Vinyl pressings
by Oran 'Juice' Jones · 1986
Juice 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.
12 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 5 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.
AL・40367-1F B3 MASTERDISKSide A runout, etched, MASTERDISK stamped
BL・40367-1EX HW B13 MASTERDISKSide B runout, etched, MASTERDISK stamped
AL 40367Side A label
BL 40367Side B label
AL·40367·1A Hw MASTERDISK P(AP) oRunout side A
BL·40367·1A Hw MASTERDISK P(AP) oRunout side B
AL 40367A Side Label
BL 40367B Side Label
AL·40367·1C MASTERDISK Hw G1 A6A side etch, exc MASTERDISK stamp Variant 2
BL·40367·1E G1 MASTERDISK A2B side etch, exc MASTERDISK stamp Variant 2
AL 40367A side label
BL 40367B side label
AL·40367·1F MASTERDISK G1 B7Side A Runout etched/MASTERDISK stamped
BL·40367·1EX E G1 MASTERDISK HL B16Side B Runout etched/E, MASTERDISK stamped
AL 40367Side A Label
BL 40367Side B Label
B DEF 26934-A1 5A-Side Runout Etching
C DEF 26934 B2 4B-Side Runout Etching
DEF 26934 AA-Side Label
DEF 26934 BB-Side Label
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 | Europe | Def Jam Recordings DEF 26934 / CBS DEF 26934First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Europe | Def Jam Recordings DEF 461033 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Japan | CBS/Sony 28AP 3214First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Japan | CBS/Sony 28AP 3214First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1986 | UK | Def Jam Recordings DEF 26934 / CBS DEF 26934First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | UK | Def Jam Recordings DEF 26934First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1986 | UK | Def Jam Recordings DEF 26934First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | Def Jam Recordings FC 40367 / Def Jam Recordings C 40367First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | Def Jam Recordings C 40367 / Def Jam Recordings FC 40367First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | Def Jam Recordings BFC 40367 / Def Jam Recordings C 40367First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | Def Jam Recordings BFC 40367 / Def Jam Recordings C 40367First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | Def Jam Recordings FC 40367 / Columbia FC 40367First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Spain | Def Jam Recordings DEF 26934LP, Album | LP, Album |
13 vinyl pressings of Juice are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, UK, Canada, Europe and more. One of them is Def Jam Recordings FC 40367.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FC 40367, C 40367, BFC 40367, DEF 26934) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL・40367-1F B3 MASTERDISK and BL・40367-1EX HW B13 MASTERDISK. 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.
