Vinyl pressings
by Rush · 1987
Hold Your Fire was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 16 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.
ANR-1-1051-A1 MASTERDISK DM1Side A runout, variant 1
ANR-1-1051-B DM-9Side B runout, variant 1
ANR-1-1051-A1 MASTERDISKSide A runout, variant 2
ANR-1-1051-B DMSide B runout, variant 2
VERH-47 A-1 JA MTRunout side A, variant 1
VERH-47 B-1 JA MTRunout side B, variant 1
✳ VERH-47 A-1 ✳ MT. JA 11Runout side A, variant 2
✳ VERH-47 B-1 ✳ MT. 2 JA 11Runout side B, variant 2
MASTERDISK 422-832-464-1-AS DMM SP 1-1Side A runout, variant 1
MASTERDISK 422-832-464-1-BS DMM SP 2-1Side B runout, variant 1
MASTERDISK 422-832-464-1-AS-SP DMM SP 1-1Side A runout, variant 2
MASTERDISK 422-832-464-1-BS DMM SP SP 1-1Side B runout, variant 2
422-832-464-1-AS-SP DMM SP \ - 5 SP-HUB MASTERDISKA Side Etch
422-832-464-1-BS-DMM SP HUB MASTERDISKB Side Etch
422-832-464-1-AS-SP DMM SP 1-6 SP-HRM MASTERDISK IMP#1Side A, Variant 1, etched
422-832-464-1-BS-DMM-SP1 SP 1̶S̶M̶1̶ MASTERDISK SP-HRM 1-3 IMP#2Side B, Variant 1, etched
IMP SUB 1 422-832-464-AS-SP DMM SP1-1 SM1- SP HRM MASTERDISKSide A, Variant 2, etched
SP-HRM IMP#1 422-832-464-1-BS DMM-SP1 SP-2 MASTERDISKSide B, Variant 2, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Australasia | Mercury 832 464-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Brazil | Mercury 832 464-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Europe | Mercury 832 464-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Greece | Mercury 832 464-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Italy | Mercury 832 464-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Italy | Mercury 832 464-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Mexico | Mercury LPR 19170 / Mercury 832 464 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Portugal | Mercury 832 464-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Spain | Mercury 832 464-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Mercury 832 464-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Mercury 832 464-1 Q-1 / Mercury 832-464-1 Q-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Mercury 832-464-1 Q-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Mercury 832-464-1 Q-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Uruguay | Mercury 832 464-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Venezuela | Mercury 90110-L / Mercury 832 464-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Europe | Mercury 00602547118295 / Anthem 00602547118295LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2016 | US | Mercury B0022386-01 / Anthem B0022386-01LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2016 | US | Mercury B0022386-01 / Anthem B0022386-01LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | USA & Canada | Anthem B0022386-01 / Mercury B0022386-01LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Mercury 832-464-1 Q-1LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| ? | US | Mercury 832-464-1 Q-1 / Mercury 832-464-1LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
31 vinyl pressings of Hold Your Fire are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1987 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in Canada, UK, US, Israel and more. One of them is Anthem ANR-1-1051, released September 3, 1987.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ANR-1-1051, VERH 47, 832 464-1, 832 464-1 Q-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ANR-1-1051-A1 MASTERDISK DM1 and ANR-1-1051-B DM-9. 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.
