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The Lonesome Jubilee vinyl value

Median ask · 1987 832 465-1
$15
Typical asks
$10–$45
Basis
10 eBay asks
Live eBay asks, Sep 16, 2026; sold prices usually close lower. How we price

John Cougar Mellencamp — The Lonesome Jubilee: pressings we track

PressingCatalogCountryNotesAsking
1987 Mercury832 465-1AustralasiaGatefold$10–$45
1987 Mercury832 465-1EuropeGatefold$10–$45
1987 Mercury832 465-1IsraelGatefold$10–$45
1987 Mercury832 465-1ItalyGatefold$10–$45
1987 Mercury832 465-1SpainGatefold$10–$45
1987 MercuryMERH 109UK—$10–$45
1987 MercuryMERH 109UKGatefold$10–$45
1987 Mercury832 465-1 Q-1USHub-Servall Pressing, Gatefold$10–$45
1987 Mercury832 465-1 Q-1USPromo$10–$45
1987 Mercury832 465-1 Q-1USHauppauge Pressing, Gatefold$10–$45
1987 Mercury832 465-1 Q-1USSpecialty Records Pressing, Gatefold$10–$45
5 more pressings we track (no quoted eBay range)
PressingCatalogCountryNotes
1987 Mercury832 465-1CanadaGatefold
1987 MercurySTARL 5478South Africa—
1995 Mobile Fidelity Sound LabMFSL 1-222USLimited Edition, Numbered, Reissue
2013 Music On VinylMOVLP807EuropeReissue, 180 gram
2016 MercuryB0024799-01USReissue, Gatefold 180g

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

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

What separates the pressings

Originals, 19879 first-year pressings (US, UK, Europe, Australasia and 5 more); any of them is an original. Runout on the US copy starts “422 832465-1-AS DMM-SP 1-6 SP-HUB Precision”.
Collector variants1987 US: Promo; 1995 US: Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue. Short runs like these often bring more than a standard early copy.
Reissues, 2013+2 pressings. Easy to find, priced as listening copies.

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 “422 832465-1-AS DMM-SP 1-6 SP-HUB Precision” on side one and “422-832-465-1-BS-DMM-SP 1-5 SP-HUB Precision” 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 The Lonesome Jubilee is worth the most?

The 1987 originals lead. Scarcer variants (the 1987 “Promo” and the 1995 “Limited Edition, Numbered, 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 “422 832465-1-AS DMM-SP 1-6 SP-HUB Precision”. A period jacket with a later disc inside is still a reissue.

How much is The Lonesome Jubilee worth today?

Sellers typically ask $10 to $45 for the pressings we track; for the 1987 832 465-1 the median ask is $15 over 10 listings (eBay, Sep 16, 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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