Vinyl pressings
by Def Leppard · 1987
Hysteria 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.
44 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 24 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.
422-830-675-1-AS-SP-DMM 2-6 SP-NET 1132 MASTERDISKRunout side A variant 1
422-830-675-1-BS-DMM SP-NET 2-4 1223 MASTERDISKRunout side B variant 1
422-830-675-1-AS-SP-DMM 2-5 SP-NET 9112 MASTERDISKRunout side A variant 2
422-830-675-1-BS-DMM SP-NET [? Scratched Out] 2-4 C 111 ) 24 MASTERDISKRunout side B variant 2
422-830-675-1-AS-SP-DMM 12 MASTERDISKRunout side A, variant 1
422-830-675-1-BS-DMM MASTERDISK 1114Runout side B, variant 1
422-830-675-1-AS-SP-DMM 2-4 SPNET ΓԐ 16 MASTERDISKRunout side A, variant 2
422-830-675-1-BS-DMM SPNET C 111 Ͻ 214 MASTERDISKRunout side B, variant 2
422-830-675-1-AS-SP-DMM 2-4 SP-NET ΓԐ 14 MASTERDISKRunout side A, variant 1
422-830-675-1-BS-DMM SP-NET ΓԐ 28 2-6Runout side B, variant 1
422-830-675-1-AS-SP-DMM 2-5 SP-NET 1269 MASTERDISKRunout side A, variant 2
422-830-675-1-BS-DMM SP-NET 2-4 5410 111 MASTERDISKRunout side B, variant 2
422-830-675-1-AS-SP-DMM 2-5 SP-NET [C1113 1258] MASTERDISKSide A, etched, [] stamped
422-830-675-1-BS-DMM SP-NET ̶?̶?̶?̶?̶?̶ 3̶ ̶-̶3̶ ̶ 2 - 4 [123C 111] MASTERDISKSide B, etched, [] stamped
HYSLP 1 A - 2U - 1 - 1 - JARunout, A-side, variant 1
HYSLP 1 B / 1 MASTERDISK SP - ENG 422 . 830 - 675 - 1 - BS - DMM SP 1 - 1 SM 1 -Runout, B-side, variant
HYSLP 1 A - 3U - 1 - 1 -Runout, A-side, variant 2
HYSLP 1 B / 1 MASTERDISK SP - ENG 422 . 830 - 675 - 1 - BS - DMM SP 1 - 1 SM 1 -Runout, B-side, variant 2
HYSLP 1 A - 3U - 1 - DB.TapeoneA-side runout
HYSLP 1 B - 3U -1 - 1 DB.TapeoneB-side runout
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 | Mercury 29063 / Mercury 830 675-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Australasia | Bludgeon Riffola 830 675-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Brazil | Mercury 830675-1 / Polygram Discos 830675-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | Vertigo 830 675-1 / Bludgeon Riffola 830 675-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Canada | Vertigo 830 675-1 / Bludgeon Riffola 830 675-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | Vertigo 830 675-1 / Bludgeon Riffola 830 675-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Colombia | Mercury 830 675 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Colombia | Mercury 830 675 1 / Mercury 830675-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Ecuador | Vertigo LP-31016First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Europe | Mercury 830 675-1 / Bludgeon Riffola 830 675-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Europe | Mercury 830 675-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Europe | Mercury 830 675-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Greece | Mercury 830 675-1 / Mercury HYSLP 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Greece | Mercury 830 675-1LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1987 | Ireland | Bludgeon Riffola HYSLP 1 / Phonogram 830 675-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 11 1041-1 311 / Mercury 11 1041-1 311LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 11 1041-1 311 / Mercury 11 1041-1 311LP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1999 | UK | Simply Vinyl SVLP 095LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1999 | UK | Simply Vinyl SVLP 095LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Europe | Mercury 06025 17753198LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2008 | Europe | Mercury 06025 17753198LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Europe | Bludgeon Riffola 5756104 / UMC 5756104LP, Album, Limited Edition, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | Mercury 5756092 / UMe 5756092LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2017 | Europe | UMC 5756092 / Bludgeon Riffola 5756092LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2017 | Europe | UMC 5756104 / Bludgeon Riffola 5756104LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | UMC 5756092 / Bludgeon Riffola 5756092LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2017 | USA & Europe | UMC 5756092 / Bludgeon Riffola 5756092LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2018 | Europe | Bludgeon Riffola 5777363 / UMC 5777363LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | UK | Phonogram Records Ltd. 0602445779123 / Bludgeon Riffola 4577912LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | UMC 5756092 / Bludgeon Riffola 5756092LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
66 vinyl pressings of Hysteria are listed here, from 28 countries, released between 1987 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in Europe, UK, US, Canada and more. One of them is Mercury 830 675-1, released August 3, 1987.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 830 675-1, HYSLP 1, 422 830 675-1 Q-1, 830 675-1 Q-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 422-830-675-1-AS-SP-DMM 2-6 SP-NET 1132 MASTERDISK and 422-830-675-1-BS-DMM SP-NET 2-4 1223 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.
