Vinyl pressings
by Scorpions · 1990
Crazy World was first pressed on vinyl in 1990. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1990, 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.
846 908 1 S1=1 670 06 13 24Side A, variant 01
846 908 1 S2=1 670 06 1255Side B, variant 01
846 908 1 S1=1 670 06 1241Side A, variant 02
846 908 1 S2=1 670 06 1240Side B, variant 02
8469081 A-1U-1-1Side A runout, stamped
8469081 B-1U-1-1Side B runout, stamped
422846908-1 AS HUB ♡POGO [Artisan logo] HUBRunout, side A, etched
422846908-1 BS HUB ♡POGO [Artisan logo] HUBRunout, side B, etched
422846908-1 AS HUB ♡POGO HUBSide A etched
422846908-1 BS HUB ♡POGO HUBSide B etched
Artisan (logo)Both sides stamped
846908-1 1 02 P1991 200 LAA-Side Runout
846908-1 2 02 P1991 200 LAB-Side Runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Brazil | Mercury 846 908-1 / Mercury 846908-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | Colombia | Mercury 846908-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Czechoslovakia | Popron 50 059-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Europe | Mercury 846 908-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | Europe | Mercury 47 456 9LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1990 | Europe | Mercury 846 908-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Europe | Mercury 846 908-1 / Mercury 25 269-2LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1990 | Finland | Mercury 846 908-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | Germany | MercuryFirst yearLP, Album, White Label, Stereo | LP, Album, White Label, Stereo |
| 1990 | Greece | Mercury 846 908-1 / Mercury 846908-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Guatemala | Mercury 846 908-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Hungary | Gong SLPXL 37497First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | Mexico | Mercury LPE-1016 / PolyGram 846 908-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Mexico | PolyGram LPE-1016First yearLP | LP |
| 1990 | Portugal | Mercury 846 908-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Europe | Mercury 00602577830822LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
32 vinyl pressings of Crazy World are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1990 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1990, in Europe, UK, US, Brazil and more. One of them is Mercury 846 908-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 846 908-1, 846908-1, 50 059-1, SLPXL 37497) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 846 908 1 S1=1 670 06 13 24 and 846 908 1 S2=1 670 06 1255. 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.
