Vinyl pressings
by Erasure · 1986
Wonderland 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.
29 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 19 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.
MPO STUMM 25 A⁴Runout, side A. Var. 1
THE EXCHANGE MPO STUMM 25 B⁴Runout, side B. Var. 1
MIKE'S MPO STUMM 25 A⁴Runout, side A. Var. 2
THE EXCHANGE MPO STUMM 25 B⁴Runout, side B. Var. 2
STUMM 25-ASide A
STUMM 25-BSide B
STUMM 25 A3 Timtom + flood LYN 17605 M̶P̶O̶Side A etched runout
STUMM 25 B3 TY M̶P̶O̶Side B etched runout
MPO STUMM 25 A3 timtom + floodA-side, etched
MPO STUMM 25 B3 TYB-side, etched
M̶P̶O̶ STUMM 25 A3 timtom + floodA-side, etched
M̶P̶O̶ STUMM 25 B3 TYB-side, etched
1 25354 A - SH3 B-22435-SH3 Δ11377 1-Etched Side 1
1 25354 B SH1 B-22436-SH1 SLM Δ11377-X 1-Etched Side 2
1 25354 A - SH3 B-22435-SH3 Δ11377 1-Etched Side 1, variant 2
1 25354 B SH2 B-22436-SH2 SLM Δ11377-X 1-Etched Side 2, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Australia | Possum Records STUMM 25 / Mute STUMM 25First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Australia | Possum Records STUMM 25 / Mute STUMM 25First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Australia | Possum Records STUMM 25 / Mute STUMM 25First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Belgium | Mute STUMM 46025 / Mute FAB STUMM 25First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | Sire 92 53541 / Mute 92 53541First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | Sire 92 53541 / Mute 92 53541First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | France | Mute 70443 / Mute Sonet France 70443First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Germany | Mute INT 146.813 / Mute Stumm 25First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Germany | Intercord Ton GmbH C-146.813LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1986 | Greece | Virgin VG 50193First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Italy | Mute Stumm 25First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Italy | Mute Stumm 25First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1986 | New Zealand | WEA Stumm 25 / Mute STUMM25First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Scandinavia | Mute STUMM 25 / Mute Stumm 25First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Spain | Mute STUMM 25First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Argentina | Pop Show D 55.213LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Australia | Liberation Records L 30445 / Mute L30445LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | UK & Europe | Mute Stumm 25 / BMG Stumm 25LP, Album, Reissue, White Label | LP, Album, Reissue, White Label |
| 2016 | USA & Europe | Mute Stumm 25 / BMG Stumm 25LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2016 | US | Intervention Records IR-009LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2016 | US | Intervention Records IR-009 / Mute IR-009LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Mute 670.9099LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
39 vinyl pressings of Wonderland are listed here, from 23 countries, released between 1986 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in UK, US, Japan, Ireland and more. One of them is Mute Stumm 25, released June 2, 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Stumm 25, 9 25354-1, P-13256, MUT 2004) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MPO STUMM 25 A⁴ and THE EXCHANGE MPO STUMM 25 B⁴. 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.
