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True Blue vinyl value

True Blue — Madonna album cover
Median ask · 1986 92 54421
$92
Typical asks
$26–$183
Basis
17 eBay asks
Live eBay asks, Sep 23, 2026; sold prices usually close lower. How we price

Madonna — True Blue: pressings we track

PressingCatalogCountryNotesAsking
1986 Sire92 54421Canada—$26–$183
1986 Sire925 442-1EuropeR/S Alsdorf Pressing$26–$183
1986 Sire9 25442-1EuropeLimited Edition, Blue$26–$183
1986 Sire925 442-1EuropeTeldec Pressing$26–$183
1986 SireP-13310JapanNo Poster$28–$93
1986 SireP-13310JapanPromo$28–$93
1986 Sire925442-1Spain—$26–$183
1986 SireWX 54UK—$26–$183
1986 Sire925 442-1UK & EuropeTeldec Pressing$26–$183
1986 Sire1-25442USSpecialty Records Pressing$26–$183
1986 Sire1-25442USAllied Pressing, Poster$26–$183
1986 Sire1-25442USCarrollton Pressing$26–$183
1987 SireP-13310JapanReissue$28–$93
3 more pressings we track (no quoted eBay range)
PressingCatalogCountryNotes
2012 Sire8122-79735-8EuropeReissue, 180 gram
2016 Sire8122-79735-8UKLimited Edition, Reissue, Blue
2016 SireR1-25442USReissue, 180g

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

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

What separates the pressings

Originals, 19867 first-year pressings (US, UK, UK & Europe, Europe and 3 more); any of them is an original. Runout on the US copy starts “1-25442ARE-1 SR-1 FUTUREDISC”.
Collector variants1986 Europe: Limited Edition, Blue; 1986 Japan: Promo; 2016 UK: Limited Edition, Reissue, Blue. 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, 2012+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 1986 US pressing it reads “1-25442ARE-1 SR-1 FUTUREDISC” on side one and “1-25442-BRE-1 SR2” 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 1986 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 True Blue is worth the most?

The 1986 originals lead. Scarcer variants (the 1986 “Limited Edition, Blue” and the 1986 “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 1986 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 1986 US pressing the runout reads “1-25442ARE-1 SR-1 FUTUREDISC”. A period jacket with a later disc inside is still a reissue.

How much is True Blue worth today?

Sellers typically ask $26 to $183 for the pressings we track; for the 1986 92 54421 the median ask is $92 over 10 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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