Vinyl pressings
by Front 242 · 1984
No Comment 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.
2 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year. 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.
CΛI IVC 8420-A2-CStamped picture side, variant 1
IΛC IV 8420-B3-CStamped other side, variant 1
8420-A1 + C C 1Stamped picture side, variant 2
8420-B2 + CStamped other side, variant 2
REC1 -8419 - A 1 + CRunout side A
REC1 - 8419 - B 1 + CRunout side B
REC2 - 8419 - A 1 + C 2Runout side C
REC2 - 8419 - B 2 + CRunout side D
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 | Belgium | Another Side SIDE 8420First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Belgium | Another Side SIDE 8419First year12", 45 RPM, Album | 12", 45 RPM, Album |
| 1985 | Germany | Animalized A 001 / Animalized spv 08-1361LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | US | Wax Trax! Records WAX 010 / Wax Trax! Records WAX 010ALP, Album, 7", 45 RPM | LP, Album, 7", 45 RPM |
| 1985 | US | Wax Trax! Records WAX 010LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1986 | Belgium | Red Rhino Europe MK2 / Red Rhino Europe MK 2LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Belgium | Red Rhino Europe MK2 / Red Rhino Europe MK 2LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Wax Trax! Records WAX 010LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | US | Wax Trax! Records WAX 010LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1989 | Belgium | Red Rhino Europe MK 2 / Red Rhino Europe MK2LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Belgium | Alfa MatrixLP, Album, Mispress, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Mispress, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Belgium | Alfa Matrix AM1424LPLP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2024 | US | Wax Trax! Records WAX 9222LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2024 | Belgium | Alfa Matrix AM1424LPLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | Wax Trax! Records WAX 9222LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2025 | US | Wax Trax! Records WAX 9222LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| 2025 | US | Wax Trax! Records WAX 9222LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | Wax Trax! Records WAX 9222LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| 2025 | US | Wax Trax! Records WAX 9222 / Wax Trax! Records WAX 9223LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, 7", Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, All Media · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, 7", Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, All Media · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Belgium | Red Rhino Europe MK 2 / Red Rhino Europe MK2LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
20 vinyl pressings of No Comment are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1984 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in Belgium. One of them is Another Side SIDE 8420, released December 1984.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SIDE 8420, SIDE 8419) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CΛI IVC 8420-A2-C and IΛC IV 8420-B3-C. 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.
