Vinyl pressings
by a-ha · 1988
The Blood That Moves The Body was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. 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 1988, the album's first year, in 6 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.
R / S Alsdorf 927840-7-ARunout side A, variant 1
R / S Alsdorf 927840-7-BRunout side B, variant 1
R / S Alsdorf 927840-7-Axx =W 7840 Axx H 6Runout side A, variant 2
R / S Alsdorf 927840-7-B W-7840-B 25 HRunout side B, variant 2
R / S Alsdorf 927840-7-A
R / S Alsdorf 927840-7-B
R / S Alsdorf 927840-7 ARunout area side A
R / S Alsdorf 927840-7 BRunout area side B
927 840-7ALabel side A
927 840-7BLabel side B
W 7840 (T) A*Side A label
W 7840 (T) B*Side B label
W7840T-AA Side Run Out
W7840T-BB Side Run Out
W+8740+A3 ORLAKERunout side A, etched
W+8740+B3 ORLAKERunout side B, etched
W 7840 A*Label side A
W 7840 B*Label side B
W-7840 A2 PAG ADRENALIN ARUNRunout side A
W-7840-B2 PAG -ADRENALIN-Runout side B
W 7840 A*Label side A
W 7840 B*Label side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Brazil | WEA 6WP0061First year12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM · Promo | 12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM · Promo |
| 1988 | Europe | WEA 927840-7 / Warner Bros. Records 927840-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 927 840-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records 920 979-0First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1988 | Germany | WEA 927840-77", Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1988 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBS 539First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | UK | Warner Bros. Records W 7840 TP / Warner Bros. Records W7840TPFirst year12", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc | 12", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc |
| 1988 | UK | Warner Bros. Records W7840W / Warner Bros. Records W7840First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Box Set, Limited Edition · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Box Set, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1988 | UK | Warner Bros. Records W7840 / Warner Bros. Records 927 840-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 927 840-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | UK | Warner Bros. Records W 7840 TW / Warner Bros. Records W 7840 TFirst year12", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 1988 | UK | Warner Bros. Records W7840 / Warner Bros. Records 927 840-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | UK | Warner Bros. Records W7840 / Warner Bros. Records 927 840-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | UK | Warner Bros. Records W7840 / Warner Bros. Records 927 840-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records 07P7-6010First year7" | 7" |
16 vinyl pressings of The Blood That Moves The Body are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in Europe, UK, Japan, Germany and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records 927 840-7, released May 20, 1988.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 927 840-7, 927840-7, W 7840 TW, W7840) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R / S Alsdorf 927840-7-A and R / S Alsdorf 927840-7-B. 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.
