Vinyl pressings
by Pat Benatar · 1980
Hit Me With Your Best Shot was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 8 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.
CHS-2464-AS-SM POGO [Artisan logo] GF S 1(Var. 1) Runout A
CHS-2464-BS-SM S 1(Var. 1) Runout B
CHS-2464-AS-SM2 POGO [Artisan logo] GF S(Var. 2) Runout A
CHS-2464-BS-SM S 1(Var. 2) Runout B
p CHS-2464-AS-P X [artisan logo] GFA-Side Runout Etching
CHS-2464-BS-PB-Side Runout Etching
CHS 2464-ASA-Side Label
CHS 2464-BSB-Side Label
T CHS-2464-AS-TH-1 [artisan logo] TIIIIEtched Side A, except Artisan Logo stamped
T CHS-2464-BS-TH-2 TIIIIEtched Side B
T1 CHS-2464-AS-TH-2 [artisan logo]Etched/Stamped Side A (variant 1)
T1 CHS-2464-BS-TH-2Etched/Stamped Side B (variant 1)
CHS-2464-AS-P XX [Artisan logo]GF ΛRunout A
CHS-2464-BS-P ΛRunout B
CHS 2464-ASLabel A
CHS 2464-BSLabel B
CHS-2464-AS-SM POGO [Artisan logo] GF sssssRunout A
CHS-2464-BS-SMRunout B
CHS 2464-ASLabel A
CHS 2464-BSLabel B
CHS 2464-AS-DJ-SM [Artisan logo] sssRunout stereo side
CHS 2464-AM-SM [Artisan logo] sssRunout mono side
CHS 2464-ASLabel stereo side
CHS 2464-AMLabel mono side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Brazil | Chrysalis 101.8196First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Canada | Chrysalis CHS 2464First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Italy | Chrysalis CHS 300First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1980 | Italy | Chrysalis CHS 300First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | Japan | Chrysalis WWS-17084First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | Japan | Chrysalis WWS-17084First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Chrysalis 102.713First year7", Single, Stereo | 7", Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Spain | Chrysalis CHS-2452 / Chrysalis CHS 2452First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Spain | Chrysalis CHS-2452First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | UK | Chrysalis CHS 2452First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | US | Chrysalis CHS 2464First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | US | Chrysalis CHS 2464First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1980 | US | Chrysalis CHS 2464First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Chrysalis CHS 2464First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1980 | US | Chrysalis CHS 2464First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
22 vinyl pressings of Hit Me With Your Best Shot are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1980 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Chrysalis CHS 2464.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CHS 2464, CHS 2452, 101.8196, CHS 300) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CHS-2464-AS-SM POGO [Artisan logo] GF S 1 and CHS-2464-BS-SM S 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.
