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Alpha by Asia, album cover

First-year pressing

Alpha 1983 US Pressing (GHS 4008)

Alpha by Asia

Artist
Asia (2)
Title
Alpha
Label
  • Geffen Records GHS 4008
Country
US
Released
1983
Format
LP, Album
Format notes
Allied Pressing
Barcode
0 7599-24008-1, 075992400817

Runout and matrix codes

Etched or stamped in the dead wax between the last track and the label. If yours match, you have this pressing.

  • GHS-1-4008-SH1 B-18378-SH1-1 [Artisan logo] SLM △4940 1-3Runout side A, variant 1
  • GHS-2-4008-S-SH4-2 [Artisan logo] SLM △4940-X 1-4H4 B-18379Runout side B, variant 1
  • GHS-1-4008-SH5 [Artisan logo] [Allied logo] B-18378-SH5 #1 SLM △3̶4940 1-3Runout side A, variant 2
  • GHS-2-4008-S-SH4 [Artisan logo] [Allied logo] B-18379-SH4 #2 SLM △4940-X 1-4Runout side B, variant 2
  • GHS-1-4008-SH5 [Allied logo]B-18378-SH5-1 [Artisan logo] SLM △4940 1-3Runout side A, variant 3
  • GHS-2-4008-SH5 [Allied logo]B-18379-SH5-1 [Artisan logo] SLM △4940-X 1-3Runout side B, variant 3
  • GHS-1-4008-SH5 [Artisan logo] [Allied logo] B-18378-SH5 #1 SLM △3̶4940 1-3Runout side A, variant 4
  • GHS-2-4008-SH6 #1 [Allied logo] B-18379-SH6 [Artisan logo] SLM △ 4940-X 1-3Runout side B, variant 4
  • GHS-1-4008-SH1 [Artisan logo] GF [Allied logo] B-18378-SH1 #1 SLM △4940 1-3Runout side A, variant 5
  • GHS-2-4008-SH4 #1 [Artisan logo] [Allied logo] B-18379-SH4 #1 SLM △4940-X 1-4Runout side B, variant 5
  • GHS-1-4008-SH3 [Artisan logo] GF [Allied logo] B-18378-SH3 SLM △4940 1-3Runout side A, variant 6
  • GHS-2-4008-SH3 [Artisan logo] [Allied logo] B-18379-SH3 SLM 4940-X 1-3Runout side B, variant 6
  • GHS-1-4008-SH1 [Artisan logo] GF [Allied logo] B-18378-SH1 SLM △4940 1-1Runout side A, variant 7
  • GHS-2-4008-SH3 [Artisan logo] [Allied logo] B-18379-SH3 SLM 4940-X 1-3Runout side B, variant 7
  • GHS-1-4008-SH1 [Artisan logo] GF [Allied logo] B-18378-SH1 SLM △4940 1-1Runout side A, variant 8
  • GHS-2-4008-SH1 [Artisan logo] GF [Allied logo] B-18379-SH1 SLM △4940-X 1-1Runout side B, variant 8

Other US pressings of Alpha

All 56 pressings of Alpha