Vinyl pressings
by Def Leppard · 1983
Photograph 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.
26 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 11 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.
VER 5 A//4∇130 MASTERDISK RLRunout side A, variation 1
VER 5 B//1∇420 R 11 2Runout side B, variation 1
VER 5 A//4∇ 130 11 MASTERDISK RLRunout side A, variation 2
VER 5 B//2∇420 R 111Runout side B, variation 2
VER 5 A//5∇130 11 2 PHOTOGRAPH 7"-3Runout Side A Variant 1
VER 5 B//2∇420 R 11 2Runout Side B Variant 1
VER 5 A//5∇130 11 3 PHOTOGRAPH 7"-3Runout Side A Variant 2
VER 5 B//2∇420 R 11 3Runout Side B Variant 2
VER 5 A//5∇130 11 1 PHOTOGRAPH 7"-3Variant 1, Side A
VER 5 B//2∇420 R 11 3Variant 1, Side B
VER 5 A//5∇130 11 3 PHOTOGRAPH 7"-3Variant 2, Side A
VER 5 B//1∇420 R 11 4Variant 2, Side B
VERX 5 A // 1 ▽ 4̶2̶0̶ 130 MASTERDISK RLSide A runout
VERX 5 B // 1 ▽ 420 RSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Australia & New Zealand | Vertigo 6059 608First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Canada | Vertigo SOV 2318First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Canada | Vertigo SOV 2318First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Europe | Vertigo 6059 608First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | France | Vertigo 6837 795First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Japan | Vertigo 7PP-99First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Japan | Vertigo 7PP-99First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Mexico | Vertigo S/N-324First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Peru | Vertigo F-TGO 6059608.3First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Peru | Vertigo F-TGO 6059608.3First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Philippines | Vertigo VTG-6019First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Spain | Vertigo 60 59 608First year7", Single, Stereo | 7", Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | UK | Vertigo VER 5 / Phonogram 6059608First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | UK | Vertigo VERX 5First year12", Single | 12", Single |
| 1983 | UK | Vertigo VERX 5First year12", Single, Promo · Promo | 12", Single, Promo · Promo |
30 vinyl pressings of Photograph are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1983 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in UK, US, Australia & New Zealand, Canada and more. One of them is Vertigo VERP 5, released January 28, 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VERP 5, VER 5, VERX 5, 811 215-7) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, VER 5 A//4∇130 MASTERDISK RL and VER 5 B//1∇420 R 11 2. 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.
