Vinyl pressings
by Huey Lewis & The News · 1983
Sports 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.
30 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 16 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.
<JXMP> FV-41412-AS GIT G1 B7Runout A variant 1
FV-41412-BS GIN G G2 (H-AD)Runout B variant 1
(J-TR) FV-41412-AS G1D B5 G1Runout A variant 3
FV41412BS-1C I1 D G1Runout B variant 3
FV 41412 AS-2H PA Side, variant 1
FV 41412 BS P2 STERLING P1B Side, variant 1
FV 41412 AS-2HA Side, variant 2
FV 41412 BS P1 STERLINGB Side, variant 2
FV-41412-A G/A Chet PSide A runout
FV-41412-BS PI Sterling PSide B runout
FV-41412-AS 2E A4 G1Side A Runout
FV-41412-BS 1C B1 o G1Side B Runout
FV 41412 ASSide A label
FV 41412 BSSide B label
FV 41412 AS RE R 3-1-1-3 STERLING PRCSide A runout
FV 41412 BS R1-1-1-1 STERLING PRCSide B runout
FV41412 AS RE2 CC1 A20 G1 STERLINGSide A runout - variant 1
FV-41412 BS 4C D6 G1Side B runout - variant 1
FV 41412 AS RE2 CC4 G1 A9 STERLINGSide A runout - variant 2
FV 41412 BS CC4 G1 A12 STERLINGSide B runout - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Argentina | CBS 70.079First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Argentina | CBS 70.079First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1983 | Canada | Chrysalis CHS 41412First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Canada | Chrysalis FV-41412LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1983 | Europe | Chrysalis 205 845First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | France | Chrysalis 822031-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Germany | Chrysalis 46 484 2LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1983 | Iceland | Chrysalis CHR 1412 / Steinar CHR 1412First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Ireland | Chrysalis CHR 1412First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Japan | Chrysalis WWS-81628First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Japan | Chrysalis WWS-81628First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Japan | Chrysalis WWS-81628First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | New Zealand | Chrysalis L 38137 / Chrysalis CHR 1412First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Philippines | Chrysalis CDL-12049 / Chrysalis CHR-1412First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Portugal | Chrysalis 619015First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | US | Chrysalis B0038052-01 / Capitol Records B0038052-01LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2023 | US | Capitol Records B0038052-01LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Unknown | Capitol Records 602455756534 / Chrysalis 602455756534LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2025 | Europe | Capitol Records 00602455756534 / Universal Music Enterprises 00602455756534LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Italy | Chrysalis 64 3214121LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Taiwan | Best Fortune Records JKA-8220LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | Taiwan | New Jen Sheng JS-5566LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | UK | Chrysalis CHR 1412LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Chrysalis CHR 1412LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Chrysalis FV 41412LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Chrysalis FV 41412LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Chrysalis FV 41412LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Chrysalis FV 41412LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
76 vinyl pressings of Sports are listed here, from 29 countries, released between 1983 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, El Salvador, Argentina and more. One of them is Chrysalis FV 41412, released September 15, 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FV 41412, CHR 1412, L-38137, CHRL-04) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, <JXMP> FV-41412-AS GIT G1 B7 and FV-41412-BS GIN G G2 (H-AD). 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.
