Vinyl pressings
by J.J. Cale · 1982
Grasshopper 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.
30 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 20 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.
B-1 ↔ SRM-1-4038-A5 HRMSide A runout, variant 1
A-2 ↔ SRM-1-4038-B5 HRM1Side B runout, variant 1
A-1 ↔ SRM-1-4038-AS HRM-1Side A runout, variant 2
A-2 ↔ SRM-1-4038-BS HRM1Side B runout, variant 2
SRM-1-4038-AS PRCC-1-1 \Side A Runout Etched
SRM-1-4038-BS PRCC-1-1 \Side B Runout Etched
ISA 5022 A - 1U GRAEME- SOUND CLINICSide A runout variant 1
ISA 5022 B - 1USide B runout variant 1
ISA 5022 A-1U 1 2 GRAEME-SOUND CLINICSide A runout variant 2
ISA 5022 B-1U .. 1 1Side B runout variant 2
ISA 5022 A - 1U GRAEME- SOUND CLINIC
ISA 5022 B - 1U
Å MX205016 6302 177-1Side A runout etching
Å MX205017 6302 177-2Side B runout etching
AN 720 ℗1982 6302177 A LH 1Runout A, stamped
AN 720 ℗1982 6302177 B LH 2Runout B, stamped
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 | Mercury 6302 177First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Austria | Mercury 6302 177First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Brazil | Mercury 6302 177First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | Mercury SRM-1-4038First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | Mercury SRM-1-4038First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | France | Mercury 6302 177First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | France | Audigram ISA 5022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | France | Mercury 6302 177First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Germany | Mercury 6302 177First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Greece | Mercury 6302 177First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Greece | PolyGram 6302 177First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Israel | Mercury 6302 177First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Italy | Mercury 6302 177First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Italy | Mercury 6302 177First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Japan | Mercury 25PP-46First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Spain | Mercury 822 888-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Netherlands | Music On Vinyl MOVLP682LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Mercury 6302 177LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Mercury 6302 177LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Spain | Mercury 822888.1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Turkey | Trinity LP-8002LP, Album | LP, Album |
39 vinyl pressings of Grasshopper are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1982 and 2013.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, UK, Australia, Austria and more. One of them is Mercury SRM-1-4038.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SRM-1-4038, ISA 5022, 6302 177, 25PP-46) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, B-1 ↔ SRM-1-4038-A5 HRM and A-2 ↔ SRM-1-4038-B5 HRM1. 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.
