Vinyl pressings
by Cher · 1989
After All (Love Theme From Chances Are) was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. 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 1989, the album's first year, in 9 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.
7-27529-A-SR1Side A Etched, Variant 1
7-27527-B-SR1Side B Etched, Variant 1
7-27529-A-SR1 I - ISide A Etched, Variant 2
7-27527-B-SR1 I - ISide B Etched, Variant 2
7-27529-A-SH I [Allied 'ɑ' logo] R-22599-SH I △24245 TML-M I-ISide A runout
7-27529-B-SH I [Allied 'ɑ' logo] R-22600-SH I △24245-X TML-M I-ISide B runout
7-27529-AA-side label
7-27529-BB-side label
GEF-52-A-1 MT DAMONT FRunout side A
GEF-52-B-1 MT DAMONT FRunout side B
GEF 52 ASide A label
GEF 52 BSide B label
R/S Alsdorf 927529-7-ARunout stamped side A
R/S Alsdorf 927529-7-B 3Runout stamped 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Australia | Geffen Records 7-27529First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Australia | Geffen Records 7-27529First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1989 | Canada | Geffen Records 92 75297First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Europe | Geffen Records 927 529-7 / Geffen Records GEF 52First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | Germany | Geffen Records 921 210-0First year12" | 12" |
| 1989 | Hong Kong | WEAFirst year12", Single Sided, Promo · Promo | 12", Single Sided, Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | Philippines | Warner Bros. Records WB-77-667First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | Spain | Geffen Records 1.071First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1989 | UK | Geffen Records GEF 52TFirst year12", Maxi-Single | 12", Maxi-Single |
| 1989 | US | Geffen Records 7-27529 / Geffen Records 9 27529-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | US | Geffen Records 7-27529-DJFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | US | Geffen Records 7-27529 / Geffen Records 9 27529-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Europe | Geffen Records 927 529-7 / Geffen Records GEF 52First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | UK | Geffen Records GEF 52 / Geffen Records 927 529-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1989 | Canada | Geffen Records 92 75297-AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
15 vinyl pressings of After All (Love Theme From Chances Are) are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in US, UK, Europe, Australia and more. One of them is Geffen Records 7-27529.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7-27529, 7-27529-DJ, GEF 52, GEF 52T) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7-27529-A-SR1 and 7-27527-B-SR1. 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.
