Vinyl pressings
by Genesis · 1986
Invisible Touch 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.
53 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 29 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.
GEN-LP-2-A2U-1-3-2 RL MASTERDISK DRunoff A - Variant 1
GEN-LP-2-B2U-1-1-3 RL DRunoff B - Variant 1
GEN LP - 2-A1U-1-1-x1 RL-MASTERDISK-DMM DRunoff A - Variant 2
GEN-LP-2-B2U-1-1- x1 RL DRunoff B - Variant 2
GEN LP 2A-3U-1-2-21Side A runout, stamped variant 1
GEN-LP 2B-3U-1-1- T2Side B runout, stamped variant 1
GENLP 2A-3U-1-2-12-Side A runout, stamped variant 2
GENLP 2B-3U-1-1Side B runout, stamped variant 2
GENLP 2A-7 (Etched) MASTERED ON COPPER (Stamped)Side A runout, variant 1
GENLP 2B-8 (Etched)Side B runout, variant 1
GENLP 2A TD MASTERED ON COPPERSide A runout, etched, variant 2
GENLP 2B TD MASTERED ON COPPERSide B runout, etched, variant 2
GEN LP - 2 - A1U - 1 - 4 - 1 RL - MASTERDISK - DMMRunout, A-side, Variant 1
GEN LP - 2 - B2U - 1 - 2 - RLRunout, B-side, Variant 1
GEN LP - 2 - A1U - 1 - 6 - 3 RL - MASTERDISK - DMMRunout, A-side, [etched and stamped] Variant 2
GENLP - 2B - 3U - 1 - 1 - 10Runout, B-side, [stamped] Variant 2
GEN LP-2-A1U-1-7- RL-MASTERDISK-DMM DSide A runout, variant 1
GEN-LP-2-B2 U-1-2- RL DSide B runout, variant 1
GEN LP-2-A1U-1-4-1 RL-MASTERDISK-DMM DSide A runout, variant 2
GEN-LP-2-B1 U-1-3- RL DSide B runout, variant 2
GENLP 2A-3U-1-3Runout side A, variant 1
GEN-LP -2-B1 RL JU-1-4 DRunout side B, variant 1
GENLP 2A-3U-1-2-Runout side A, variant 2
GEN-LP-2-B2 U-1-2- RLRunout side B, 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 | Argentina | Virgin TLP-90005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Bolivia | RCA Victor RLP-165 / Virgin RLP-165First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Brazil | Virgin 1048377 / RCA 1048377First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Canada | Atlantic 78 16411First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | Atlantic 78 16411First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | Atlantic A1-81641LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1986 | Colombia | RCA 05(1331)02147First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Ecuador | RCA 923-1092First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Ecuador | RCA 923-1092First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1986 | Europe | Virgin 207 750 / Virgin 207 750-630First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Europe | Virgin / CharismaLP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1986 | Europe | Virgin 207 750 / Virgin 207 750-630First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Europe | Virgin 207 750 / Virgin 207 750-630First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | France | Virgin 123851First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | France | Virgin 123851First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Brazil | Virgin 066 427051 1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1990 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 11 0162-1 311LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Europe | Virgin 4790205 / Virgin 00602547902054LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2018 | US | Atlantic R1 37416-1 / Rhino Records R1 37416-1LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Mispress, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Mispress, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2018 | Europe | Virgin 6748982LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2018 | US | Atlantic R1 37416-1 / Rhino Records R1 37416-1LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | UK & Europe | Virgin 00602537861743 / Virgin GENLPY 12LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Craft Recordings R1 374716 / Rhino Records R1 374716LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Spain | Virgin E 207750 / Virgin LL-207 750LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Turkey | Relax 0052LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Zimbabwe | Virgin VNC 5083LP, Album | LP, Album |
76 vinyl pressings of Invisible Touch are listed here, from 33 countries, released between 1986 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in UK, US, Australia, Philippines and more. One of them is Virgin GEN LP2, released June 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GEN LP2, GENLP 2, 81641-1-E, V-4667) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, GEN-LP-2-A2U-1-3-2 RL MASTERDISK D and GEN-LP-2-B2U-1-1-3 RL 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.
