Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1987
Less Than Zero was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 12 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.
AL 44042-1A DMM G1 MASTERDISK C3Side A Variant 1
BL 44042-2A G1 MASTERDISK DMM HW A2Side B Variant 1
AL 44042-1A DMM G4 MASTERDISK B4Side A Variant 2
BL 44042-2A G1 MASTERDISK DMM HW B7Side B Variant 2
AL 44042-1A DMM G3 MASTERDISK A13Side A Variant 1
BL 44042-2A G1 MASTERDISK DMM HW B5Side B Variant 1
AL 44042-1A DMM G3 MASTERDISK A13Side A Variant 1
BL 44042-2A G1 MASTERDISK DMM HW B5Side B Variant 1
AL 44042-1A DMM G3 MASTERDISK A13Side 1
BL 44042-2A G1 MASTERDISK DMM HW B5Side 2
AL 44042-1A DMM G4 MASTERDISK B8Side A runout
BL 44042-2A G4 MASTERDISK DMM HW B7Side B runout
AL 44042Side A label
BL 44042Side B label
AL 44042-1A DMM G3 Masterdisk A5Side A runout
BL 44042-2A G1 Masterdisk DMM-HW B16Side B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Argentina | Columbia 120-071First yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1987 | Australia | Def Jam Recordings 460449 1 / CBS 460449 1First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1987 | Brazil | Discos CBS 231128First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1987 | Europe | Def Jam Recordings DEF 460449 1 / CBS DEF 460449 1First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1987 | Greece | Def Jam Recordings DEF 460449 1 / CBS 460449First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1987 | Mexico | Columbia KLS-460449First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1987 | South Korea | CBS KJPL-0567 / CBS SC 44042First yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1987 | Spain | Def Jam Recordings DEF 460449 1 / CBS DEF 460449 1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1987 | UK | Def Jam Recordings 460449 1 / CBS 460449 1First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1987 | US | Def Jam Recordings C 44042 / Def Jam Recordings SC 44042First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1987 | US | Def Jam Recordings SC 44042 / Def Jam Recordings C 44042First yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1987 | Yugoslavia | Def Jam Recordings DEF 460449 1 / CBS DEF 460449 1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1987 | Canada | Def Jam Recordings SC 44042 / Columbia SC 44042First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1987 | Canada | Def Jam Recordings SC 44042 / Columbia SC 44042First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1987 | US | Def Jam Recordings C 44042 / Def Jam Recordings SC 44042First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
21 vinyl pressings of Less Than Zero are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1987 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, UK, Canada, Argentina and more. One of them is Def Jam Recordings C 44042, released November 9, 1987.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use C 44042, SC 44042, 460449 1, 120-071) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL 44042-1A DMM G1 MASTERDISK C3 and BL 44042-2A G1 MASTERDISK DMM HW A2. 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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