Vinyl pressings
by Culture Club · 1986
Move Away 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.
53 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 24 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.
VS 845-12 A - 2U - 1 - 1 - X1 STERLING VS - 845 - 12 - ARunout side A
VS 845-12 B - 2U - 1 - 1 - STERLING VS - 845 - 12 - BRunout side B
VS 845 12ALabel side A
VS 845 12BLabel side B
VS 845 A-1U-1-1 - x 1 VS -845-A STERLINGRunout, A-side, stamped/etched, variant 1
VS 845 B-2U-1-1 x 1 VS -845-B STERLINGRunout, B-Side, stamped/etched, variant 1
VS-845-A VS 845 A-1U-1-2-2 STERLINGRunout, A-side, stamped/etched, variant 2
VS 845-B VS845 B-1U-1-1-C STERLINGRunout, B-Side, stamped/etched, variant 2
VSX+845+A SRTRunout Side A, etched
VSX+845+B SRTRunout Side B, etched
VS 845 A-1U-1-1-1 VS*845*ASide A, stamped/etched
VS-845-12-AEtched Side A
VS 84512 A-1U-1-1-1Stamped side A
VS-845-12-BEtched Side B
VS 84512 B-1U-1-1-1Stamped 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Argentina | RCA/Ariola TLP-50332 / Virgin VS845-12First year12" | 12" |
| 1986 | Australia | Virgin VS 845 12First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | Australia | Virgin VS 845 / Virgin VS-845First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1986 | Australia | Virgin VS 845First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Australia | Virgin VS 845First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Australia | Virgin VS 845 12First year12", 45 RPM, Promo, Sampler · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo, Sampler · Promo |
| 1986 | Barbados | Virgin VS 845First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | Brazil | Virgin 100.8071 / Virgin 1008071First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1986 | Brazil | Virgin 100.8071 / Virgin 1008071First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Canada | Virgin VSX 1306First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | Canada | Virgin VS 1306 / Virgin VS1306First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1986 | Ecuador | RCA Victor 123-1127First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | El Salvador | Virgin VI-022First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1986 | El Salvador | Virgin SS-035First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1986 | Europe | Virgin 608 046 / Virgin 608 046-213First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
54 vinyl pressings of Move Away are listed here, from 24 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in UK, US, Barbados, Japan and more. One of them is Virgin VS 845-12, released March 3, 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VS 845-12, VS 845, VSX 845, VS 845-12 DJ) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, VS 845-12 A - 2U - 1 - 1 - X1 STERLING VS - 845 - 12 - A and VS 845-12 B - 2U - 1 - 1 - STERLING VS - 845 - 12 - B. 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.
