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Boy vinyl value

Boy — U2 album cover
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$14
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Live eBay asks, Sep 19, 2026; sold prices usually close lower. How we price

U2 — Boy: pressings we track

PressingCatalogCountryNotesAsking
1982 Island90040-1USReissue, SP - Specialty Pressingfrom $14
1983 Island90040-1USReissue, SRC Pressingfrom $14
1983 IslandA1 90040USClub Edition, Reissue, CRCfrom $14
1983 Island90040-1USReissue, SRC Pressing, Black Labelsfrom $14
2020 Island0749627USA & EuropeLimited Edition, Reissue, Remasteredfrom $30
10 more pressings we track (no quoted eBay range)
PressingCatalogCountryNotes
1987 Island202 913EuropeReissue
1987 IslandR25D-2083JapanReissue
1987 IslandILPC 29646South AfricaReissue
1989 Island202.913EuropeReissue
1992 Island202.913EuropeReissue
1992 IslandILPS 9646UKReissue
2007 Island530303-SNetherlandsReissue, Remastered, Unofficial Release
2008 Mercury1761671EuropeReissue, Remastered
2008 IslandB0010843-01USReissue, Remastered, 180 gram
Undated Island530 303-8—Reissue, Unofficial Release

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

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

Photos from real copies

Scanned by RecordScout users, shared under our Terms. To pin down the exact pressing, read the label and the runout — the jacket alone does not name it.

Boy — record label, photographed by a RecordScout user
Label · Very Good (VG) · Aug 13, 2026

What separates the pressings

Oldest we track, 1982First released 1980; our table starts at 1982 (Island, US). A copy older than 1982 predates everything here. Treat it as the find.
Collector variants2020 USA & Europe: Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered. 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, 1992+5 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 1982 US pressing it reads “ST-IL-825091-SP” on side one and “ST-IL-825092-SP” 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 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 Boy is worth the most?

Original 1980 pressings lead; they predate everything in our table, and that scarcity is the point. Among tracked copies, the 1982 pressings come first. Scarcer variants (the 2020 “Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered”) 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 1982 US pressing the runout reads “ST-IL-825091-SP”. A period jacket with a later disc inside is still a reissue.

How much is Boy worth today?

Sellers ask from $14 for the pressings we track (eBay, Sep 19, 2026). 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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