Vinyl pressings
by INXS · 1985
Listen Like Thieves was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
42 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 19 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.
MX 210671 252363-1 S1. timtomSide A handwritten run-outs
MX 210672 252363-1 S2. ∙ TYSide B handwritten run-outs
MX210671Side A label
MX210672Side B label
MX 210671B 252363-1 S1 LEONSide A handwritten run-outs
MX 210672-B 252363-1 S2 LEONSide B handwritten run-outs
MASTERED BY STUDIOS 301Stamped
MX210671Side A label
MERH 82 A//2▽420 T 11 1Side A
MERH 82 B//2▽420 T 11 12Side B
MERH 82 A // 2 420 TSide A runout, stamped, variant 1
MERH 82 B // 2 420 TSide B runout, stamped, variant 1
MERH 82 A // 1 420 T JASide A runout, stamped / etched, variant 2
MERH 82 B // 1 420 T JASide B runout, stamped / etched, variant 2
MERH 82 A//2▽420 T 11 1Side A runout
MERH 82 B//2▽420 T 11Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Argentina | Mercury 824 957-1 / Mercury 27275First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Brazil | Mercury 824 957-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Canada | Atlantic 78 12771First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Canada | Atlantic 78 12771First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Canada | Atlantic A1 81277LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1985 | Canada | Atlantic 78 12771First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Canada | Atlantic 78 12771First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Europe | Mercury 824 957-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | France | Mercury 824 957-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | France | Mercury 824 957-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Germany | Mercury 824 957-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Greece | Mercury 824957-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Greece | Mercury 824957-1First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1985 | Greece | Mercury 824957-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Italy | Mercury 824 957First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP450LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2013 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MOFI 1-041LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| 2014 | Europe | Mercury 0602537778959 / Phonogram 0602537778959LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | USA & Canada | Petrol R1 726935 / Atlantic R1 726935LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2025 | Worldwide | Petrol 00602475061717 / UMe 00602475061717LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, CD, All Media, Deluxe Edition | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, CD, All Media, Deluxe Edition |
| 2025 | Worldwide | Petrol R1 726935 / UMe 00602475061649LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Spain | Mercury 824 957-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
57 vinyl pressings of Listen Like Thieves are listed here, from 25 countries, released between 1985 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in Australia, UK, US, Philippines and more. One of them is WEA 252363.1, released October 11, 1985.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 252363.1, MERH 82, 81277-1, 7 81277-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MX 210671 252363-1 S1. timtom and MX 210672 252363-1 S2. ∙ TY. 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.
