Vinyl pressings
by Neil Young · 1983
Everybody's Rockin' 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.
25 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 15 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.
GHS-1-4013 RE 1 SH 1 SLM △ 4638 1-1 0-1SM1-1Side A runout, variant 1
GHS-2-4013 RE 1 SH1 SLM △ 4638-X 0-1 SM1-1Side B runout, variant 1
GHS-1-4013 RE1 SH2 SLM △ 4638 ̶1̶-̶1̶ 0-1Side A runout, variant 2
GHS-2-4013 RE1 SH1 SLM △ 4638-X 0-1Side B runout, variant 2
GHS-1-4013 RE1 SH2 SLM △4638 1-1 0-1Side A, runout, etched
GHS-2-4013 RE1 SH1 SLM △4638-X 0-1 SM1-1Side B, runout, etched
GHS-1-4013 RE1 SH2 41655-A SH2 RE1 SLM △4638 1-3 SM#5Side A runout
GHS-2-4013 RE1 SH3 41655-B SH3 RE1 SLM △4638-X 1-2 SM#4Side B runout, variant 1
GHS-1-4013 RE1 SH3 41655-A SH3 RE1 SLM △4638 1-2 SM#4Side A runout, variant 2
GHS-2-4013 RE1 SH1 41655-B SH1 RE1 SLM △4638-X 1-2 SM#2Side B runout, variant 2
GHS-1-4013 RE1 SH3 41655-A SH-3 SM#1 SLM Δ4638 1-1 #2 SUB MA#1 SUBMO#1Runout side A
GHS-2-4013 RE1 SH3 41655-B SH-3 SM#1 #2 SUB MA#1 SUBMO#1 SLM Δ4638-X 1-1Runout side B
GEF 25590 A4 1-1 SLM △4916 ⋀ GHS-A-4013-INTL-SET*4Runout Side A Var 1
GEF·25590·B3 GHS-B-4013-INTL-SET 3 1-2 SLM △4916-XRunout Side B Var 1
GEF 25590 A5 1-4 SLM △4916 C GHS-A-4013- INTL - SET 4Runout Side A Var 2
GEF 25590 B6 GHS - B-4013 - INTL -SET 4 1 - 5 SLM △4916-XRunout Side B Var 2
GEF 25590 A5 [stamped]Side 1
GHS-A-4013-INTL-SET 5 SLM ∆4916 1-4 [etched]Side 1
GEF 25590 B6 [stamped]Side 2
GHS-B-4013-INTL-SET 6 SLM Δ4916-X 1-4 [etched]Side 2
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 | Australia | Geffen Records GHS 4013First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Australia | Geffen Records GHS 4013First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Canada | Geffen Records XGHS 4013First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Canada | Geffen Records GHS 4013 / Geffen Records XGHS 4013First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Europe | Geffen Records GEF 25590 / Geffen Records 25590First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Europe | Geffen Records GEF 25590 / Geffen Records 25590First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Germany | Geffen Records 904013-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Germany | Geffen Records 904 013-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Greece | Geffen Records GEF 25590First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Ireland | Geffen Records GHS 25590First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Israel | Geffen Records CBS 25590First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Japan | Geffen Records 25AP 2689First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | New Zealand | Geffen Records GHS 4013First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Portugal | Geffen Records 25590First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | South Africa | Geffen Records DNW 2898 / Geffen Records GHS 4013First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
31 vinyl pressings of Everybody's Rockin' are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1983 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Geffen Records GHS 4013.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GHS 4013, GEF 25590, 25AP 2689, XGHS 4013) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, GHS-1-4013 RE 1 SH 1 SLM △ 4638 1-1 0-1SM1-1 and GHS-2-4013 RE 1 SH1 SLM △ 4638-X 0-1 SM1-1. 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.
