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1984 by Van Halen, album cover

First-year pressing

1984 1984 US Pressing (1-23985)

1984 by Van Halen

Artist
Van Halen
Title
1984
Labels
  • Warner Bros. Records 1-23985
  • Warner Bros. Records 9 23985-1
Country
US
Released
1984
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Barcode
0 7599-23985-1, 075992398510

Runout and matrix codes

Etched or stamped in the dead wax between the last track and the label. If yours match, you have this pressing.

  • 1-23985-A SH4 #1 SLM △5872 1-1Side A, Etched, Variant 1
  • 1-23985-B SH4 #3 SLM △5872-X 1-1-SM1-5Side B, Etched, Variant 1
  • 1-23985-A SH4 #3 SLM △5872 1-1 SMI-5Side A, Etched, Variant 2
  • 1-23985-B SH4 #4 SLM △5872-X 1-1-SMI-4Side B, Etched, Variant 2
  • 1-23985-A SH5 #1 SLM △5872 1-1Side A, Etched, Variant 3
  • 1-25985-B SH8 #1 SLM △5872-X 1-1Side B, Etched, Variant 3
  • 1-23985-A SH6 #1 SLM △5872 1-1-SM1-1Side A, Etched, Variant 4
  • 1-23985-B SH4 #3 SLM △5872-X 1-1-SM1-5Side B, Etched, Variant 4
  • 1-23985-A SH4 #5 SLM △5872 1-1-SM1-2Side A, Etched, Variant 5
  • 1-23985-B SH4 #4̶ ̶6 SLM △5872-X 1-1-SM1-3Side B, Etched, Variant 5
  • 1-23985-A SH4 #6 SLM △5872 1-1-SM1-4 OSide A, Etched, Variant 6
  • 1-23985-B SH3 #1 SLM △5872-X 1-1-SM1-5 OSide B, Etched, Variant 6
  • [Very lightly etched circle (not the Jacksonville 0)]Both sides, Etched
  • 1-23985-A SH-8 #1 SLM △5872 1-1Side A, Variant 7
  • 1-23985-B SH5 #1 SLM △5872-X 1-1 PER DLRSide B, Variant 7
  • 1-23985-A SH6 SLM △5872 ̶1̶-̶4̶ 0-1Side A, Variant 8

Other US pressings of 1984

All 107 pressings of 1984