Vinyl pressings
by 16 Bit · 1986
Where Are You? was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 4 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
DM 608547 A-1/9-86Runout side A variant 1
DM 608547 B-1/9-86Runout side B variant 1
DM 608547 A-1/9-86 IIRunout side A variant 2
DM 608547 B-1/9-86 IIRunout side B variant 2
DM 608547 A-1/9-86Runout side A
DM 608547 B-1/9-86Runout side B
S 608 547 ALabel side A
S 608 547 BLabel side B
DM 608547 A-1/9-86Runout A, variant 1
DM 608547 B-1/9-86Runout B, variant 1
DM 608547 A-1/9-86 IIRunout A, variant 2
DM 608547 B-1/9-86Runout B, variant 2
DM DS 108547 A-2/11-86Runout side A
DM DS 108547 B-2/11-86 IIRunout side B
DM DS 108547 A-2/11-86Runout side A
DM DS 108547 B-2/11-86 IIRunout side B
S 108 547 ALabel side A
S 108 547 BLabel side B
DM 608763 A-1/11-86Runout side A, variant 1
DM 608763 B-1/11-86Runout side B, variant 1
DM 608763 A-1/11-86 IIRunout side A, variant 2
DM 608763 B-1/11-86Runout side B, variant 2
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Europe | Ariola 108 547 / Ariola 108 547-100First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Europe | Ariola 608 763 / Ariola 608 763-213First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Europe | Ariola 108 763 / Ariola 108 763-100First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Germany | Logic Records 500 411First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | Germany | Ariola 608 763-213 / Ariola 608 763First year12", Maxi-Single, Promo, 45 RPM · Promo | 12", Maxi-Single, Promo, 45 RPM · Promo |
| 1986 | Germany | Logic Records 500 41112", 45 RPM, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo |
| 1986 | Greece | Ariola VG 3019 Z / Ariola VG-3019-ZFirst year12", Maxi-Single | 12", Maxi-Single |
| 1986 | Spain | Ariola F-608.547 / Ariola F 608547First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1986 | Spain | Ariola A 108547First year7", Single, Promo, 45 RPM · Promo | 7", Single, Promo, 45 RPM · Promo |
| 1986 | Spain | Ariola Eurodisc S.A. F-608.547First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Spain | Ariola A 108547First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Europe | Ariola 608 547 / Ariola 608 547-213First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Europe | Ariola 608 547 / Ariola 608 547-213First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Europe | Ariola 608 547 / Ariola 608 547-213First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Europe | Ariola 608 547 / Ariola 608 547-213First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Misprint | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Misprint |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Germany | Eye Of The Storm 0630 12483-012", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1995 | Germany | Eye Of The Storm 0630 12483-012", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1998 | Germany | Logic Records LOC 27412", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1998 | Germany | Logic Records LOC 274 / BMG 74321 56064 112", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Logic Records LOC 296.112", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
26 vinyl pressings of Where Are You? are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1986 and 1998.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in Europe, Germany, Greece, Spain. One of them is Ariola 608 547, released September 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 608 547, 108 547, 608 763, 108 763) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DM 608547 A-1/9-86 and DM 608547 B-1/9-86. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
