Vinyl pressings
by Cock Robin · 1987
After Here Through Midland was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 13 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.
01-450890-3A1 B Pal 40375 PrecisionRunout A - variant 1
01-450890-3B1 B PBL 40375 PrecisionRunout B - variant 1
01-450890-4A-1 A Pal 40375 PrecisionRunout A - variant 2
01-450890-3B-1 F PBL 40375 PrecisionRunout B - variant 2
01-465560-20-1Side A label
01-465560-20-1Side B label
A Pal 40375 01-450890-4A1 PrecisionSide A runout
PBL 40375 01-450890-3B1 Precision ASide B runout
01-450890-1Label side A
01-450890-2Label side B
450890-1-A1 (smiley face) CLabel side A
450890-1-B1 C VLabel side B
PAL-40375-2B G1 PRECISION A8Side A runout etched
PBL-40375-2A G1 PRECISION B1Side B runout etched
PAL-40375-2B G1 PRECISION C1Variation 3 Side 1 Runout Etched
PBL-40375-2A G1 PRECISION B8Variation 3 Side 2 Runout Etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Argentina | Columbia 120.986First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Australia | CBS 450890 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | Columbia FC 40375First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Europe | CBS CBS 450890 1 / CBS BFC 40375First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Europe | CBS CBSCL 14 664 7 / CBS CBS 450890 1LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1987 | Europe | CBS CBS 465560 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Europe | CBS CBS 450890 1 / CBS BFC 40375First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Greece | CBS CBS 450890 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Israel | CBS CBS 450890 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Japan | CBS/Sony 28AP 3355First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Japan | CBS/Sony 28AP 3355First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Mexico | Columbia cls 45089First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Portugal | CBS CBS 450890 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | South Africa | CBS ASF 3154First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Spain | CBS CBS 450890 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 465560 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
19 vinyl pressings of After Here Through Midland are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1987 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in Europe, UK, US, Argentina and more. One of them is CBS CBS 450890 1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CBS 450890 1, CBS 465560 1, 450890 1, C 40375) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 01-450890-3A1 B Pal 40375 Precision and 01-450890-3B1 B PBL 40375 Precision. 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.
