Vinyl pressings
by Judas Priest · 2018
Firepower was first pressed on vinyl in 2018. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 2018, the album's first year, in 6 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.
17-0606/19075804871 A MPORunout side A, etched, all variants
17-0606/19075804871 B MPORunout side B, etched, all variants
17-0606/19075804871 C MPORunout side C, etched, all variants
17-0606/19075804871 D MPORunout side D, etched, all variants
17-0606 / 19075804871 ASide A Runout Etched
17-0606 / 19075804871 BSide B Runout Etched
17-0606 / 19075804871 CSide C Runout Etched
17-0606 / 19075804871 DSide D Runout Etched
[MPO Logo] 18 04784 MPO 17-0606 / 19075804871 ARunout side A, variant 1
[MPO Logo] 18 04784 MPO 17-0606 / 19075804871 BRunout side B, variant 1
MPO 17-0606 / 19075804871 CRunout side C, variant 1
MPO [MPO Logo] 18 03256 17-0606 / 19075804871 DRunout side D, variant 1
17-0606 / 19075804871 A MPO MPO 18 04992Runout Side A
17-0606 / 19075804871 B MPO MPO 18 05550Runout Side B
17-0606 / 19075804871 C MPO MPO 18 08207Runout Side C
17-0606 / 19075804871 D MPO MPO 18 08207Runout Side D
17-0606/19075804871 A [MPO logo] 18 08552 MPOSide A
17-0606/19075804871 B [MPO logo] 18 08553 MPOSide B
17-0606 / 19075804871 C [MPO logo] 18 07900 MPOSide C
17-0606 / 19075804871 D [MPO logo] 18 07845 MPOSide D
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | UK | Not On LabelLP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2018 | Europe | Columbia 19075804871 / Sony Music 19075804881First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Japan | Columbia 19075804871 / Sony Music 19075804871First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Japan | Columbia 19075804871 / Sony Music 19075804871First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2018 | Japan | Columbia 19075804871 / Sony Music 19075804871First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Unknown | Columbia 19075804891 / Sony Music 19075804891First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, CD, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Special Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, CD, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Special Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Australia | Columbia 19075804871 / Sony Music 19075804871First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2018 | Europe | Columbia 19075804871 / Sony Music 19075804871First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Europe | Columbia 19075804871 / Sony Music 19075804871First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2018 | Europe | Columbia 19075804871 / Sony Music 19075804871First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Europe | Columbia 19075804871 / Sony Music 19075804871First yearLP, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Germany | Columbia 19075804871 / Sony Music 19075804871First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Germany | Columbia 19075804871 / Sony Music 19075804871First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Germany | Columbia 19075804871 / Sony Music 19075804871First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | USA & Canada | Epic 19075804871First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
18 vinyl pressings of Firepower are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 2018, in Europe, Japan, Australia, Germany and more. One of them is Columbia 19075804871, released March 7, 2018.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 19075804871, 19075804891, 19075868202) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 17-0606/19075804871 A MPO and 17-0606/19075804871 B MPO. 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.
