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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
January 9, 1984
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Format notes
Winchester Pressing, Allied Plating
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 SH3 [Allied Logo] 𝙱̶-̶𝟷̶𝟾̶𝟾̶𝟾̶𝟶̶ ──◁ SLM △ 5872 1-1A-Side Runout, Variant 1
  • 1-23985-B SH3 SLM △ 5872-X ──◁ 1-2B-Side Runout, Variant 1
  • 1-23985-A SH3 #6 [Allied Logo] B-𝟷̶𝟾̶𝟾̶𝟾̶𝟶̶ –––◁SLM ∆ 5872 1-1-SM1-2A-Side Runout, Variant 2
  • 1-23985-B SH3 SLM ∆ 5872-X –––◁ 1-2B-Side Runout, Variant 2
  • 1-23985-A SH3 #5 [Allied Logo] B-𝟷̶𝟾̶𝟾̶𝟾̶𝟶̶ ──◁ SLM ∆ 5872 1-1-SM1-3A-Side Runout, Variant 5
  • 1-23985-B SLM ∆ 5872-X ──◁ 1-1-SM1-6B-Side Runout, Variant 5

Other US pressings of 1984

All 107 pressings of 1984