Vinyl pressings
by Van Halen · 1980
Women And Children First was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
55 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 24 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.
HS-1-3415 JW1 0 ºA Side Etch exc 0, º stamps, var. 1
SJB A HS-2-3415 JW2B Side Etch, var. 1
HS-1-3415 JW 3 #3 0 -/ SM3 - 1 0A Side Etch, var. 2
HS-2-3415 JW 2 #7 0 -/ SM1 - 2B Side Etch, var. 2
HS-1-3415 RE1 LW3 2 ✲✲Runout A, variant 1
HS-2-3415 RE1 LW3 1 ✲✲Runout B, variant 1
HS-1-3415 RE1 LW3..1 ✲✲Runout A, variant 2
HS-2-3415 RE1 LW4.. ✲✲Runout B, variant 2
HS-1-3415 JW3Side A, etched, variant 1
HS-2-3415 JW2Side B, etched, variant 1
HS-1-3415 JW2 #1 0Side A, etched, variant 2
HS-2-3415 JW2 #3Side B, etched, variant 2
HS-1-3415 WW2 #114 • —◁Side A etched, variant 1
HS-2-3415-RE-1 WW-2 #14 • —◁Side B etched, variant 1
HS-1-3415 WW3 —◁Side A etched, variant 2
HS-2-3415-RE-1 WW-2 #14 • —◁Side B etched, variant 2
HS-1-3415 JW3 0-1 SM1-1Side A etched
HS-2-3415 RE-1 WW-2 #13 ─◁ 0-1 SM3-1Side B etched
HS 3415Side A & B labels
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Unknown | Warner Bros. Records WBC 1453First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Argentina | Warner Bros. Records 208801First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Argentina | Warner Bros. Records 208801First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Austria | Warner Bros. Records WB 56793First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Austria | Warner Bros. Records WB 56793First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 36.150First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records XHS 3415First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records XHS 3415First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records XHS 3415First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records XHS 3415First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records XHS 3415First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records XHS 3415First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Colombia | Warner Bros. Records 23(1031)00196First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | France | Warner Bros. Records 56 793First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | France | Warner Bros. Records WB 56793First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Russia | AnTrop П93 00675/6LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1994 | Russia | Santa Records П93 00675LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Warner Bros. Records HS 3415LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2010 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 8122-79793-9 / Warner Bros. Records 8122797939LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2015 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records RR1 3415 / Warner Bros. Records 081227954963LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2015 | US | Warner Bros. Records RR1 3415LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2015 | US | Warner Bros. Records RR1 3415LP, Album, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Worldwide | Warner Records RR1 3415 / Warner Records 081227954963LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2020 | Worldwide | Warner Records RR1 3415 / Warner Records 081227954963LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2022 | US | Warner Records R1 670897 / Warner Records 081227880699LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| 2023 | Argentina | Warner Records 081227954 / Plaza Independencia S.R.L. 081227954LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2023 | Argentina | Warner Records 326610LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| 2025 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab UD1S 2-034 / Warner Records UD1S 2-03412", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Box Set, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Box Set, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Warner Bros. Records HS 3415LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Argentina | Warner Bros. Records SLIN 3219LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 36.150LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records 610.7025 / Warner Bros. Records 36.150LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records K 56 793 / Warner Bros. Records WB 56 793LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Europe | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 793LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 793LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 793LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56793LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 793 / Warner Bros. Records HS 3415LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 56793LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records HS 3415LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records HS 3415LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Warner Bros. Records WB 56 793 / Warner Bros. Records K 56 793LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records HS 3415LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
112 vinyl pressings of Women And Children First are listed here, from 29 countries, released between 1980 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Italy, Australia and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records HS 3415, released March 26, 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use HS 3415, WBC 1453, K 56793, W56793) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HS-1-3415 JW1 0 º and SJB A HS-2-3415 JW2. 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.
