Vinyl pressings
by Depeche Mode · 1990
Enjoy The Silence was first pressed on vinyl in 1990. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
47 pressings came out in 1990, the album's first year, in 18 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.
XL 12 BONG 18 A-1U-1-1 XL 12 BONG 18-1 U-1- The ExchangeVariant 1
XL 12 BONG 18 A-1U-1-1 ̶X̶L̶ ̶1̶2̶ ̶B̶O̶N̶G̶ ̶1̶8̶-̶1̶ ̶U̶-̶1̶-̶ The ExchangeVariant 2
I DON'T LIKE IT MPO BONG 18 A1 The ExchangeRunout side A, handwritten etchings
PUSH THE DOOR! MPO BONG 18 B1 JONZRunout side B, handwritten etchings
12 BONG 18 A2 OH SUPERB! PR-E The Exchange DAMONTSide A runout, etched
12 BONG 18 B1 JONZ SPARE HE PR-ESide B runout, etched
L12 Bong 18 A1 TUDDAH ! The Exchange DAMONTRunout side A, variant 1
L12 Bong 18 B1 POWER OUTRAGE DAMONT JONZRunout side B, variant 1
L12 BONG 18 A1 TUDDAH ! DAMONT. The Exchange ZRunout side A, variant 2
L12 BONG 18 B1 POWER OUTAGE JONZ DAMONT. IRunout side B, variant 2
OH SUPERB! PR-E ASL 12 BONG 18 A2 P2 TheExchangeSide A runout
SPARE HE PR-E 12 BONG 18 B1 P2 JONZSide B runout
OH SUPERB! PR-E C 12 BONG 18 A2 TheExchangeRunout side A, variant 1
C SPARE HE PRE-E12 BONG 18 B1 JONZRunout side B, variant 1
OH SUPERB! 12 BONG 18 A 2 The Exchange PR-ERunout side A, variant 2
SPARE HE 12 BONG 18 B I JONZ PR-ERunout side B, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | UK | Mute BONG 187", Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Unknown | Mute PRO-12BONG-1812", Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial | 12", Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial |
| 1990 | Argentina | ABR Discos TIL 601 / Mute TIL 601First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1990 | Argentina | ABR Discos TIL 601 / Mute TIL 601First year12", 45 RPM, Single, White Label | 12", 45 RPM, Single, White Label |
| 1990 | Australasia | Mute BONG 18First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1990 | Australasia | Mute L12 BONG 18First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1990 | Belgium | Mute L12 Bong 1246118 / Mute LBONG 1246118First year12", Limited Edition, 45 RPM · Limited | 12", Limited Edition, 45 RPM · Limited |
| 1990 | Benelux | Mute BONG 46018First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1990 | Canada | Sire 92 14900 / Reprise Records 92 14900First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1990 | Canada | Sire 92 14900 / Reprise Records 92 14900First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Misprint | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Misprint |
| 1990 | Europe | Mute Bong 1246018First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1990 | France | Mute 80517 / Virgin 80517First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Misprint, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1990 | France | Virgin 90584 / Mute 90584First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1990 | France | Mute 80500 / Virgin 80500First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1990 | France | Mute 80518 / Virgin 80518First year12", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Maxi-Single, Etched, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Maxi-Single, Etched, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 1990 | France | Mute 80517 / Virgin 80517First year12", Maxi-Single | 12", Maxi-Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Italy | Obscura OBSM011LP12", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Poland | B+H Records PUR 1140Flexi-disc, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Mono, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Mono, Limited | Flexi-disc, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Mono, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Mono, Limited |
| ? | Russia | буд кон Д60 5030Flexi-disc, 5½", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono | Flexi-disc, 5½", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono |
60 vinyl pressings of Enjoy The Silence are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1989 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1990, in UK, US, Germany, Europe and more. One of them is Mute XL12 Bong 18, released February 1990.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use XL12 Bong 18, Bong 18, 12 Bong 18, L12 Bong 18) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XL 12 BONG 18 A-1U-1-1 XL 12 BONG 18-1 U-1- The Exchange and XL 12 BONG 18 A-1U-1-1 ̶X̶L̶ ̶1̶2̶ ̶B̶O̶N̶G̶ ̶1̶8̶-̶1̶ ̶U̶-̶1̶-̶ The Exchange. 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.
