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Permanent Vacation vinyl value

Permanent Vacation — Aerosmith album cover
Median ask · 1987 XGHS 24162
$62
Asks start at
$20
Basis
23 eBay asks
Live eBay asks, Sep 22, 2026; sold prices usually close lower. How we price

Aerosmith — Permanent Vacation: pressings we track

PressingCatalogCountryNotesAsking
1987 GeffenXGHS 24162Canada—$24–$178
1987 GeffenWX 126Europe—$24–$178
1987 GeffenGEF 24162Europe—$24–$178
1987 Geffen924 162-1GreeceTest Pressing, White Label$24–$178
1987 Geffen924 162-1Greece—$24–$178
1987 Geffen924 162-1Spain—$24–$178
1987 GeffenGHS 24162USSpecialty Pressing$24–$178
1987 GeffenGHS 24162USClub Edition, CRC, Black Labels$24–$178
1987 GeffenGHS-24162USAllied Pressing$24–$178
1987 GeffenGHS 24162USCarrollton Pressing$24–$178
2016 Geffen00602547954374EuropeReissue, 180grfrom $21
5 more pressings we track (no quoted eBay range)
PressingCatalogCountryNotes
1987 GeffenGEF 24162Germany—
1987 GeffenP-13557Japan—
1987 GeffenP-13557JapanPromo
1997 GeffenMVJG-25007JapanReissue, Limited Edition
1998 Simply VinylSVLP 0035UKReissue, Limited Edition

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

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

What separates the pressings

Originals, 19878 first-year pressings (US, Europe, Canada, Germany and 3 more); any of them is an original. Runout on the US copy starts “GHS-24162-A-DMM SR1 SP1-1 STERLING”.
Collector variants1987 Greece: Test Pressing, White Label; 1987 Japan: Promo; 1997 Japan: Reissue, Limited Edition. Short runs like these often bring more than a standard early copy.
JapanPressed to high standards and collected separately; a copy with the original obi strip is a different record to collectors than one without.
Reissues, 2016Easy to find, priced as a listening copy.

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 1987 US pressing it reads “GHS-24162-A-DMM SR1 SP1-1 STERLING” on side one and “GHS-24162-B-DMM-SR1 2-6 STERLING” on side two. Jackets get swapped over the decades; the runout does not.

  3. 3

    Grade the condition. The same pressing can be worth several times more in near mint than in VG. Grade the vinyl and the sleeve separately — our grading guide shows the standard scale.

A 1987 jacket with a later disc inside is a reissue in an original sleeve. Judge the pressing by the runout etching and the label, never by the cover.

Questions

Which pressing of Permanent Vacation is worth the most?

The 1987 originals lead. Scarcer variants (the 1987 “Test Pressing, White Label” and the 1987 “Promo”) 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 1987 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 1987 US pressing the runout reads “GHS-24162-A-DMM SR1 SP1-1 STERLING”. A period jacket with a later disc inside is still a reissue.

How much is Permanent Vacation worth today?

Sellers ask from $20 for the pressings we track; for the 1987 XGHS 24162 the median ask is $62 over 10 listings (eBay, Sep 22, 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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