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Faith vinyl value

Faith — George Michael album cover
Median ask · 1987 OC 40867
$45
Asks start at
$30
Basis
13 eBay asks
Live eBay asks, Nov 7, 2026; sold prices usually close lower. How we price

George Michael — Faith: pressings we track

PressingCatalogCountryNotesAsking
1987 Epic460000 1Australia—from $47
1987 EpicEPC 460000 1Europe—from $47
1987 EpicEPC 460000 1Greece—from $47
1987 Epic460000 1Ireland—from $47
1987 EpicCBS 460000 1Israel—from $47
1987 EpicEPC 460000 1Italy—from $47
1987 EpicEPC 460000 1Netherlands—from $47
1987 EpicEPC 460000 1Portugal—from $47
1987 Epic460000 1UK—from $47
1987 EpicEPC 460000 1UKNetherlands Pressingfrom $47
1987 ColumbiaOC 40867US—$38–$82
5 more pressings we track (no quoted eBay range)
PressingCatalogCountryNotes
1987 ColumbiaOC 40867Canada—
1987 Epic28・3P-854Japan—
1987 EpicKSF 3170South Africa—
1987 Epic460000 1Zimbabwe—
1999 Simply VinylSVLP141UKLimited Edition, Reissue

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

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

What separates the pressings

Originals, 198715 first-year pressings (US, UK, Europe, Australia and 10 more); any of them is an original. Runout on the US copy starts “AL 40867- 1F G1 VLADO”.
Collector variants1999 UK: Limited Edition, Reissue. 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.

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 “AL 40867- 1F G1 VLADO” on side one and “BL 40867- 1B G1” 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 Faith is worth the most?

The 1987 originals lead. Scarcer variants (the 1999 “Limited Edition, Reissue”) 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 “AL 40867- 1F G1 VLADO”. A period jacket with a later disc inside is still a reissue.

How much is Faith worth today?

Sellers ask from $30 for the pressings we track; for the 1987 OC 40867 the median ask is $45 over 10 listings (eBay, Nov 7, 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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