side runout, etched (Variant 1)
'SRC' [Specialty Records logo] and 'Circles and sticks' [Artisan logo]Both sides stamped
GHS-24164-A SR2A Side runout, etched (Variant 2)
GHS-24164-A SH 1 B-28762-SH (triangle) 17860 1-2A Side runout, etched
GHS-24164-B SH1 B-28763-SHI (triangel) 17860-XB Side runout, etched
'Circles and sticks' [Artisan logo]Both sides stamped
MX214111A-side label
MX214112B-side label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Argentina | Geffen Records 80738First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Australia | Geffen Records 24164-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | Geffen Records GHS 24164LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1987 | Canada | Geffen Records XGHS 24164LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | Greece | Geffen Records 924 164-1 / Geffen Records WX 132First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Greece | Geffen Records 924 164-1 / Geffen Records WX 132LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1987 | Mexico | WEA LWB-6675First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | South Africa | Geffen Records GFC 1012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Spain | Geffen Records 924 164-1 / Geffen Records 924164-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | UK & Europe | Geffen Records 924 164-1 / Geffen Records WX 132First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | UK & Europe | Geffen Records 924 164-1 / Geffen Records WX 132First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | US | Geffen Records GHS 24164 / Geffen Records GHS 24164 ALP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1987 | US | Geffen Records GHS 24164LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1987 | US | Geffen Records GHS 24164First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | US | Geffen Records GHS 24164First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Geffen Records 924 164-1 / Geffen Records GEF 24 164LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
23 vinyl pressings of Cher are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1987 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in UK & Europe, US, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Geffen Records 924 164-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 924 164-1, GHS 24164, P-13606, 24164-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R/S Alsdorf 924164-1-A and R/S Alsdorf 924164-1-B. 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.
