Vinyl pressings
by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts · 1986
Good Music was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 5 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.
AL-405440-1A A1 EDP MI SFI SM4 MASTERDISKSide A, variant 1
BL-40544-1A B8 EDP MI SFI SM4Side B, variant 1
P AL-40544-1A - Dmm EDP MI SFI SM1 MASTERDISKSide A, variant 2
P BL-40544-1A - Dmm-1 EDP MI SFI SM2Side B, variant 2
PAL-40323-1E ❀ G2 AEtched, Runout Side A
P BL-40544-1A - Dmm-1 EDP MI SFI SM5Etched, Runout Side B
AL-40544 1A2HZ:Runout side A, etched - variant 1
BL-40544 1A2HZ:Runout side B, etched - variant 1
AL-40544 1A2HZ: DM-IRunout side A, etched / stamped - variant 2
BL-40544 1A2HZ: DM-IRunout side B, etched / stamped - variant 2
LIB 5086 A TP -MASTERED ON COPPER-Side A runout, hand-etched [except -MASTERED ON COPPER-, stamped]
LIB 5086 B-2Side B runout, hand-etched
MX-LIB-5086ASide A label
MX-LIB-5086BSide B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Australia | Liberation Records LIB5086 / Liberation Records LIB-5086First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | New Zealand | Liberation Records L 38610 (LIB5086)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | Blackheart Records BFZ 40544 / CBS Associated Records BFZ 40544First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | US | Blackheart Records BFZ 40544 / CBS Associated Records BFZ 40544First yearLP, Album, Mispress, Misprint | LP, Album, Mispress, Misprint |
| 1986 | Canada | CBS Associated Records FZ 40544 / Blackheart Records FZ 40544First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Japan | CBS/Sony 28AP 3263First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Japan | CBS/Sony 28AP 3263First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Germany | Polydor 833 078-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Netherlands | Polydor 833 078-1 / Blackheart Records 883 078-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Venezuela | Polydor 30.562LP, Album | LP, Album |
10 vinyl pressings of Good Music are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1986 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, Canada, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Blackheart Records BFZ 40544.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BFZ 40544, FZ 40544, 28AP 3263, LIB5086) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL-405440-1A A1 EDP MI SFI SM4 MASTERDISK and BL-40544-1A B8 EDP MI SFI SM4. 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.
