Vinyl pressings
by Dokken · 1987
Back For The Attack 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.
16 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 10 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.
R/S Alsdorf 960735-1-A2Side A, Stamped - Variant 1
ST-E-60735 A DMM-2 MASTERDISK 2-3Side A, Etched - Variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 960735-1-BSide B, Stamped - Variant 1
ST-E-60735-B-DMM-1 2-3Side B, Etched - Variant 1
ST-E-60735 A-DMM-2 MASTERDISK SP1-1A-side, etched, variant 1
ST-E-60735-B-DMM-1 SP 1-1B-side, etched, variant 1
ST-E-60735 A-DMM-2 MASTERDISK SP1-1A-side, etched, variant 2
ST-E-60735-B-DMM-1 SP 1-5B-side, etched, variant 2
ST-E-60735-A-ARA-side, label
ST-E-60735-B-ARB-side, label
ST-E-60735 A-DMM-2 SP AR MASTERDISK O- △18700 B-29546-DMM-2 SPI-6A Side Etched
ST-E-60735 B-DMM-1 SP \ -8 O- △18700-X B-29547-DMM-1 SP-ARA Side Etched
ST-E-60735 A-DMM-2 MASTERDISK SP1-1Side 1 Runout
ST-E 60735-B DMM-1 SP1-5Side 2 Runout
P - 13564 - 1 TO ST-E - 60735 A - DMM - 2Side A, variant 1
P - 13564 - 2 TO ST-E - 60735 B - DMM - 1Side B, variant 1
P - 13564 - 1 TO Z-△ SP1-2 MA-A-4 ST-E-60735 A-DMM-2 SP-JAP 3 MASTERDISKSide A, variant 2
P - 13564 - 2 TO ST-E-60735-B-DMM-1 SP1-3 SP-JAP 2MA-A-5 3Side B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Argentina | Elektra 80706First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Australia | Elektra 60735-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | Elektra 96 07351First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | Elektra 96 07351 co / WEA 96 07351 coFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | Elektra A1 60735First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Europe | Elektra 960 735-1 / Elektra EKT 43First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Italy | Elektra 60735-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Mexico | Elektra LWE-6697First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Spain | Elektra 960 735-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Elektra 9 60735-1 / Elektra 60735-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | US | Elektra E1 60735LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1987 | US | Elektra 9 60735-1First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | US | Elektra 60735LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1987 | US | Elektra 9 60735-1LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1987 | US | Elektra 9 60735-1 / Elektra 60735-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | US | Elektra/Asylum Music, Inc. 538692630LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Elektra 538692630 / BMG 538692630LP, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | USA, Canada & Europe | BMG 538692630 / Elektra 538692630LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Elektra 960 735-1 / Elektra EKT 43LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
26 vinyl pressings of Back For The Attack are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1987 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in Europe, US, Japan, Argentina and more. One of them is Elektra 960 735-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 960 735-1, 9 60735-1, P-13564, 80706) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R/S Alsdorf 960735-1-A2 and ST-E-60735 A DMM-2 MASTERDISK 2-3. 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.
