Vinyl pressings
by Mark Knopfler · 1987
The Princess Bride was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 13 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.
832 864 1 1Y 2 ℗1987 670 07 L210Variant 1, Runout, Side A, Stamped
832 864 1 2Y 1 ℗1987 670 06 11 17Variant 1, Runout, Side B, Stamped
832 864 1 1Y 2 ℗1987 670 07 L111Variant 2, Runout, Side A, Stamped
832 864 1 2Y 1 ℗1987 670 06 1118Variant 2, Runout, Side B, Stamped
VERH 53 A-2-1-1Runout, side A, variant 1
VERH 53 B -2-1-1Runout, side B, variant 1
VERH-53-A2 JA MT. 4Runout, side A, variant 2
VERH-53-B2 MT. 2Runout, side B, variant 2
1-25610-A-SR3 1-1 [SRC logo]Runout side A
1-25610-B-SR3 1-1 [SRC logo]Runout side B
1-25610-A-SH2 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-28583-SH2 △17653 1-1 MASTERDISKRunout side A
1-25610-B-SH3 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-28584-SH3 1-1Runout side B
1-25610-A-SR2 1-1 [SRC logo] MASTERDISKRunout side A
1-25610-B-SR2 1-1 [SRC logo] MASTERDISKRunout side B
832 864-1ARunout side A
832 864-1BRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Australasia | Vertigo 832 864-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Australia | Vertigo 832 864-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Brazil | Vertigo 832 864-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | Vertigo 832 864-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Europe | Vertigo 832 864-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Greece | Vertigo 832 864-1 / Vertigo VERH 53First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Italy | Vertigo 832 864-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Japan | Vertigo 25PP-243First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Mexico | Vertigo LPR 23057 / Vertigo 832 864-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Portugal | Vertigo 832 864-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Spain | Vertigo 832 864-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | UK | Vertigo VERH 53 / Vertigo 832 864-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Warner Bros. Records 25610-1 / Warner Bros. Records 1-25610First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Warner Bros. Records W1-25610LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1987 | US | Warner Bros. Records 1-25610LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | US | Warner Records 093624899488LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
23 vinyl pressings of The Princess Bride are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1987 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in Europe, UK, US, Australasia and more. One of them is Vertigo 832 864-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 832 864-1, VERH 53, 25610-1, 1-25610) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 832 864 1 1Y 2 ℗1987 670 07 L210 and 832 864 1 2Y 1 ℗1987 670 06 11 17. 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.
