Belgium
November 5, 2001- Label and catalog number
- A&S A&S 7017
- Format
- 12"

Vinyl pressings
by Lasgo · 2001
Alone was first pressed on vinyl in 2001. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 2001, the album's first year, in 2 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Spain | Blanco Y Negro MX 1198 (N)First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2001 | Belgium | A&S A&S 7017First year12" | 12" |
| 2001 | Belgium | A&S A&S 7017First year12", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 2002 | Belgium | SPG Music SPGVL 13212", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 2002 | Canada | SPG Music SPGVL 13212", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2002 | Europe | EMI Electrola 5 50494 6 / EMI Electrola 7 243 5 50494 6 912", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 2002 | Italy | Liquid Trance LTR 812", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2002 | UK | Positiva 12TIVDJX-176 / Positiva 12TIVDJX17612", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 2002 | UK | Positiva 12TIVDJD-176 / A&S 12TIVDJD17612", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 2002 | UK | Positiva 12TIVDJY-176 / Positiva 12TIVDJY17612", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo |
| 2002 | UK | Positiva 12TIVX-17612", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2002 | UK | Positiva 12TIVDJX 17612", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 2002 | UK | Positiva 12TIVDJY-176 / Positiva 12TIVDJY17612", 45 RPM, Single Sided, White Label | 12", 45 RPM, Single Sided, White Label |
| 2002 | UK | Positiva 12TIV-17612", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2002 | Australia | Dinky DINK06512" | 12" |
17 vinyl pressings of Alone are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 2001 and 2003.
The earliest pressings are from 2001, in Belgium, Spain. One of them is A&S A&S 7017, released November 5, 2001.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use A&S 7017, MX 1198 (N)) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.