Vinyl pressings
by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts · 1983
Album 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.
22 pressings came out in 1983, 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.
MCA-3586-MD2 MASTERDISK RL ML CL JJ ⧈-G-⧈Runout A, variant 1
MCA-3587-MD1 MASTERDISK RL ⧈-G-⧈Runout B, variant 1
MCA-3586-MD3 MASTERDISK RL ML CL JJ ⧈-G-⧈Runout A, variant 2
MCA-3587-MD1 MASTERDISK RL 2 ⧈-G-⧈Runout B, variant 2
MCA 3572-1A MLCL 回-G-回Stamped Side A, except "MLCL" etched [Variant 1]
MCA-3573-1 MLCL 回-G-回Stamped Side B, except "MLCL" etched [Variant 1]
MCA 3572-1B MLCL 回-G-回 2Stamped Side A, except "MLCL" etched [Variant 2]
MCA 3573-1B MLCL 回-G-回 2Stamped Side B, except "MLCL" etched [Variant 2]
MCA-3586-MD4Runout Etched Side A
MCA-3587-MD4Runout Etched Side B
MCA-3586-MD5 MASTERDISK RL ML CL JJ ◈-P-◈Runout A, variant 1
MCA-3587-MD4 MASTERDISK RL ◈-P-◈Runout B, variant 1
MCA-3586-MD3 MASTERDISK RL ML CL JJ ◈-P-◈Runout A, variant 2
MCA-3586-MD1 MASTERDISK ◈-P-◈Runout B, variant 2
MCA-3572-1E MLCL ◈-P-◈Runout A, variant 1
MCA-3573-1D MLCL ◈-P-◈Runout B, variant 1
MCA 3572 -1F MLCL III ◈-P-◈Runout A, variant 2
MCA 3573 -1F MLCL II ◈-P-◈Runout B, variant 2
MCA-3586-MD2̶ 4 MASTERDISK RL ◈-P-◈IRunout A
MCA-3587-MD2̶ 4 MASTERDISK RL ◈-P-◈IRunout 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 | Australia | Liberation Records LIB 5022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Ecuador | MCA Records LP-33607First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Europe | Epic 25414 / Epic EPC 25414First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Germany | Bellaphon 250·07·195First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Greece | Epic EPC 25414 / Epic 25414First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | WEA P-11393First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | WEA P-11393First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | New Zealand | Liberation Records LIB 5022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Philippines | Epic QEL 25036First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Portugal | Epic 25414First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Scandinavia | Smash Records SLEPT 16First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | South Africa | CBS ASF 2907First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | UK | Epic EPC 25414First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | UK | Epic EPC 25414 / Blackheart Records EPC 25414First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | MCA Records MCA-5437 / Blackheart Records MCA-5437First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | US | Blackheart Records 48337 52931LP, Album, Reissue, CD, Album, Enhanced, All Media, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Numbered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, CD, Album, Enhanced, All Media, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Numbered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | US | Blackheart Records 48337 42931LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Liberation Records RIC 7001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
28 vinyl pressings of Album are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1983 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is MCA Records MCA-5437.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA-5437, EPC 25414, PEC 90687, LIB 5022) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MCA-3586-MD2 MASTERDISK RL ML CL JJ ⧈-G-⧈ and MCA-3587-MD1 MASTERDISK RL ⧈-G-⧈. 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.
