The Game vinyl value

Median ask · 2015 00602547202758

$37

Typical asks

$20–$45

Basis

26 eBay asks

Every quoted ask sits on a 2015-or-later pressing. The 1987 pressings have no quoted range right now.

Live eBay asks, Sep 15, 2026; sold prices usually close lower. How we price

Queen — The Game: pressings we track

Pressing	Catalog	Country	Notes	Asking
2015 Virgin EMI	00602547202758	UK & Europe	Reissue, Remastered, 180 Gram	$20–$45
2018 Hollywood	D002946201	USA & Canada	Reissue, Remastered, 180 gram	$27–$42
2022 Hollywood	D002946201	US	Reissue	$22–$40
2024 EMI	0602547202758	Italy	Reissue, 180 gram	$20–$45

9 more pressings we track (no quoted eBay range)

Pressing	Catalog	Country	Notes
1987 EMI	EMC 163923	Australia	Reissue
1987 EMI	EMS-81778	Japan	Promo, Reissue
1987 EMI	EMS-81778	Japan	Reissue
1995 Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab	MFSL 1-211	US	Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue
2009 Parlophone	QUEENLP 8	Europe	Reissue, Remastered
2020 Virgin EMI	602508872259	UK & Europe	Limited Edition, Numbered, Picture Disc
2023 EMI	—	Argentina	Reissue, Remastered
Undated EMI	064-74 6213 1	Europe	Reissue
Undated EMI	EMA 795	UK	Reissue

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

13 pressings tracked · catalog of 974,753 releases, August 2026

What separates the pressings

Oldest we track, 1987First released 1980; our table starts at 1987 (EMI, Australia). A copy older than 1987 predates everything here. Treat it as the find.

Collector variants1987 Japan: Promo, Reissue; 1995 US: Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue; 2020 UK & Europe: Limited Edition, Numbered, Picture Disc. 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, 2009+6 pressings. Easy to find, priced as listening copies.

How to identify your copy

Three checks, in the order worth doing them.

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
Read the runout. The code etched in the dead wax near the label names the exact pressing. On the 1987 Australia pressing it reads “EMC 163923A” on side one and “EMC 163923B” on side two. Jackets get swapped over the decades; the runout does not.
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 1980 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 Game is worth the most?

Original 1980 pressings lead; they predate everything in our table, and that scarcity is the point. Among tracked copies, the 1987 pressings come first. Scarcer variants (the 1987 “Promo, Reissue” 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 which pressing I have?

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 Australia pressing the runout reads “EMC 163923A”. A period jacket with a later disc inside is still a reissue.

How much is The Game worth today?

Sellers typically ask $20 to $45 for the later pressings we have quotes on; for the 2015 00602547202758 the median ask is $37 over 10 listings (eBay, Sep 15, 2026). The 1987 pressings have no quoted range right now. Sold prices usually close lower. Scan your copy in the app for the range on your exact pressing and condition.

Not sure which pressing you have? Photograph the label and RecordScout names it, then shows a current value range for its condition.

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