Vinyl pressings
by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts · 1988
Up Your Alley was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 12 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-44146-1A G2 MASTERDISK DMM A1 JJ ML CLRunout Side A, Etched, variant 1
BL-44146-1A B̶L̶-̶4̶4̶1̶4̶6̶-̶1̶A̶ G1 MASTERDISK DMM A8Runout Side B, Etched, variant 1
AL-44146-1A G1 MASTERDISK DMM O2 JJ ML CLRunout Side A, Etched, variant 2
BL-44146-1A B̶L̶-̶4̶4̶1̶4̶6̶-̶1̶A̶ G1 MASTERDISK DMM A1 A11Runout Side B, Etched, variant 2
LONLP 67 A-2-1-1 MT.Side A
LONLP 67 -B-2-1-A MT.Side B
FZ ̶A̶L̶ 44146 1A 5ZKRunout Side A, variant 1
BL-44146 1A 5ZRunout Side B, variant 1
AL-44146 1A 5ZK DM-2Runout Side A, variant 2
BL-44146 1A 5Z DM-2Runout Side B, variant 2
MX 250 861 LIB 5150-1Hand Etched Side A
MX 250 862 LIB 5150-2Hand Etched Side B
AL-44146 1A 5ZK DM-3Runout, Side A
BL-44146 1A 5Z DM-1Runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Australia | Liberation Records LIB 5150First yearAlbum, LP | Album, LP |
| 1988 | Canada | Blackheart Records FZ 44146 / CBS Associated Records FZ 44146First yearAlbum, LP | Album, LP |
| 1988 | Colombia | Polydor 835951-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Europe | Polydor 835951-1 / Polydor 835 951-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | Polydor 835951-1 / Polydor 835 951-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Greece | Polydor 835951-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Greece | Polydor 835951-1LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1988 | Guatemala | Polydor 835 951-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Japan | Polydor 28MM 0658First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Japan | Polydor 28MM 0658First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Mexico | Polydor LPR 16643 / Polydor 835 951-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Spain | Polydor 835 951-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | UK | London Records LONLP 67 / London Records 837 158-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | Blackheart Records FZ 44146 / Blackheart Records Z 44146First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | Blackheart Records FZ 44146 / CBS Associated Records FZ 44146First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | USA & Europe | Blackheart Records 19658753641 / Legacy 19658753641LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | USA & Europe | Blackheart Records 19658753631 / Legacy 19658753631LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Greece | Polydor 835951-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
20 vinyl pressings of Up Your Alley are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1988 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Blackheart Records FZ 44146.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FZ 44146, LONLP 67, LIB 5150, 835951-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL-44146-1A G2 MASTERDISK DMM A1 JJ ML CL and BL-44146-1A B̶L̶-̶4̶4̶1̶4̶6̶-̶1̶A̶ G1 MASTERDISK DMM A8. 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.
