Vinyl pressings
by Scorpions · 1989
Best Of Rockers N' Ballads was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. 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 1989, the album's first year, in 14 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.
7934391-A3Side A, Variant 1
7934391-B3Side B, Variant 1
7934391-A2Side A, Variant 2
7934391-B2Side B, Variant 2
EMD 1014 (EMC 3571 Crossed out) A-1-1-1Side A runout
EMD 1014 (EMC 3571 Crossed out) B-1-1-1Side B runout
EMD 1014ASide A label
EMD 1014BSide B label
422-842-002-1-ASDMM-SP MASTERDISKDMM 1-1Side A
422-842-002-1-BSDMM-SP MASTERDISK DMM 1-1Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Brazil | Mercury 842 002-1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1989 | Canada | Mercury 842 002-1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1989 | Europe | EMI 1C 066Y 7934391 DMMFirst yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1989 | France | EMI 7934391LP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1989 | France | Wanted 793439 1 / EMI 793439 1First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1989 | Germany | EMI Electrola 1C 066 Y-7-93439 1 / EMI Electrola 1C 066 Y 7 93439 1First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1989 | Germany | EMI 066 Y-7 93439 0 DMMFirst yearLP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc |
| 1989 | Greece | EMI 1C 066 Y 7 93439 1 / EMI 062 7934391First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1989 | Guatemala | Mercury 842002First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1989 | Hungary | Gong SLPXL 37388 / EMI SLPXL 37388First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1989 | Italy | EMI 64 7934391First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1989 | Mexico | Mercury LPR 19202 / PolyGram 842 002 1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1989 | Portugal | EMI 7934391 / EMI Electrola 7934391First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1989 | Spain | EMI 068 79 3439 1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1989 | UK | Harvest EMD 1014 / EMI EMD 1014First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Argentina | Mercury 27525 / PolyGram 27525LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1990 | Argentina | Mercury 842 002-1 / Mercury 27525LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1990 | South Korea | EMI 7 93439 1 / EMI EKPL-0059LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1990 | Venezuela | Mercury 90.136LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1991 | Colombia | Mercury 842002 1LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1992 | South Korea | Afidno DRC-405 / Afidno MDRC-1085LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
24 vinyl pressings of Best Of Rockers N' Ballads are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1989 and 1992.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in Germany, UK, US, Brazil and more. One of them is EMI Electrola 1C 066 Y-7-93439 1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1C 066 Y-7-93439 1, 066 Y-7 93439 0 DMM, EMD 1014, 422 842 002-1 Q-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7934391-A3 and 7934391-B3. 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.
