Vinyl pressings
by Chris Rea · 1991
Auberge was first pressed on vinyl in 1991. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1991, the album's first year, in 10 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 903 173580-1-A 3 37Runout side A, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 903 173580-1-B 2 24Runout side B, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 903 173580-1-A 4X 20Runout side A, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 903 173580-1-B 15Runout side B, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 903 173580-1-A37XRunout side A
WMME Alsdorf 903 175693-1-B Ʌ3Runout side B
670.9349-A 1LTA2Side A
670.9349-B 1LTA1Side B
R/S Alsdorf 903 173580-1-A 37Runout Side A
WWME Alsdorf 903 175693-1-BRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Brazil | EastWest 670.9349First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1991 | Czechoslovakia | Popron 50 102-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1991 | Europe | EastWest 9031-75693-1 / EastWest WX 447First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1991 | Europe | EastWest 9031-73580-1 / EastWest WX 407First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1991 | Europe | EastWest 9031-73580-1LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1991 | Germany | EastWest 9031-73580-1First yearLP, Album, Special Edition | LP, Album, Special Edition |
| 1991 | Hungary | MMC Records PL MMC 9115First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1991 | Poland | Polskie Nagrania Muza SX 2989First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1991 | South Africa | EastWest WIC 5128First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1991 | UK & Europe | EastWest WX 447 / EastWest 9031-75693-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1991 | UK & Europe | EastWest 9031-73580-1 / EastWest 71 063 2LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1991 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LP-7-1 2 03124 5 / EastWest 9031-73580-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1991 | UK & Europe | EastWest 9031-73580-1 / EastWest WX 407First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1991 | South Korea | EastWest 9031-73580-1 / Warner Music Korea IL-046First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
14 vinyl pressings of Auberge are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1991, in UK & Europe, South Korea, Brazil, Czechoslovakia and more. One of them is EastWest 9031-73580-1, released February 25, 1991.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9031-73580-1, WX 447, 670.9349, 50 102-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R/S Alsdorf 903 173580-1-A 3 37 and R/S Alsdorf 903 173580-1-B 2 24. 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.
