Vinyl pressings
by Gary Moore · 1989
After The War was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 13 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.
V 2575 A-1U-1-2 TOWNHOUSE DMM DSide A runout, variant 1
V 2575 B-1U-1-1 TOWNHOUSE DMM DSide B runout, variant 1
V 2575 A-1U-1-1 TOWNHOUSE DMM DSide A runout, variant 2
V 2575 B-1U-1-1 TOWNHOUSE DMM DSide B runout, variant 2
SRC ST-VR-887257-1 1-2 B-34575-A 24217 STERLINGSide A
SRC ST-VR-887258-B 1-2 STERLING 24217X B-34576-BSide B
SRC ST-VR-887257-A 1-1 STERLINGRunout Side B - Variant 2
SRC ST-VR-887258-B 1-1 STERLINGRunout Side A - Variant 2
ST-VR-887257-A STERLING SRCSide A Runout Etched (Sterling & SRC Stamped)
ST-VR-887258-B STERLING SRCSide B Runout Etched (Sterling & SRC Stamped)
ST-VR-887257Side A Label
ST-VR-887258Side B Label
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 | Australasia | Virgin V 2575First yearLP | LP |
| 1989 | Australasia | Virgin V 2575First yearLP, Limited Edition, Special Edition · Limited | LP, Limited Edition, Special Edition · Limited |
| 1989 | Brazil | Virgin 066 427004 1First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1989 | Canada | Virgin VL 2575First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Europe | Virgin 209 543-630 / Virgin V 2575First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | Europe | Virgin V 2575 / Virgin 209 543LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1989 | Europe | Virgin 209 543 / Virgin V 2575First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | Europe | Sonocord 36 370-5 / Virgin DM 209 543-630LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1989 | Europe | Virgin 209 543 / Virgin V 2575First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | Germany | Virgin 63 264 6 / Virgin 632 646LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1989 | Greece | Virgin VG 50408First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Italy | Virgin V 2575First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | South Africa | Virgin VNC 5139First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | South Korea | EMI/KEMONGSA VKPL-0004First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1989 | Spain | Virgin LL-209 543First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Europe | Virgin 5707108LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Virgin OVED 335LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Virgin VNC 5139LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
25 vinyl pressings of After The War are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1989 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in UK, US, Japan, Australasia and more. One of them is Virgin V 2575.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V 2575, 1-91066, 91066-1, VJL-28060) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V 2575 A-1U-1-2 TOWNHOUSE DMM D and V 2575 B-1U-1-1 TOWNHOUSE 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.
