Vinyl pressings
by INXS · 1981
Underneath The Colours was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 3 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.
VPL1 6601 A H 3Side A runout, etched, Variant 1
VPL1 6601 B H 3Side B runout, etched, Variant 1
VPL1 6601 A-2 PISide A runout, etched, Variant 2
VPL1 6601 B-2 PISide B runout, etched, Variant 2
79-01851 A1 2 16S (Logo Cinram) S.P.Side A
79-01851 B1 16S S.P. (Logo Cinram)Side B
79-01851 A1 16S (CR) S.P.Side A runout
79-01851 B1 16S. S.P. (CR)Side B runout
VPLI 6601ASide A label
VPLI 6601BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Canada | ATCO Records 79 01851First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Canada | ATCO Records 79 01851First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | New Zealand | Deluxe Records VPL1 6601First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Australia | Deluxe Records VPL1 6601First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | UK | RCA RCA LP 3058LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | US | ATCO Records 7 90185-1-Y / ATCO Records 90185-1-YLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | US | ATCO Records 7 90185-1-Y / ATCO Records 90185-1-YLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Europe | Mercury 823 926-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1989 | Netherlands | Mercury 838 926-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Europe | ATCO Records 0602537778911 / Petrol Electric 0602537778911LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Europe | ATCO Records 0602537778911 / Petrol Electric 0602537778911LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
11 vinyl pressings of Underneath The Colours are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1981 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in Australia, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Deluxe Records VPL1 6601, released October 19, 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VPL1 6601, 79 01851) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, VPL1 6601 A H 3 and VPL1 6601 B H 3. 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.
