Vinyl pressings
by Laurie Anderson · 1986
Home Of The Brave 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.
19 pressings came out in 1986, 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.
SRC 1-25400-A-SR1 1-1 MASTERDISK RLA-side runout, variant 1
SRC 1-25400-B-SR1 1-1 MASTERDISK RLB-side runout, variant 1
SRC 1-25400-A-SR2 1-1 MASTERDISK RLA-side runout, variant 2
SRC 1-25400-B SR1 1-1 MASTERDISK RLB-side runout, variant 2
1-25400-A-SH3 [MASTERDISK] RL [ɑ] B-22702-SH3 △11686 1-2Side A, runout
1-25400-B-SH1 [ɑ] B-22703-SH1 [MASTERDISK] △11686-X 1-1Side B, runout
1-25400-A-SH2 [MASTERDISK] RL [ɑ] B-22702-SH2 △11686 1-1Side A, runout variant 2
1-25400-B-SH3 [ɑ] B-22703-SH3 [MASTERDISK] △11686-X 1-2Side B, runout variant 2
1-25400-A SH4 [Allied "balloon" logo: ɑ] B-22702 [MASTERDISK] SH 4 △ 11686 1-1Side A, runout
1-25400-B-SH3 [MASTERDISK] [Allied "balloon" logo: ɑ] B-22703-SH3 △11686-X 1-2Side B, runout
[SRC logo] 1-25400-A-SR2 1-1 MASTERDISK RLA-side runout, variant 3
SRC 1-25400-B-SR 1 1-1 MASTERDISK RLB-side runout, variant 3
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 | Argentina | Warner Bros. Records 80002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records 25400-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 610.7073First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 92 54001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 925 400-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 925 400-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 925 400-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 925 400-1First yearLP, White Label | LP, White Label |
| 1986 | Ireland | Warner Bros. Records 925400-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records 92 5400-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records 1 25400First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records 925 400-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Spain | Warner Bros. Records 925 400-1First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | US | Warner Bros. Records 9 25400-1 / Warner Bros. Records 1-25400First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | Warner Bros. Records 1-25400 / Warner Bros. Records 9 25400-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
20 vinyl pressings of Home Of The Brave are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1986 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, Japan, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records 9 25400-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9 25400-1, 1-25400, P-13271, 80002) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SRC 1-25400-A-SR1 1-1 MASTERDISK RL and SRC 1-25400-B-SR1 1-1 MASTERDISK RL. 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.
