Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1983
Hardrock '83 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.
5 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 4 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.
814 462 1 1Y1 670 04 11 1Variant 1 Runout side A
814 462 1 2Y1 670 04 11 7Variant 1 Runout side B
814 462 1 1Y1 670 04 11 oVariant 2 Runout side A
814 462 1 2Y1 670 04 11 10Variant 2 Runout side B
814 462 1 1Y1 670 04 11 1Variant 1 Runout side A
814 462 1 2Y1 670 04 11 7Variant 1 Runout side B
814 462 1 1Y1 670 04 11 oVariant 2 Runout side A
814 462 1 2Y1 670 04 11 10Variant 2 Runout side B
814462 ASide A
814462 BSide 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 | Greece | Vertigo 814462-1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Vertigo 814 462-1First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Vertigo 814 462-1First yearLP, Compilation, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1983 | Peru | Vertigo Y-TGO-8144621.7First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1983 | Turkey | Philips 814462-1 / Vertigo 814462-1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1984 | Brazil | Vertigo 814 462-1LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1984 | Colombia | Vertigo 814462-1LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1984 | Ecuador | Vertigo LP-81446LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1984 | Mexico | Vertigo 816 036-1 / Vertigo LPE 23037LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1984 | Mexico | Vertigo LPE-23037LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1984 | Venezuela | Polydor 20058-L / Polydor 814 462-1LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
11 vinyl pressings of Hardrock '83 are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1983 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in Netherlands, Greece, Peru, Turkey. One of them is Vertigo 814 462-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 814 462-1, 814462-1, Y-TGO-8144621.7) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 814 462 1 1Y1 670 04 11 1 and 814 462 1 2Y1 670 04 11 7. 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.
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