Vinyl pressings
by Icehouse · 1987
Man Of Colours was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. 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 1987, the album's first year, in 16 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.
SMX68103 DB 8A8Hand Etched Side A
SMX68104 DB-2 8BHand Etched Side B
MASTERED BY STUDIO 301Stamped Side A
SMX68103 DB 8A8 MASTERED BY STUDIO 301Side A Variant 2
SIDE 1 (etched): SMX68103 DB 8A2 (printed) MASTERED BY STUDIOS 301
SIDE 1 (etched): SMX68104 8A2 DB (printed) MASTERED BY STUDIOS 301
SMX68103 DB 8A3 MASTERED BY STUDIOS 301Side A runout
SMX68104 DB 8A2 MASTERED BY STUDIOS 301Side B runout
SMX68103 DB 8A2Side A, Etched
SMX68104 DB 8A2Side B, Etched
MASTERED BY STUDIOS 301Both Sides, Stamped
SMX68103 DB 8A3Side A, Etched
SMX68104 8A2 DBSide B, Etched
MASTERED BY STUDIOS 301Both Sides, Stamped
SMX68103 DB 8A3Side A, Etched
SMX68104 8A2 DBSide B, Etched
MASTERED BY STUDIOS 301Both Sides, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Argentina | Discos CBS 120-040First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Argentina | Discos CBS 120-040First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Australia & New Zealand | Regular Records RML 53239First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Australia & New Zealand | Regular Records RML 53239 / Festival Records RML 53239First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1987 | Australia & New Zealand | Regular Records RML 53239 / Festival Records RML 53239First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Brazil | Chrysalis 231.044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | Chrysalis CHS 41592First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | Chrysalis OV 41592LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1987 | Canada | Chrysalis CHS-41592LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1987 | Canada | Chrysalis CHS 41592LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1987 | Canada | Chrysalis CHS-41592LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1987 | Europe | Chrysalis 208 562First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | France | Chrysalis 832 906-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Greece | Chrysalis 832 906-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Greece | Chrysalis 832 906-1LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Australia | Diva Records DIVAU100525RLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | Australia | Diva Records DIVAU100525BLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | Australia | Diva Records DIVAU100525YLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | Australia | Diva Records DIVAU100530LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Diva Records DIVAU100525Y / Universal Music DIVAU100525YLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Australia | Diva Records DIVAU100525R / Universal Music DIVAU100525RLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Australia | Diva Records DIVAU100525B / Universal Music DIVAU100525BLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
46 vinyl pressings of Man Of Colours are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1987 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in Australia, UK, US, Australia & New Zealand and more. One of them is Regular Records RML-53239, released September 21, 1987.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RML-53239, RML 53239, CHR 1592, OV 41592) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SMX68103 DB 8A8 and SMX68104 DB-2 8B. 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.
