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Vinyl pressings

Like A Prayer

by Madonna · 1989

82 pressings38 countriesSynth-popDance-popElectronicPop

Like A Prayer was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Like A Prayer

60 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 37 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.

Europe

March 1989
Label and catalog number
Sire 925 844-1Sire WX 239
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · RSA Pressing
Runout / matrix

R / S Alsdorf 925844-1-A4 x △24042 3-1 9 1-25844-A-INTL-SET2-DMM MASTERDISK DMMRunout A-side, variant 1

R / S Alsdorf MASTERDISK-DMM 925844-1-B4xx△24042-X 2-2 2 GER 1-25844-B-INTL-SET2-DMMRunout B-side, variant 1

R / S Alsdorf 925844-1-A 4x △24042 1-2 GER 1-25844-A-INTL-SET2-Dmm MASTERDISK DMMRunout A-side, variant 2

R / S Alsdorf MASTERDISK DMM925844-1-B4 xx△24042-X 2-2 11 GER 1-25844-B-INTL-SET2-DmmRunout B-side, variant 2

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Europe

March 1989
Label and catalog number
Sire 925 844-1Sire WX 239
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Teldec-Press Pressing
Runout / matrix

R/S Alsdorf 925844-1-A △24042 1-2 8 II GER 1-25844-A-INTL-SET2-DMM MASTERDISK DMM <T>Runout A-side, variant 1

R/S Alsdorf MASTERDISK DMM 925844-1-B4 △24042-X 2-2 <T> 12 II GER 1-25844-B-INTL-SET2-DMMRunout B-side, variant 1

R / S Alsdorf 925844-1-A △24042 III V̷ 1-2 20 GER 1-25844-A-INTL-SET2-DMM MASTERDISK DMM <T>Runout A-side, variant 2

R / S Alsdorf MASTERDISK DMM925844-1-B4 △24042-X 2-2 <T> 3 V GER 1-25844-B-INTL-SET2 DMMRunout B-side, variant 2

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Europe

March 21, 1989
Label and catalog number
Sire WX 239Sire 925 844-1
Format
LP, Album · DMM
Runout / matrix

R/S Alsdorf 925844-1-A4 x △24042 1-2 GER 1-25844-A-INTL-SET2-DMM MASTERDISK DMMRunout A-side, variant 1

R/S Alsdorf MASTERDISK DMM 925844-1-B4xx△24042-X 2-2 GER 1-25844-B-INTL-SET2-DMMRunout B-side, variant 1

R/S Alsdorf 925844-1-A △24042 1-2 1-25844-A-INTL-SET2-DMM MASTERDISK DMM 134Runout A-side, variant 2

R/S Alsdorf MASTERDISK DMM 925844-1-B3△24042-X 2-1 113 1-25844-B-INTL-SET2-DMMRunout B-side, variant 2

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Europe

1989
Label and catalog number
Sire 925 844-1Sire WX 239
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

R/S Alsdorf 925844-1-A4 x △24042 3-1 GER 1-25844-INTL-SET 2-DMM MASTERDISK DMMRunout side A, stamped/etched - variant 1

R/S Alsdorf 925844-1-B2 MASTERDISK DMM △24042-X 2-2 GER 4 1-25844-B-INTL-SET 1 - DMMRunout side B, stamped/etched - variant 1

R/S Alsdorf 925844-1-A △24042 GER 1-25844-A-INTL-SET 2-DMM MASTERDISK DMMRunout side A, stamped/etched - variant 2

R/S Alsdorf MASTERDISK DMM 925844-1-B4xx △24042-X 2-2 GER 1-25844-INTL-SET 2-DMMRunout side B, stamped/etched - variant 2

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Europe

1989
Label and catalog number
Sire 925 844-1Sire WX 239
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Teldec Pressing, Alternative Labels
Runout / matrix

[R/S Alsdorf 925844-1-A] △24042 1-2 [33] IV GER 1-25844- A - INTL-SET2 - DMM MASTERDISK DMM <T>Side A, [] stamped, etched

