Vinyl pressings
by Erasure · 1991
Chorus was first pressed on vinyl in 1991. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1991, the album's first year, in 15 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.
STUMM 95 A1 -DMM- THE EXCHANGE ESide A variant 1
STUMM 95 B1 JONZ -DMM- DSide B variant 1
STUMM 95 A1 -P3 C13 DMM- THE EXCHANGE ZSide A variant 2
STUMM 95 B1 JONZ -DMM- P2-CM3Side B variant 2
STUMM 95 A1 -DMM- THE EXCHANGE E
STUMM 95 B1 JONZ -DMM- D
STUMM 95 A1 P3-cn 3 -DMM- B THE EXCHANGERunout, side A
STUMM 95 B1 JONZ -DMM-B P2 - CM3Runout, side B
STUMM 46095 A
STUMM 46095 B
MCE 0029/A 9Side A
MCE 0030/A A 2Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Bolivia | ToCo International HL/TIL 71-27First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1991 | Brazil | Mute 670.9393 / Mute 5016025310951First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1991 | Colombia | ToCo International 9201661First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1991 | Italy | Mute Stumm 95First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1991 | Portugal | Mute 602596First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1991 | Scandinavia | Mute STUMM 95 / Mute Stumm 95First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1991 | South Africa | Mute MUT 2021 / David Gresham Records MUT 2021First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1991 | Spain | Mute Stumm 95 / Sanni Records Stumm 95First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1991 | Spain | Mute Stumm 95 / Sanni Records Stumm 95First yearLP, Album, 7", Single, 45 RPM | LP, Album, 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1991 | Spain | Mute Stumm 95 / Sanni Records Stumm 95First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1991 | UK | Mute STUMM 95First yearLP, White Label, Album | LP, White Label, Album |
| 1991 | Venezuela | CNR Discos Venezuela 920 196-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1991 | UK | Mute Stumm95LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1991 | Argentina | Mute 7 98467 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1991 | Benelux | Mute STUMM 46095First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | UK & Europe | Mute STUMM95LP, Album, Reissue, White Label | LP, Album, Reissue, White Label |
| 2016 | USA & Europe | BMG Stumm 95 / Mute Stumm 95LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
24 vinyl pressings of Chorus are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1991 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1991, in UK, Argentina, Benelux, Czechoslovakia and more. One of them is Mute Stumm 95, released October 14, 1991.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Stumm 95, STUMM 95, 7 98467 1, STUMM 46095) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STUMM 95 A1 -DMM- THE EXCHANGE E and STUMM 95 B1 JONZ -DMM- 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.
