Vinyl pressings
by John Cougar Mellencamp · 1983
Uh-Huh 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.
32 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.
RVL.7504.AS.PRC.R2.1.1.8E, MASTERDISK HWRunout Side A, Variant 1
RVL.7504.BS.PRC.R2.1.2.66, MASTERDISK HWRunout Side B, Variant 1
RVL.7504.AS.PRC.R1 1.1.GS MASTERDISK HWRunout Side A,Variant 2
RVL.7504.AS.PRC.R1 1.1 GS MASTERKDISK HWRunout Side B, Variant 2
RVL-7504-A-PRC-C2-1 11 MASTERDISK HWRunout Side A, variant 1
RVL-7504-BS-PRC-C2-1-1 MASTERDISKRunout Side B, variant 1
RVL-7504-AS-PRC-C-1-1-1 MASTERDISK HWRunout Side A, variant 2
RVL-7504-BS-PRC-C-1-1-1 MASTERDISK -13-Runout Side B, variant 2
RVL-7504-AS-HRM C-3 ↔Runout side A, variant 1
RVL-7504-BS-HRM C-4 ↔Runout side B, variant 1
RVL-7504-AS-HRM-1 MASTERDISK RL 2-B-1 ↔Runout side A, variant 2
RVL-7504-B-HRM MASTERDISK RL A- ↔Runout side B, variant 2
P RVL-7504-AS-CPR-P-2 HW MASTERDISKRunout side A, variant 1
P RVL-7504-BS-CRP-P-1 HW MASTERDISKRunout side B, variant 1
P RVL-7504-AS-P-2 MASTERDISKRunout side A, variant 2
P RVL-7504-BS-CRP-P-1 HW MASTERDISKRunout side B, variant 2
RVL-7504-AS-PRC-C2-1-11 Masterdisk HWSide A runout, variant 1
RVL-7504-BS-PRC-C 2-1-1 MasterdiskSide B runout, variant 1
RVL-7504-AS-PRC-R1-1-3-2 Masterdisk HWSide A runout, variant 2
RVL-7504-BS-PRC- R-1-1-4-3x MasterdiskSide B runout, variant 2
RVL-7504-AS-PRC-C2-1-1 MASTERDISK HW B-20091Runout side A
RVL-7504-BS-PRC-C-1-1-1 MASTERDISK B-20092Runout 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 814 450-1 / Riva 814 450-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Australasia | Mercury 814 450-1 / Riva 814 450-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Australasia | Mercury 814 450-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Brazil | Mercury 814 450First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | Riva RVL 7504First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | Riva RVL-7504LP, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1983 | Canada | Riva RVL 7504First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | Riva RVL 7504 / Riva 814 450-1LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1983 | Canada | Riva RVLC 7504LP, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1983 | France | Mercury 814 450-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | France | Mercury 814 450-1 / Riva 814 450-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Germany | Mercury 814 450-1 / Riva 814 450-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Greece | Mercury 814 450-1 / Mercury 814450-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Greece | Mercury 814 450-1First yearLP, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1983 | Italy | Mercury 814 450-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | US | Mercury B0024797-01 / UMe B0024797-01LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Riva RVL 7504LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Ireland | Mercury 814 450-1LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Riva RIVL 1 / Riva 814 450-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Riva RVL-7504 / Riva 422-718 450-1 M-1LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
57 vinyl pressings of Uh-Huh are listed here, from 24 countries, released between 1983 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, Australia & New Zealand, Australasia and more. One of them is Riva RVL 7504.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RVL 7504, 814 450-1, 250265-1, 814 450) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RVL.7504.AS.PRC.R2.1.1.8E, MASTERDISK HW and RVL.7504.BS.PRC.R2.1.2.66, MASTERDISK HW. 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.
