Vinyl pressings
by Trio · 1983
Bye Bye was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 8 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.
814 242 - 1 1 Y 320 ♥♡ 1 BMRunout side A, variant 1
814 242 - 1 2 Y 320 ♥♡ 1 AURunout side B, variant 1
814 242 - 1 1 Y 320 ♥♡ 1 AYRunout side A, variant 2
814 242 - 1 2 Y 320 ♥♡ 1 ALRunout side B, variant 2
814 242 - 1 1 Y 320 ♡♡ 1 URunout side A
814 242 - 1 2 Y 320 ♡♡ 1 ✳ BRunout side B
AA 814 242-1.1YLabel side A
AA 814 242-1.2YLabel side B
814 242 - 1 1 Y 320 ♥♡ 1 BMA-side etchings, variant 1
814 242 - 1 2 Y 320 ♥♡ 1 AUB-side etchings, variant 1
814 242 - 1 1 Y 320 ♥♡ 1 AHA-side etchings, variant 2
814 242 - 1 2 Y 320 ♥♡ 2AFB-side etchings, variant 2
814 242 - 1 1 Y 320 ♡[crossed out] ♡ BNRunout side A, variant 1
814 242 - 1 2 Y 320 ♡[crossed out] ♡ AWRunout side B, variant 1
814 242 - 1 1 Y 320 ♡[crossed out] ♡ AS 1Runout side A, variant 2
814 242 - 1 2 Y 320 ♡[crossed out] ♡ AI 2Runout side B, variant 2
814 242 - 1 1 Y 320 ⃥♡⃥ ⃥♡ 1 ̶C̶ ̶F̶ I BRunout A
814 242 - 1 2 Y 320 ⃥♡⃥ ⃥♡ 2 AHRunout B
AA 814 242-1.1YLabel A
AA 814 242-1.2YLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Austria | Mercury 40 098 6 / Donauland 40 098 6LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1983 | Brazil | Mercury 814 387-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | France | Mercury 814 387-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Germany | Mercury 814 242-1 / Mercury 814 242-1 IQIFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Germany | Mercury 32 145-5 / Bertelsmann Club 32 145-5LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1983 | Germany | Mercury 814 575-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Germany | Mercury 814 242-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Germany | Mercury 814 575-1LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1983 | Germany | Mercury 40 098 6 / Bertelsmann Club 40 098 6LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1983 | Germany | Mercury 814 575-1LP, Album, Reissue, Special Edition | LP, Album, Reissue, Special Edition |
| 1983 | Germany | Mercury 814 242-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Germany | Mercury 40 098 6 / Bertelsmann Club 40 098 6LP, Album, Club Edition, Mispress, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Mispress, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1983 | Germany | Mercury 814 242-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Germany | Mercury 814 242-1 / Mercury 814 242-1 IQIFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Greece | Mercury 814 387-1First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
24 vinyl pressings of Bye Bye are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1983 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in Germany, Brazil, France, Greece and more. One of them is Mercury 814 242-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 814 242-1, 814 387-1, 25PP 123, FA133) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 814 242 - 1 1 Y 320 ♥♡ 1 BM and 814 242 - 1 2 Y 320 ♥♡ 1 AU. 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.
