Vinyl pressings
by Neil Young · 1995
Mirror Ball was first pressed on vinyl in 1995. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1995, the album's first year, in 2 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.
1-45934-A-SR1 CB [Specialty Records Corporation logo]Side A runout, variant 1
1-45934-B-SR1 CB [Specialty Records Corporation logo]Side B runout, variant 1
1-45934-C-SR3 CB [Specialty Records Corporation logo]Side C runout, variant 1
1-45934-D-SR1 CB [Specialty Records Corporation logo]Side D runout, variant 1
WMME Alsdorf 936 245934-1-A2 1-45934-A-INTL. S2 cB.Side A runout, variant 1
WMME Alsdorf 936 245934-1-B5 [SRC logo] 1-45934-B - SR 1 cB.Side B runout, variant 1
WMME Alsdorf 936 245934-1-C 1-45934-C-INTL S-1 cB.Side C runout, variant 1
WMME Alsdorf 936 245934-1-D 1-45934-D-INTL. S1 cB. 1Side D runout, variant 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Europe | Reprise Records 9362-45934-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1995 | US | Reprise Records 9 45934-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Europe | Reprise Records 9 45934-1LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | Germany | Reprise Records 9362-45934-1LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2015 | Germany | Reprise Records 9362-45934-1LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | Germany | Reprise Records 9362-45934-1LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Reprise Records 9362-45934-1LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2026 | Worldwide | Reprise Records 093624846635LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Reprise Records 9362-45934-1LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Unknown | Reprise Records 9 45934-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records 9 45934-1LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records 9 45934-1LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
12 vinyl pressings of Mirror Ball are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1995 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1995, in US, Europe. One of them is Reprise Records 9 45934-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9 45934-1, 9362-45934-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1-45934-A-SR1 CB [Specialty Records Corporation logo] and 1-45934-B-SR1 CB [Specialty Records Corporation logo]. 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.
