Vinyl pressings
by Culture Club · 1986
From Luxury To Heartache 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.
33 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 30 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.
V-2380-A-2U-1-2-1 Sterling Sound - DMM-1 DA side runout, etched / stamped variant1
V-2380-B-2U-1-1-2 Sterling Sound - DMM-1 DB side runout, etched / stamped variant1
V-2380-A D V2380 A-1U-1-1-5 Sterling Sound - DMM-1 D1-1-2A side runout, etched / stamped variant2
V-2380-B-2U-1-1-3 Sterling Sound - DMM-1 DB side runout, etched / stamped variant2
P AL-40345 -[(crossed out) DMM]-1A ED M1SF1SM3 Sterling SoundRunout, Etched, Side A Variant 1
P (AP) BL-40345 -[(2 etched over 1)]BRunout, Etched, Side B Variant 1
0 1 STERLING ARunout, Stamped, Side B Variant 1
P AL-40345 -[(crossed out) DMM]-1A-1 ED Sterling Sound M1SF2SM1Runout, Etched, Side A Variant 2
AL-40345 -[(crossed out) DMM]-1A ED M1SF1SM8 Sterling Sound C4Runout, Etched, Side A, variant 1
BL-40345 -[(2 etched over 1)]D G1Runout, Etched, Side B, variant 1
AL-40345-D̶M̶M̶ .1A ED M1SF1SM9 STERLING SOUND H6Runout Side A, variant 2
BL-40345-D̶M̶M̶ -2C-DMM ED STERLING SOUND A9 M1SF1SM2Runout Side B, variant 2
V2380A AP -MASTERED ON COPPER-Side A, runout,
V2380BSide B, runout,
V2380ALabel, A side
V2380BLabel, B side
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 | Argentina | Virgin TLP-80005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Australia | Virgin V2380First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Bolivia | RCA Victor RLP-166First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Brazil | Virgin 104.8358 / Virgin 104 8358First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | Virgin VL2374First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Colombia | Virgin 05 (1331) 02138 / RCA Victor 05 (1331) 02138First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Ecuador | RCA Victor 923-1075First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | El Salvador | Virgin VIL 06First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Europe | Virgin 207 590 / Virgin 207 590-630First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | France | Virgin 123801First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Greece | Virgin VG 50173 / Virgin 062-VG 50173First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Hungary | Virgin SLPXL 37072 / Gong SLPXL 37072First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Israel | Virgin V2380First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Italy | Virgin V2380First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Japan | Virgin 28VB-1081First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
34 vinyl pressings of From Luxury To Heartache are listed here, from 30 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in UK, US, Ecuador, Argentina and more. One of them is Virgin V2380, released April 1, 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V2380, OE 40345, 933-2018, TLP-80005) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V-2380-A-2U-1-2-1 Sterling Sound - DMM-1 D and V-2380-B-2U-1-1-2 Sterling Sound - DMM-1 D. 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.
