Vinyl pressings
by Government Issue · 1984
Joy Ride was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 2 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.
FOY-009-A-"HI ROBBIE" MASTERDISK HUBRunout Side A, etched; 'MASTERDISK' stamped
FOY-009-B-"SHEER FELLOWS" MASTERDISK HUBRunout Side B, etched; 'MASTERDISK' stamped
ST AG 0037-A mastered by SNBSide A
ST AG 0037-B mastered by SNBSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Germany | Aggressive Rockproduktionen AG 037First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | US | Fountain Of Youth Records FOY 009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Fountain Of Youth Records FOY 009LP · Colored vinyl | LP · Colored vinyl |
| 1987 | US | Fountain Of Youth Records FOY 009LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Dr. Strange Records DSR-121LP, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2010 | US | Dr. Strange Records DSR-121LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, White Label · Limited | LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, White Label · Limited |
| 2010 | US | Dr. Strange Records DSR-121LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 2010 | US | Dr. Strange Records DSR-121LP, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | Dr. Strange Records DSR-121LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2022 | US | Dr. Strange Records DSR-121LP, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Fountain Of Youth Records FOY009LP, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
11 vinyl pressings of Joy Ride are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1984 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in US, Germany. One of them is Fountain Of Youth Records FOY 009.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FOY 009, AG 037) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FOY-009-A-"HI ROBBIE" MASTERDISK HUB and FOY-009-B-"SHEER FELLOWS" MASTERDISK HUB. 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.
