Vinyl pressings
by J.J. Cale · 1983
#8 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.
24 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 18 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.
811 152 1 1Y1 ℗1983 670 04Runout side A, variant 1
811 152 1 2Y1 ℗1983 670 04Runout side B, variant 1
811 152 1 1Y1 ℗1983 670 04 124Runout side A, variant 2
811 152 1 2Y1 ℗1983 670 04 117Runout side B, variant 2
811 152 1 1Y1 ℗1983 670 04 12 6Runout side A
811 152 1 2Y1 ℗1983 670 04 119Runout side B
Side 1: 811 152 1 1Y1 ℗ 1983 670 04 124
Side 2: 811 152 1 2Y1 ℗ 1983 670 04 117
422.811152-1-AS-REV-HRM MASTERDISK HW B-1 ↔A-side runout, mostly etched
422.811152-1-BS-REV-HRM-1 C-1 ↔B-side runout, etched
422-811152-1-AS-REV-PRC-C-1-1 1 MASTERDISK hw -1-Side A runout etched
422-811152-1-BS-REV-PRC-C-1-1-1Side B runout etched
MERL 22 A//1▽420 PVariant 1 runout stamped side 1
MERL 22 B//2▽420 PVariant 1 runout stamped side 2
MERL 22 A//1▽420 P 1 1 2Variant 2 runout stamped side A
MERL 22 B//1▽420 P 1 1 1Variant 2 runout stamped side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Australasia | Mercury 811 152-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Australia | Mercury 811 152-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Australia | Mercury 811 152-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Canada | Mercury SRM-1-4074First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Finland | Mercury 811 152-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | France | Mercury 811 152-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | France | Mercury 811 152-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Germany | Mercury 811 152-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Greece | Mercury 811152-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Greece | Mercury 811152-1LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1983 | Iceland | Fálkinn 811 152-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Ireland | Mercury MERL 22First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Israel | Mercury 811 152-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Italy | Mercury 811 152-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | Mercury 25PP-92First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Mercury 811 152-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Japan | Mercury 25PP 92LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| ? | Netherlands | Mercury 811 152-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
29 vinyl pressings of #8 are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1983 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in Netherlands, US, UK, Australasia and more. One of them is Mercury 811 152-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 811 152-1, 811 152, 811 152-1 M-1, MERL 22) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 811 152 1 1Y1 ℗1983 670 04 and 811 152 1 2Y1 ℗1983 670 04. 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.
