Vinyl pressings
by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers · 1979
Damn The Torpedoes was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
37 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 19 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.
MCA-2015-DJ-SS3 ◈-P-◈ STERLINGVariant 0 - Side A runout
MCA-2016-DJ-SS4 ◈-P-◈ STERLINGVariant 0 - Side B runout
MCA 2015-SS4 ◈-P-◈ STERLING gcVariant 1 - Side A runout
MCA 2016-SS4 ◈-P-◈ STERLING gcVariant 1 - Side B runout
MCA-2015-DJ-SS2 ⧈-G-⧈ STERLINGSide A runout, variant 1
MCA-2016-DJ-SS1 ⧈-G-⧈ STERLINGSide B runout, variant 1
MCA-2015-DJ-SS2 ⧈-G-⧈ 4 STERLINGSide A runout, variant 2
MCA-2016-DJ-SS1 ⧈-G-⧈ STERLINGSide B runout, variant 2
MCA 2015-SS16 ◈-P-◈ STERLINGRunout A [Variant 1]
MCA 2016-DJ-SS3 ◈-P-◈ STERLINGRunout B [Variant 1]
MCA 2015-SS3 ◈-P-◈|||| STERLING GC.Runout A [Variant 2]
MCA2016-SS16 v v v v v ◈-P-◈| v v STERLING v v vRunout B [Variant 2]
MCA-2015-DJ-SS1 STERLINGSide 1
MCA-2016-DJ-SS2 STERLINGSide 2
MCA-2015-SS6 [MR logo] △24532 (5) STERLINGRunout side A, variant 1
MCA-2016-SS7 [MR logo] △24532-X (5) STERLINGRunout side B, variant 1
MCA-2015-SS6 [MR logo] △24532 (5) STERLINGRunout side A, variant 2
MCA2016-SS5 [MR logo] △24532-X (6) STERLING GC.Runout side B, variant 2
MCA-2015-SS2 STERLINGSide 1
MCA-2016-SS2 STERLINGSide 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | MCA Records MCA 5105 / MCA Records MCA-5105First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Australia | MCA Records MCA 5105 / MCA Records MCA-5105First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Backstreet Records MCA-5105First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Backstreet Records MCA-37248First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Backstreet Records MCA-5105First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Backstreet Records MCA-37248LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1979 | Canada | Backstreet Records MCA-5105First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | Backstreet Records MCA-5105First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | El Salvador | Backstreet Records MCA 5105First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Backstreet Records 511 023 / MCA Records 511 023First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Germany | Backstreet Records 0062.146 / MCA Records MCA-3199First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Israel | MCA Records MCF 3044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | MCA Records MCA 4054First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | MCA Records VIM-6212 / Backstreet Records VIM-6212First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | MCA Records VIM-6212 / Backstreet Records VIM-6212First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Argentina | MCA Records SUP80078LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Brazil | MCA Records 201 266LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Backstreet Records MCA-5105 / MCA Records MCA-5105LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1980 | Colombia | MCA Records 7001LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | France | Backstreet Records 201266 / MCA Records 201266LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Germany | MCA Records 201 266 / MCA Records MCA 5105LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Greece | MCA Records 14C 062-63391LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Mexico | MCA Records LAE-205 / Backstreet Records LAE-205LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Backstreet Records 201 266 / Backstreet Records 201.266LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Backstreet Records 201 266 / Backstreet Records 1A 062-63391LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Spain | Backstreet Records I-201266LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-1486LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-1486LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA 5105LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-1486LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Geffen Records B0015004-01 / Backstreet Records B0015004-01LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2010 | US | Geffen Records B0015004-01 / Backstreet Records B0015004-01LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | Europe | Geffen Records 00602547658302 / Universal Music Group 00602547658302LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2017 | Europe | Geffen Records 00602547658302 / Universal Music Group 00602547658302LP, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2017 | US | Geffen Records B0024286-01 / UMe B0024286-01LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2017 | Europe | Geffen Records 00602547658302LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2019 | Europe | Geffen Records 00602547658302LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | UMe B0024286-01 / Geffen Records B0024286-01LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | Geffen Records B0024286-01 / UMe B0024286-01LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Benelux | Backstreet Records 201 266 / MCA Records 5105LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | MCA Records MCA-37248LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | MCA Records MCA 01872LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | MCA Records 201266LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Backstreet Records 201 266 / MCA Records MCA 5105LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Backstreet Records 201 266 / MCA Records MCA 5105LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | MCA Records 201 266 / Backstreet Records 201 266LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Backstreet Records 201 266 / MCA Records 201 266LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | MCA Records 250 415-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Scandinavia | Backstreet Records MCA-5105 / Backstreet Records MCA 5105LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | UK | MCA Records MCF 3044LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | MCA Records MCF 3044LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK & Europe | MCA Records MCA 01872LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-1486 / Backstreet Records BSR-1486LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Backstreet Records MCA-37248 / Backstreet Records BSR-1486LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
98 vinyl pressings of Damn The Torpedoes are listed here, from 28 countries, released between 1979 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Benelux, Ireland and more. One of them is Backstreet Records MCA-5105, released October 19, 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA-5105, MCF 3044, 201 266, MCA 5105) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MCA-2015-DJ-SS3 ◈-P-◈ STERLING and MCA-2016-DJ-SS4 ◈-P-◈ 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.
