Vinyl pressings
by Def Leppard · 1992
Adrenalize was first pressed on vinyl in 1992. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1992, the album's first year, in 17 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.
510 978 1 S1=1 670 06 1 1 3 5Variant 1: side A runout
510 978 1 S2=1 670 06 1 1 3 0Variant 1: side B runout
510 978 1 S2=1 670 06 1 1 1 8Variant 2: side A runout
510 978 1 S2=1 670 06 1 1 2Variant 2: side B runout
DFI 92 3 51 09 78 A GEORGE COPYMASTERSSide A
DFI 92 3 51 09 78Side B
DFI 92 3 51 09 78 AI GEORGE - COPYMASTERSSide A (Variant 2)
DFI 92 3 5 1 0 9 78 BISide B (Variant 2)
510 978-1 1 01 P1992Side A
510 978-1 2 01 P1992Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Argentina | Vertigo 29408 / Bludgeon Riffola 29408First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1992 | Brazil | Vertigo 510 978-1 / Bludgeon Riffola 510 978-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1992 | Colombia | Mercury 5109781First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1992 | Ecuador | Mercury 70097First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1992 | Europe | Bludgeon Riffola 510 978-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1992 | Greece | Bludgeon Riffola 510 978-1 / PolyGram 510 978-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1992 | Guatemala | Mercury 510 -978 - 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1992 | Hungary | MMC Records 69512-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1992 | Mexico | Mercury LPE 1414 / Mercury 510978-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1992 | Portugal | Bludgeon Riffola 510 978-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1992 | South Africa | Bludgeon Riffola STARL 5907First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1992 | South Korea | Bludgeon Riffola 512 354-1 / PolyGram RP 3047First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1992 | Spain | Bludgeon Riffola 510 978-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1992 | Venezuela | Sono-Rodven S.R.-210.003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1992 | Venezuela | Mercury 90.153First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | UK | Simply Vinyl SVLP 148LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2001 | UK | Simply Vinyl SVLP 148LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | USA & Europe | Bludgeon Riffola 6731381 / UMC 6731381LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
21 vinyl pressings of Adrenalize are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1992 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1992, in Europe, UK, UK & Europe, Brazil and more. One of them is Bludgeon Riffola 510 978-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 510 978-1, 514256-1, 5109781, 70097) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 510 978 1 S1=1 670 06 1 1 3 5 and 510 978 1 S2=1 670 06 1 1 3 0. 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.
