Vinyl pressings
by Corey Hart · 1983
First Offense was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 2 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.
AQR537-A-1 AM MASTERDISKSide A Runout Variant 1
AQR537-B AM MASTERDISKSide B Runout Variant 1
AQR:537 A/N E 168. DM-Side A Runout Variant 2
AQR-537-B-1 AM MASTERDISK DM-Side B Runout Variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Argentina | emi 8248First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | Aquarius Records AQR537 / Aquarius Records AQR 537 Rev.LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Canada | Aquarius Records AQR537 / Capitol Records AQR537First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Brazil | EMI America 064-2402551 / EMI America 064240186LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Europe | EMI America 1C 064 2401861 / EMI America 064 2401861LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | France | Pathé Marconi EMI 1553271LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1984 | France | EMI America 1553271LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Greece | EMI America 062-2402551LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Italy | EMI America 64 2401861LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Japan | EMI America EYS-81674LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Japan | EMI America EYS-81674LP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | New Zealand | EMI America ST 17117LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Portugal | EMI America 2401861LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | South Africa | EMI America ST(D) 7171171LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Spain | EMI America 064-2401861 / EMI America 064 24 0186 1LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Canada | Unidisc AQR-537LPLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | EMI-Manhattan Records 1C 038-1 57735 1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | EMI-Manhattan Records 1C 038-1 57735 1LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| ? | Germany | EMI-Manhattan Records 1C 038-1 57735 1LP, Album | LP, Album |
27 vinyl pressings of First Offense are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1983 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in Canada, Argentina. One of them is Aquarius Records AQR537.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AQR537, 8248) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AQR537-A-1 AM MASTERDISK and AQR537-B AM 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.
