Vinyl pressings
by Huey Lewis & The News · 1982
Picture This was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 14 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.
MASTERDISK CHR-1340-A5 PRC-C -⑁-Side A runout, variant 1
MASTERDISK CHR-1340-B-5 PRC-C -1-Side B runout, variant 1
MASTERDISK CHR-1340-A5 PRCC-1Side A runout, variant 2
MASTERDISK CHR-1340-B-5 PRCC 1-11Side B runout, variant 2
T1 CHR-1340-A3 MASTERDISKRunout A variant 1
T1 CHR-1340-B-1 MASTERDISKRunout B variant 1
T1 CHR-1340-A2 MASTERDISKRunout A variant 2
T1 CHR-1340-B2 MASTERDISKRunout B variant 2
P CHR 1340A-1BSide 1 runout
P CHR-1340B-1A COLUMBIA NYSide 2 runout
T1 CHR-1340-A [3 over 2] MASTERDISK CSide 1 runout
CHR-1340B-1A COLUMBIA NYSide 2 runout
COLUMBIA NY[Stamped] Both Sides
CHR 1340 A-1A [Stamped] Y A4 G1 [Etched]A Side
CHR 1340 B-1C [Stamped] Y A6 G1[Etched]B Side
MASTERDISK CHR - 1340 - A5 PRC.C - 1 - 111 -oy-Side A runout - stamped/etched
MASTERDISK CHR - 1340 - B - 5 PRC.C - 1 - 11 -81-Side B runout - stamped/etched
CHR 1340-ASSide A label
CHR 1340-BSSide B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | Chrysalis L 37803First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Australia | Chrysalis CYL.37803First yearLP, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1982 | Canada | Chrysalis CHR 1340First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | Chrysalis CHR 1340LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1982 | Canada | Chrysalis CHR 1340LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1982 | Europe | Chrysalis 204 442-620 / Chrysalis 204 442First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Germany | Chrysalis 204 442 / Chrysalis 204 442-620First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Ireland | Chrysalis CHR 1340First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Japan | Chrysalis WWS-81482First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Japan | Chrysalis WWS-81482First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Mexico | Chrysalis CHR 28First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | New Zealand | Chrysalis L 37803First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Philippines | Chrysalis CHR 1340 / CDL-12-036First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | South Africa | Chrysalis ML 4604First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | South Korea | Chrysalis CHR 1340First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Chrysalis CHS 41340LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Chrysalis 204 442 / Chrysalis 204 442-620LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Iceland | Chrysalis CHR 1340 / Steinar CHR 1340LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Chrysalis 54 3213401LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Chrysalis CHR 1340LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Chrysalis FV 41340LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
40 vinyl pressings of Picture This are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1982 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Chrysalis CHR 1340.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CHR 1340, L 37803, 204 442-620, 204 442) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MASTERDISK CHR-1340-A5 PRC-C -⑁- and MASTERDISK CHR-1340-B-5 PRC-C -1-. 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.
