Vinyl pressings
by Kiss · 1983
Lick It Up 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 16 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.
814 498 7 1W 1 ℗ 1983 670 06Runout stamped side A
814 498 7 2W 1 ℗ 1983 670 04Runout stamped side B
814 498-7.1Label side A
814 498-7.2Label side B
KPIC + 5 • A ORLAKESide A runout
KPIC - 5 - B ORLAKESide B runout
KPIC + 5 • A ORLAKESide A runout
KPIC - 5 - B ORLAKESide B runout
KISS 5 A//2 ∇420 C 11 5Runout [stamped] side A, variant 1
KISS 5 B//1∇420 C 11 4Runout [stamped] side B, variant 1
Timtom cbsRunout [etched] side A, variant 1 & 2
KISS 5 A//2 ∇420 C 11 2Runout [Stamped] Side A, variant 2
KISS 5 A // 1 ∇ 420 C 11 3 timtom.cbsRunout, side A
KISS 5 B // 1 ∇ 420 C 11 3 TYRunout, side B
KISS 512 A//2 ▽ 420 0 1 1 1Variant 1 side A runout
KISS 512 B//2 ▽ 420 0 1 1 2Variant 1 side B runout
KISS 512 A//1 ▽ 420 0 1 1 2 TimTomVariant 2 side A runout
KISS 512 B//1 ▽ 420 0 1 1 3 TYVariant 2 side B runout
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 | Argentina | Casablanca 814 498-7First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Argentina | Casablanca 814 498-7First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Australia | Casablanca 814 4987First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Canada | Mercury MS 76206First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Ecuador | Casablanca 45-28560First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1983 | Ecuador | Casablanca 45-28560First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1983 | Ecuador | Casablanca 45-28560First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1983 | Ecuador | Casablanca 45-28560First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1983 | Europe | Vertigo 814 498-1First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | France | Casablanca 814 498-7First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Germany | Casablanca 814 498-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Italy | Casablanca 814 498-7First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1983 | Japan | Polystar 7S-99First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, White Label |
| 1983 | Mexico | Casablanca S/N 370First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1983 | New Zealand | Casablanca 814 498-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
33 vinyl pressings of Lick It Up are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1983 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in Netherlands, UK, US, Japan and more. One of them is Casablanca 814 498-7, released October 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 814 498-7, KPIC 5, KISS 5, KISSP5) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 814 498 7 1W 1 ℗ 1983 670 06 and 814 498 7 2W 1 ℗ 1983 670 04. 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.
