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Blow Up Your Video vinyl value

Median ask · 1988 78 18281
$24
Typical asks
$19–$35
Basis
10 eBay asks
Live eBay asks, Sep 18, 2026; sold prices usually close lower. How we price

AC/DC — Blow Up Your Video: pressings we track

PressingCatalogCountryNotesAsking
1988 Atlantic78 18281Canada—$19–$35
1988 Atlantic781 828-1Europe—$19–$35
1988 Atlantic781 828-1EuropeMisprint$19–$35
1988 Atlantic781 828-1Greece—$19–$35
1988 Atlantic781 828-1GreeceTest Pressing$19–$35
1988 AtlanticWX 144Ireland—$19–$35
1988 Atlantic7 81828-1Italy—$19–$35
1988 Atlantic7 81828-1PhilippinesSP$19–$35
1988 Atlantic1592521Portugal—$19–$35
1988 Atlantic7 81828-1USAR$19–$35
1988 Atlantic7 81828-1USSP$19–$35
1988 JugotonLSAT 71045Yugoslavia—$19–$35
4 more pressings we track (no quoted eBay range)
PressingCatalogCountryNotes
1988 Albert ProductionsAPLP 072Australasia—
1988 Albert Productions465252 1AustraliaMisprint
1988 AtlanticP-13634Japan—
1988 AtlanticATC 9868South Africa—

No quoted range right now (why). Scan your copy in the app for a current read.

30 pressings tracked, 16 shown · catalog of 974,753 releases, August 2026

What separates the pressings

Originals, 198813 first-year pressings (US, Europe, Australasia, Australia and 9 more); any of them is an original. Runout on the US copy starts “ST-A-876725-AR”.
Collector variants1988 Australia: Misprint; 1988 Greece: Test Pressing. Pressed in small numbers, and priced accordingly.
JapanPressed to high standards and collected separately; a copy with the original obi strip is a different record to collectors than one without.

How to identify your copy

Three checks, in the order worth doing them.

  1. 1

    Match the catalog number. It is printed on the spine and the record label. Check it together with the country against the pressings table above: the same number can appear in more than one country.

  2. 2

    Read the runout. The code etched in the dead wax near the label names the exact pressing. On the 1988 US pressing it reads “ST-A-876725-AR” on side one and “ST-A-876726-AR” on side two. Sleeves migrate between copies over the years; the etching stays with the record.

  3. 3

    Grade the condition. Condition multiplies the price: near mint can bring several times what a VG copy does. Vinyl and sleeve get separate grades; the scale is in our grading guide.

Discs and jackets part ways over the decades: a 1988 sleeve proves nothing about the record inside it. The runout etching and the label decide the pressing; the cover never does.

Questions

Which pressing of Blow Up Your Video is worth the most?

The 1988 originals lead. Scarcer variants (the 1988 “Misprint” and the 1988 “Test Pressing”) can beat an ordinary early copy. After that it is all condition: the gap between near mint and VG is usually larger than the gap between pressings.

How do I tell if I have a 1988 original?

Match the catalog number on the spine and label against the table above, check the country, then read the etched code in the runout groove. On the 1988 US pressing the runout reads “ST-A-876725-AR”. A period jacket with a later disc inside is still a reissue.

How much is Blow Up Your Video worth today?

Sellers typically ask $19 to $35 for the pressings we track; for the 1988 78 18281 the median ask is $24 over 10 listings (eBay, Sep 18, 2026). Sold prices usually close lower. Scan your copy in the app for the range on your exact pressing and condition.

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