Vinyl pressings
by Corey Hart · 1985
Never Surrender was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
34 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 15 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.
6017-AMatrix Side A
6017-BMatris Side B
AQ-6017-A-1 A̶Q̶-̶6̶0̶1̶8̶-̶A̶-̶1̶ MASTERDISK BKRunout Side A etched, MASTERDISK stamped
AQ-6017-B A̶Q̶-̶6̶0̶1̶8̶-̶B̶ MASTERDISK BK DM-22Runout Side B etched, MASTERDISK stamped
AQ-6018-A1 MASTERDISK .13K DM-20 AQ 6017 BSide A runout, variant 1
AQ-6017-B MASTERDISK .13K DM-20 AQ 6018 B BSide B runout, variant 1
AQ 6017 A1 A̶Q̶-̶6̶0̶1̶8̶-̶A̶1̶ MASTERDISK BK DM-11Side A runout, variant 2
AQ 6017 B A̶Q̶-̶6̶0̶1̶8̶-̶B̶ MASTERDISK BK DM-20Side B runout, variant 2
EA 202 A-1-1-2--3Stamped Side A
EA 202 B-1-1-1- 1Stamped Side B
B-8268-S-45-501967-A-Z4 [MASTERDISK 0]A side runout etched [stamped] - Variant 1
B-8268-S-45-501973-Z2 [MASTERDISK 0]B side runout etched [stamped] - Variant 1
B-8268-S-45-501967-A-Z3 [MASTERDISK 0]A side runout etched [stamped] - Variant 2
B-8268-S-45-501973-Z3 [MASTERDISK 0]B side runout etched [stamped] - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Australia | EMI America AMI-1535 / EMI America AMI.1535First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Australia | EMI America AMI-1535First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Australia | EMI America AMI-1535 / EMI America AMI.1535First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Brazil | EMI America 31C 006 200684First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1985 | Canada | Aquarius Records AQ-6017First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | Canada | Aquarius Records AQ-6017 / Aquarius Records AQ 6017First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | Canada | Aquarius Records SPRO 6017First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1985 | Europe | EMI America 1C 006 20 0684 7 / EMI America 1C 006-20 0684 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Europe | EMI America 1A 006-20 0684 7 / EMI America 006-20 0684 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | Europe | EMI America 1C K 052-20 0685 6First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1985 | France | EMI America 2006847First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1985 | Guatemala | EMI America 8268First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Italy | EMI America 06 2006847First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Italy | EMI America 06 2006847First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Japan | EMI America EYS-17550First year7" | 7" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | EMI America B-82687", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
35 vinyl pressings of Never Surrender are listed here, from 15 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in Canada, UK, US, Australia and more. One of them is Aquarius Records AQ-6017.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AQ-6017, SPRO 6017, EA 202, 12EA 202) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6017-A and 6017-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.
