Vinyl pressings
by Ramones · 1988
Ramones Mania was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 4 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.
1-25709-A-SH 1 Ɋ B-31049 - SH1 Δ 20396 1-1Side A, Runouts
1-25709-B-SH 1 Ɋ B-31050 - SH1 Δ 20396-X 1-1 STERLINGSide B, Runouts
1-25709-C-SH 2 Ɋ B-31051 - SH2 Δ 20397 1-1 STERLINGSide C, Runouts
1-25709-D-SH 1 Ɋ B-31052 - SH1 Δ 20397-X 1-1 STERLINGSide D, Runouts
125709 A SR 1 1-1 SRC [logo] SterlingSide A runout, etched [SRC, Sterling stamped]
1-25709- ̷1̷2̷5̷9̷0̷7̷ B-SR1 1-1 SRC [logo] SterlingSide B runout, etched [SRC, Sterling stamped]
125709 C-SR1 1-1 SRC [logo] SterlingSide C runout, etched [SRC, Sterling stamped]
1-25709- ̷1̷2̷5̷9̷0̷9̷ D-SR1 1-1 SRC [logo] SterlingSide D runout, etched [SRC, Sterling stamped]
MX301033Side A label
MX301034Side B label
MX301035Side C label
MX301036Side D label
BMG 675.011-A DISCO 1 1S A 2Runout side A
BMG 675.011-B DISCO 1 1S BRunout side B
BMG 675.011-C DISCO 2 1S A 1Runout side C
BMG 675.011-D DISCO 2 1S A 2Runout side D
92-57091-1 CRSide A
92-57091-2 CRSide B
92-57091-2C- CRSide C
92-57091-D2-#2 CRSide D
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Brazil | Sire 675.0011 / Sire 759925709-1/4First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1988 | Canada | Sire 92 57091First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | Sire 925 709-1LP, Compilation, Remastered | LP, Compilation, Remastered |
| 1988 | Europe | Sire 925 709-1LP, Compilation, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1988 | US | Sire 9 25709-1 / Sire 25709-1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1988 | US | Sire W11 25709 / Sire W1-25709LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | US | Sire 25709-1 / Sire 9 25709-1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1988 | Europe | Sire 925 709-1LP, Compilation, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1988 | Portugal | Sire 9257091LP, Compilation, Remastered | LP, Compilation, Remastered |
| 1988 | Australia | Sire 25709-1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1989 | Greece | Sire 925 709-1LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1989 | Greece | Sire 925 709-1LP, Compilation, White Label | LP, Compilation, White Label |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Europe | Sire 925 709-1LP, Compilation, Repress | LP, Compilation, Repress |
| 1991 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LP-7-2-F 2 03164 1 / Sire 925 709-1LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Sire 25709-1LP, Record Store Day, Compilation, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Record Store Day, Compilation, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Mexico | Sire 25710LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | North America (inc Mexico) | Sire 25709LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | US | Sire 9 25709-1 / Sire 1-25709LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | Sire 1-25709 / Sire 25709-1LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | Sire 9 25709-2LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | US | Sire 25709-1LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | US | Sire 9 25709-1 / Sire 1-25709LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | Sire 25709-1LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
23 vinyl pressings of Ramones Mania are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1988 and 2010.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, Australia, Brazil, Canada. One of them is Sire 9 25709-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9 25709-1, 25709-1, 675.0011, 92 57091) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1-25709-A-SH 1 Ɋ B-31049 - SH1 Δ 20396 1-1 and 1-25709-B-SH 1 Ɋ B-31050 - SH1 Δ 20396-X 1-1 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.
