Vinyl pressings
by Quiet Riot · 1983
Bang Your Head (Metal Health) 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.
15 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 7 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.
P ZS-4-04267-3-AA STERLINGScribed in runout A, Sterling is stamped
P ZS-4-04267-4-BB STERLINGScribed in runout B, Sterling is stamped
o G1 ZS-4-04267-3-AE STERLINGSide A Runout Etched
o G1 ZS-4-04267-4-BC STERLINGSide B Runout Etched
ZS-4-04267-3-AB STERLING PSide A runout
ZS-4-04267-4-BF STERLING 0 G1Side B runout
ZS4 04267-3Side A label
ZS4 04267-4Side B label
A 3968 A1Metal Health
A 3968 C1Cum On Feel The Noize
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 | Epic Es 881First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1983 | Australia | Epic ES 993First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | Australia | Pasha ES933First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Australia | Epic ES 933First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Canada | Epic ZS4 04267 / Pasha zs4 04267First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Costa Rica | Epic 7045418First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Europe | Epic A-4079 / Epic EPCA 4079First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Spain | Epic EPC A-4230First year7", Promo, Single · Promo | 7", Promo, Single · Promo |
| 1983 | Spain | Epic EPC A-4230First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | UK | Epic A 3968First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | UK | Epic A 3968First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1983 | US | Pasha ZS4 04267 / Pasha ZS4-04267First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1983 | US | Pasha ZS4 04267First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Pasha ZS4 04267First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1983 | US | Pasha ZS4 04267 / Pasha ZS4-04267First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
16 vinyl pressings of Bang Your Head (Metal Health) are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1983 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Pasha ZS4 04267.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ZS4 04267, A 3968, ES933, ES 933) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P ZS-4-04267-3-AA STERLING and P ZS-4-04267-4-BB STERLING. 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.
