Vinyl pressings
by Courtney Pine · 1986
Journey To The Urge Within 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.
11 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 8 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.
AND-8700-A MASTERED BY TRUTONE Pa • 12 86 A - [ᐉ]Side A etched, exc. ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʀᴜᴛᴏɴᴇ and ᐉ stamped
AND-8700-B MASTERED BY TRUTONE Pa •12 • 86 A - [ᐉ]Side B etched, exc. ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʀᴜᴛᴏɴᴇ and ᐉ stamped
ILPS 9846 A-1-1-3- DVariant 1, side A
ILPS 9846 B-1-1-2- DVariant 1, side B
ILPS 9846 A-1-1-4-Variant 2, side A
ILPS 9846 B-1-1-4-Variant 2, side B
ILPS 9846 A-1-1-1-1X1Runout side A variant 1
ILPS 9846 B-1-1-4-1Runout side B variant 1
ILPS 9846 A-1-1-3-Runout side A variant 2
ILPS 9846 B-1-1-4-Runout side B variant 2
SMX-68195 W2ASide A etched
SMX-68196 W2HSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Australia & New Zealand | Island Records L 38742First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Brazil | Antilles New Directions 90909-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | Island Records ISL-1120First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Germany | Island Records 208010First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Italy | Island Records ILPS 9846First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9846First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | Antilles New Directions AND 8700First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | US | Antilles New Directions 90909-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | UK | Island Records ILPS 9846First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Japan | Island Records R28D-2053First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Japan | Island Records R28D-2053First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LSI 71032 / Island Records ILPS 9846LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | UK | Analogue October Records AOR-001-STLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of Journey To The Urge Within are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1986 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, UK, Japan, Australia & New Zealand and more. One of them is Antilles New Directions AND 8700.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AND 8700, 90909-1, ILPS 9846, R28D-2053) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AND-8700-A MASTERED BY TRUTONE Pa • 12 86 A - [ᐉ] and AND-8700-B MASTERED BY TRUTONE Pa •12 • 86 A - [ᐉ]. 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.
