Vinyl pressings
by Falco · 1986
Emotional 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.
33 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 22 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.
O C-6.26 380-01-1 BNRunout side A, variant 1
C-6.26 380-01-2 BN R̶/̶S̶ ̶A̶l̶s̶d̶o̶r̶f̶ ̶2̶5̶4̶2̶9̶1̶-̶1̶-̶B̶Runout side B, variant 1
C-6.26 380-01-1 R̶/̶S̶ ̶A̶l̶s̶d̶o̶r̶f̶ ̶2̶5̶4̶2̶9̶1̶-̶1̶-̶A̶ <T> BNRunout side A, variant 3
C-6.26 380-01-2 BNRunout side B, variant 3
1 25522 A SR 1 1-3 [SRC logo]Runout side A, variant 1
1 25522 B SR 1 1-1 [SRC logo]Runout side B, variant 1
1 25522 A SR 1 1-2 [SRC logo]Runout side A, variant 2
1 25522 B SR 1 1-2 [SRC logo]Runout side B, variant 2
WX-75-A BN C-6 26 380 -01-1 R/S Alsdorf 254291-1-ARunout, Side A
WX-75-B R/S Alsdorf 254291-1-B BN C-6 26 380 -01-2Runout, Side B
WX75ALabel, SideA
WX75BLabel, Side B
1-25522-A-SH2 B-25491-SH2 △14438 1-1Side A Etched
1 25522 B SH2 B-25492-SH2 △14439-X 1-1Side B Etched
ɊSide A & B Stamped
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 | WEA 80035 / WEA 2 54291-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Argentina | WEA 80035 / WEA 2 54291-1First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Australia | WEA 254 291-1 / WEA MX254291-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Austria | GiG Records GIG 222 137 / TELDEC 6.26380-01First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Canada | Sire 92 55221First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Europe | WEA 254 291-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Germany | TELDEC 6.26380 / TELDEC 6.26380 ASFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Germany | TELDEC 254 291-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Germany | TELDEC 6.26380 / TELDEC 6.26380 ASFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Germany | TELDEC 6.26380 / TELDEC 6.26380 ASFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Germany | TELDEC 6.26380 / TELDEC 6.26380 ASFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Greece | WEA 254291-1 / WEA 254 291-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Greece | WEA 254291-1First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1986 | Guatemala | WEA 1-25522First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Israel | WEA BAN 2 54291-1 / Hed-Arzi BAN 254291-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Europe | Warner Music Central Europe BL 49 027-01LP, Album, Reissue, White Label, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, White Label, Stereo |
| 2021 | Europe | Warner Music Central Europe 0190296-5316-0-6LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2021 | Germany | Warner Music Central Europe 0190296-5307-8-4LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
40 vinyl pressings of Emotional are listed here, from 26 countries, released between 1986 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in Austria, US, UK, Japan and more. One of them is GiG Records GIG 222 137, released October 16, 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GIG 222 137, 1-25522, WX75, P-13381) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, O C-6.26 380-01-1 BN and C-6.26 380-01-2 BN R̶/̶S̶ ̶A̶l̶s̶d̶o̶r̶f̶ ̶2̶5̶4̶2̶9̶1̶-̶1̶-̶B̶. 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.