[R/S Alsdorf] MASTERDISK DMM [925844-1-B4] △24042 - X 2-2 <T> 1-10 I GER 1-25844 B - INTL - SET2 - DMMSide B, [] stamped, etched

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Europe

1989
Label and catalog number
Sire 925 844-1Sire WX 239
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

R/S Alsdorf 925844-1-A △24042 1-2 1-25844-A-INTL-SET2-DMM MASTERDISK DMMA side runout, stamped/etched

R/S Alsdorf MASTERDISK DMM 925844-1-B4 △24042-X 2-2 GER 1-25844-B-INTL-SET 2 -DMMB side runout, stamped/etched

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Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 82 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1980s66 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1989ArgentinaSire 80108 / WEA 25844First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1989AustraliaSire 25844-1First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1989BoliviaWEA WL-1072First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1989CanadaSire 92 58441First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1989CanadaSire W1 25844LP, Album, Reissue, Club Edition · Club editionLP, Album, Reissue, Club Edition · Club edition
1989CanadaSire 92 58441First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1989CanadaSire 92 58441First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1989ColombiaWarner Bros. Records 23(1031)00073First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1989CzechoslovakiaOpus 9313 1761First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1989CzechoslovakiaOpus 9313 1761First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1989EcuadorWarner Bros. Records LP-80099First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1989EcuadorWarner Bros. Records LP-80099First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1989EuropeSire 925 844-1 / Sire WX 239First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1989EuropeSire 925 844-1 / Sire WX 239First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1989EuropeSireLP, Album, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, PromoLP, Album, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo
All 66 pressings from the 1980s
1990s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1990CzechoslovakiaOpus 9313 1761LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
1991MexicoWarner Bros. Records LGXB-6816 / Sire LGXB-6816LP, AlbumLP, Album
2000s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2005UKSire 25844PLP, Album, Picture Disc, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture discLP, Album, Picture Disc, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture disc
2008UKSire 925 844-PLP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture discLP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture disc
2010s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2012EuropeSire 8122-79735-7LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2016USSire R1-25844 / Sire R1 25844LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2016EuropeSire 8122-79735-7LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl
2020s8 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2020EuropeSire 8122-79735-7LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2024TaiwanRhino Entertainment Company 4711368322548 / Sire RCV5 25844LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl
2024USSire RCV5 25844 / Sire 603497823161LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl
2024USSire RCV5 25844 / Sire 603497823161LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl
2024WorldwideSire RCV5 25844 / Sire 603497823161LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl
2024WorldwideSire RCV5 25844 / Sire 603497823161LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl
2026ArgentinaSire 8122-79735-7LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2026EuropeSire 8122-79735-7LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl
Year unknown1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?SpainSire 925844-1LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. A1Like A Prayer5:39
  2. A2Express Yourself4:37
  3. A3Love Song4:52
  4. A4Till Death Do Us Part5:16
  5. A5Promise To Try3:36
  6. B1Cherish5:03
  7. B2Dear Jessie4:20
  8. B3Oh Father4:57
  9. B4Keep It Together5:03
  10. B5Spanish Eyes5:15
  11. B6Act Of Contrition2:19

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Like A Prayer are there?

82 vinyl pressings of Like A Prayer are listed here, from 38 countries, released between 1989 and 2026.

When was Like A Prayer first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1989, in Europe, UK, US, Taiwan and more. One of them is Sire 925 844-1, released March 1989.

How do I tell if my copy of Like A Prayer is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 925 844-1, WX 239, 9 25844-1, 25 844-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R / S Alsdorf 925844-1-A4 x △24042 3-1 9 1-25844-A-INTL-SET2-DMM MASTERDISK DMM and R / S Alsdorf MASTERDISK-DMM 925844-1-B4xx△24042-X 2-2 2 GER 1-25844-B-INTL-SET2-DMM. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Like A Prayer on vinyl worth?

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.

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