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Never Let Me Down vinyl value

Never Let Me Down — David Bowie album cover
Median ask · 1987 ST 240746
$35
Typical asks
$18–$38
Basis
14 eBay asks
Live eBay asks, Sep 23, 2026; sold prices usually close lower. How we price

David Bowie — Never Let Me Down: pressings we track

PressingCatalogCountryNotesAsking
1987 EMI AmericaST 240746Australia & New ZealandLimited Edition, Blue$22–$38
1987 EMI AmericaPJ-17267Canada—$18–$36
1987 EMI America1C 064-24 0746 1Europe—$22–$38
1987 EMI America24 0746 1Europe—$22–$38
1987 EMI America24 0746 1France—$22–$38
1987 EMI AmericaAMLS 3117Ireland—$22–$38
1987 EMI America64 2407461Italy—$22–$38
1987 EMI AmericaPJ-17267-1Philippines—$18–$36
1987 CapitolSO(D) 2407461South Africa—$22–$38
1987 EMI AmericaAMLS 3117UK—$22–$38
1987 EMI AmericaPJ-17267USSpecialty Pressing$18–$36
1987 EMI AmericaPJ-17267US—$18–$36
1987 EMI AmericaPJ-17267USSPAR$18–$36
3 more pressings we track (no quoted eBay range)
PressingCatalogCountryNotes
1987 EMI AmericaEYS-91221Japan—
1987 EMI AmericaEYS-91221JapanPromo
2019 Parlophone0190295671433WorldwideReissue, Remastered, 180 Gram

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

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

What separates the pressings

Originals, 198712 first-year pressings (US, UK, Europe, Australia & New Zealand and 7 more); any of them is an original. Runout on the US copy starts “PJ-1-17267-Z1 DMM RL-MASTERDISK-DMM SP1-1”.
Collector variants1987 Australia & New Zealand: Limited Edition, Blue; 1987 Japan: Promo. Scarce on purpose; collectors pay for that.
JapanPressed to high standards and collected separately; a copy with the original obi strip is a different record to collectors than one without.
Reissues, 2019Easy 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 “PJ-1-17267-Z1 DMM RL-MASTERDISK-DMM SP1-1” on side one and “PJ-2-17267-Z1 DMM MASTERDISK SP1-4” on side two. Trust the etching over the jacket: covers get traded around, dead wax stays put.

  3. 3

    Grade the condition. A clean copy and a worn one of the same pressing sit several grades, and several multiples, apart. Grade record and sleeve separately; see our grading guide.

Do not price the cover. A later disc in a 1987 jacket is a reissue, whatever the sleeve says: the pressing lives in the runout etching and on the label.

Questions

Which pressing of Never Let Me Down is worth the most?

The 1987 originals lead. Scarcer variants (the 1987 “Limited Edition, Blue” 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 “PJ-1-17267-Z1 DMM RL-MASTERDISK-DMM SP1-1”. A period jacket with a later disc inside is still a reissue.

How much is Never Let Me Down worth today?

Sellers typically ask $18 to $38 for the pressings we track; for the 1987 ST 240746 the median ask is $35 over 8 listings (eBay, Sep 23, 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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