Vinyl pressings
by David Sylvian · 1984
Brilliant Trees was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1984, 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.
V 2290 A-3U-1-1-0Side A runout, variant 1
V 2290 B-5U-1-1- TOWNHOUSESide B runout, variant 1
V 2290 A -4U - 1-1-1Side A runout, variant 2
V 2290 B-5U-1-1- 3 TOWNHOUSESide B runout, variant 2
V 2290A QSide 1
V2290 BQSide 2
V.2290-1Runout side A, etched
V.2990-2Runout side B, etched
V 2290/1Label side A
V 2290/2Label side B
V 〄Ⓑ V-2309A 111⊹ SSide A runout, variant 1
V-2309B 111⊹Side B runout, variant 1
V-2309A 1 1 3 - 7 TSSide A runout, variant 2
V-2309B 1 1 3 - 2Side B runout, variant 2
Å MX204587 V2290-1Side A
MX204538-B V2290-S2Side B
Å MX204587 V2290-1Runout side A
MX204538-B V2290-S2 DbRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Australia | Virgin V-2290 / Virgin V2290First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Australia | Virgin V2290First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1984 | Australia | Virgin V2290First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Canada | Virgin VL 2297First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Canada | Virgin VL 2297First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Europe | Virgin 206 343First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | France | Virgin 70260First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | France | Virgin 70260First yearLP, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1984 | Greece | Virgin VG 2290First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Hong Kong | Virgin V2290First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | New Zealand | Virgin V 2290 / Virgin V2290First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Portugal | Virgin 625605 / Edisom 625605First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Spain | Virgin I 206343First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | UK | Virgin V2290First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Israel | Virgin V2290First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | UK | UMC 00602567953326LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2019 | Europe | Virgin EMI Records 679 533-2 / UMC 679 533-2LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Europe | Virgin EMI Records INTGDS00036LP / Integral INTGDS00036LPLP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2025 | Europe | Virgin EMI Records INTGDS00036LP / Integral INTGDS00036LPLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australasia | Virgin V 2290LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
31 vinyl pressings of Brilliant Trees are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1984 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in UK, Israel, Italy, Japan and more. One of them is Virgin V2290, released June 25, 1984.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V2290, V 2290, VIL-6114, V-2290) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V 2290 A-3U-1-1-0 and V 2290 B-5U-1-1- TOWNHOUSE. 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.
