Vinyl pressings
by Jean Beauvoir · 1986
Drums Along The Mohawk 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.
12 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 10 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.
AL-40403-1E (symbol) G1 STERLING A1Run-out Groove Side 1
BL-40403-1D (symbol) G1 STERLING A5Run-out Groove Side 2
P ( AP) AL-40403-1D Sterling ( stamped )Side A
P ( AP) AL-40403-1C Sterling ( stamped )Side B
P (AP) AL-40403-1D STERLINGA side runout
P (AP) BL-40403-1C STERLINGB side runout
V2370 A-2Side A runout
V2370 B -MASTERED ON COPPER-Sude B runout
V 2370ASide A label
V 2370BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Canada | Columbia FC 40403First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Europe | Virgin 207 586 / Red Eye Records 207 586-620First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | France | Virgin 123701First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Italy | Virgin V 2370 / Virgin Dischi S.R.L. V 2370First yearLP | LP |
| 1986 | Japan | Virgin 25VB 1096First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Japan | Virgin 25VB 1096First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Portugal | Virgin 605404First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | UK | Virgin V 2370First yearLP | LP |
| 1986 | Spain | Virgin T207586First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | US | Columbia BFC 40403 / Columbia C 40403First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | Columbia BFC 40403 / Columbia C 40403First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Australia | Virgin V 2370First yearLP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Red Eye Records 207 586-620 / Virgin 207 586LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | UK | Virgin OVED 222 / Red Eye OVED 222LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
14 vinyl pressings of Drums Along The Mohawk are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, UK, Spain, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia BFC 40403, released June 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BFC 40403, V 2370, T207586, FC 40403) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL-40403-1E (symbol) G1 STERLING A1 and BL-40403-1D (symbol) G1 STERLING A5. 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.
