Vinyl pressings
by Alphaville · 1986
Afternoons In Utopia 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.
21 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 15 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 240948-1-Axx TOWNHOUSERunout side A (Variant 1)
R/S Alsdorf 240948-1-B2xx TOWNHOUSE D. WHAT YOU WILLRunout side B (Variant 1)
R/S Alsdorf 240948-1-A3 TOWNHOUSE 19Runout side A (Variant 2)
R/S Alsdorf 240948-1-B3xx D TOWNHOUSE DO WHAT YOU WILL 12Runout side B (Variant 2)
TOWNHOUSE [SRC] ST-A-866037A 1-1Side A, etched (Variant 1)
DO WHAT YOU WILL [SRC] ST-A-866038ASide B, etched (Variant 1)
TOWNHOUSE B-24490 [SRC] ST-A-866037A 1-1SM1-1 SP-AR 0- ∆13426Side A, etched (Variant 2)
B-24491 DO WHAT YOU WILL [SRC] ST-A-866038A 1-1SM1-1 SP-AR 0- ∆13426-XSide B, etched (Variant 2)
ST-A-866037A 1-1 TOWNHOUSESide A, Etched
ST-A-866038 A 1-2 DO WHAT YOU WILLSide B, Etched
SRCBoth Sides, Stamped
ST-A-866037-SPLabel Side A
ST-A-866037A 1-1 TOWNHOUSESide A, Etched
ST-A-866038 A 1-2 DO WHAT YOU WILLSide B, Etched
SRCBoth Sides, Stamped
ST-A-866037-SPLabel Side A
240948-1 BIS AHand-etched runout A-side
240948-1BIS BHand-etched runout B-side
24 0948-1/1Label A-side
24 0948-1/2Label B-side
R/S Alsdorf 240948-1-A3 TOWNHOUSE <05>Side A runout
R/S Alsdorf 240948-1-B3 TOWNHOUSE <05> DO WHAT YOU WILLSide B runout
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 | Australia | WEA 240 948-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | WEA 24 09481First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Hungary | Gong SLPXL 37112First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Japan | WEA P-13364First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Peru | WEA 2409481.3First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Peru | WEA Y5 - WEA 2409481.3First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Portugal | WEA 1590541First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | South Africa | Wea International WIC 5090 / WEA WIC 5090First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Spain | WEA 240948-1First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Spain | WEA 240948 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Turkey | WEA 240 948-2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | Atlantic 81667-1 / Atlantic 7 81667-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | Atlantic 81667-1 / Atlantic 7 81667-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | Atlantic 81667-1 / Atlantic 7 81667-1First yearLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| 1986 | Venezuela | WEA WEA-3.119First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Belarus | Beloton RGM 7127LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Europe | Warner Music Central Europe 0190295065751 / Rhino Records 0190295065751LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered |
26 vinyl pressings of Afternoons In Utopia are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1986 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in Europe, US, Italy, Israel and more. One of them is WEA 240 948-1, released June 5, 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 240 948-1, 81667-1, 24 0948-1, BAN 240948-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R/S Alsdorf 240948-1-Axx TOWNHOUSE and R/S Alsdorf 240948-1-B2xx TOWNHOUSE D. WHAT YOU WILL. 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.
