Vinyl pressings
by Ozzy Osbourne · 1981
Diary Of A Madman was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
27 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 11 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.
JET-LP-237-A1 ΛSide A runout etched, "Λ" stamped
JET-LP-237-B1 Λ CSide A runout etched, "Λ C" stamped
JET LP 237 A*Side A label
JET LP 237 B*Side B label
JET-LP-237-A1 timtom-cbs V 5Runout Side A, variant 1
JET-LP-237-B1 C VRunout Side B, variant 1
JET-LP-237-A1 timtom-cbs. C CRunout Side A, variant 2
JET-LP-237-B1 TY-CBS C 5Runout Side B, variant 2
P º P AL 37492-1A COLUMBIA NY √ANOSA Side Stamped; "√ANOS" etched; var 1
P º P BL 37492-1A P COLUMBIA NY √ANOSB Side Stamped; "√ANOS" etched; var 1
P º P AL 37492-1E △2 COLUMBIA NY √ANOS A7A Side Stamped; "√ANOS" etched; var 2
P º P BL 37492-1E S2 COLUMBIA NY √ANOS BX2B Side Stamped; "√ANOS" etched; var 2
P AL 37492-1F S2 COLUMBIA NY XG √ANOSVariant 1, A Side Stamped; "S2", "XG" & "√ANOS" etched
P BL 37492-2C G1 COLUMBIA NY A8Variant 1, B Side Stamped; "G1" & "A8" etched
P AL 37492-1F S1 COLUMBIA NY √ANOS A26Variant 2, A Side Stamped; "S1", "√ANOS" & "A26" etched
P BL 37492-2G COLUMBIA NY B8 G1Variant 2, B Side Stamped; "B8" & "G1" etched
PAL 37492-1B COLUMBIA NYRunout side A
BL 37492 G2A B4 G1Runout side B
P AL 37492-1D T1 o COLUMBIA NY √ANOSSide A runout, var. 1
P BL 37492-1D T1 o COLUMBIA NY || DSide B runout, var. 1
AL 37492Label side A
BL 37492Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Argentina | CBS 20.420 / Discos CBS 20.420First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Argentina | Discos CBS 20.420 / Columbia 20.420First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Australia | Jet Records JT 6028First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Australia | Jet Records JT 6028First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Australia | Jet Records JT 6028First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Australia & New Zealand | Jet Records JT 6028First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Europe | Jet Records JETLP 237First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Europe | Jet Records JETLP 237First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Europe | Jet Records JETLP 237First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Greece | Jet Records JETLP 237First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Greece | Jet Records JETLP 237 / CBS 37492First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | South Africa | CBS ASF 2708 / Jet Records ASF 2708First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Spain | Jet Records JET 237 / Epic JETLP 237First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Spain | Jet Records JET 237, Epic – JETLP 237LP, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1981 | UK | Jet Records JET/LP 237 / Jet Records JET LP 237First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | South Korea | CBS CPL-1245 / CBS FZ-37492LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1993 | Russia | AnTrop П93-00299-300LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1993 | Russia | AnTrop П93-00299/300LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1993 | Russia | AnTrop П93-00299-300, ATR 30061-2LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Epic 88697 86665 1 / Legacy 88697 86665 1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2011 | Europe | Epic 88697 86665 1 / Legacy 88697 86665 1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2011 | US | Epic 88697874731-S2 / Legacy 88697874731-S2LP, Picture Disc, Remastered, Reissue, Limited Edition, Album · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Picture Disc, Remastered, Reissue, Limited Edition, Album · Limited, Picture disc |
| 2011 | US | Epic 88697 86665 1 / Legacy 88697 86665 1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2011 | US | Epic 88697 86665 1 / Legacy 88697 86665 1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2011 | US | Epic 88697874731-S1 / Legacy 88697874731-S1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Picture disc |
| 2019 | Europe | Epic 88697 86665 1 / Legacy 88697 86665 1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2019 | USA, Canada & Europe | Epic 19075877331LP, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | UK | Epic 88697 86665 1 / Legacy 88697 86665 1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Europe | Epic 19439883391 / Legacy 19439883391LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Europe | Sony Music 88697 86665 1 / Epic 88697 86665 1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2021 | US | Sony Music 88697 86665 1 / Epic 88697 86665 1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Europe | Sony Music 88697 86665 1 / Epic 88697 86665 1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2023 | Europe | Sony Music 88697 86665 1 / Epic 88697 86665 1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2024 | Europe | Epic 88697 86665 1 / Legacy 88697 86665 1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2025 | Europe | Epic 88697 86665 1 / Legacy 88697 86665 1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2026 | Europe | Epic 88697 86665 1 / Legacy 88697 86665 1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Epic 144828 / Epic 144.828LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Brazil | Epic 184.019/1-000237 / Epic 184.019LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Brazil | Epic 144.828LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Epic EPC 463086 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Greece | Epic EPC 4630861 / CBS IPS 463086-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Greece | Jet Records JETLP 237LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | South Korea | Not On Label 153LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | South Korea | High Stereo Light 153LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | UK | Epic JET LP 237 / Jet Records JET/LP 237LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Jet Records FZ 37492LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Epic 88697 86665 1 / Legacy 88697 86665 1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
65 vinyl pressings of Diary Of A Madman are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1981 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in UK, US, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is Jet Records JET/LP 237, released November 7, 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JET/LP 237, FZ 37492, AS 99-1372, 25AP 2237) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, JET-LP-237-A1 Λ and JET-LP-237-B1 Λ C. 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.
