Skip to content
VinylLens
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
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 –––◁ ∆SLM ∆5872 1-1-SM1-6Side A, etched, variant 1
  • 1-23985-B SH3#2 SLM –––◁ ∆5872-X 1-1Side B, etched, variant 1
  • 1-23985-A SH4 #3 SLM ∆ 5872 –––◁1-1-SM1-8Side A, etched, variant 2
  • 1-23985-B SH3 SLM ∆ 5872-X –––◁ 1-2Side B, etched, variant 2
  • 1-23985-A SH 7 · ──◁SLM ── △ 5872 1-1Side A, Etched, variant 3
  • 1-23985-B SH 4 SLM △ 5872-X · ──◁ 1-1-SMI-6Side B, etched, variant 3
  • 1-23985-A SH4 –––◁ ∆SLM ∆5872 1-1-SM1-2Side A, etched, variant 4
  • 1-23985-B SH 4 SLM △ 5872-X · ──◁ 1-1Side B, etched, variant 4
  • 1-23985-A SH4 #3 SLM ∆ 5872 –––◁1-1-SM1-8Side A, etched, variant 5
  • 1-23985-B SH3 #9 SLM –––◁ ∆ 5872-X 1-1-SM1-Side B, etched, variant 5
  • 1-23985-A SH4 #3 SLM △ 5872 1-1-SM1-5Side A, etched, variant 6
  • 1-23985-B SH4 #4 SLM △ 5872-X 1-1-SM1-4Side B, etched, variant 6
  • 1-23985-A SH4 –––◁ ∆SLM ∆5872 1-1-SM1-6Side A, etched, variant 7
  • 1-23985-B SH-1 OB-18881-SH1 –––◁ SLM ∆5872-X 1-1-SM1-4Side B, etched, variant 7
  • 1-23985-A SH9 SLM ∆5872 –––◁ 1-4 oSide A, etched, variant 8
  • 1-23985-B SH3#10 SLM ∆5872-X –––◁ 1-1-SM1-12Side B, etched, variant 8

Other US pressings of 1984

All 107 pressings of 1984