Vinyl pressings
by Modern Romance · 1981
Adventures In Clubland 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.
12 pressings came out in 1981, 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.
K+58407+A ARUN W-29Side A runout, etched. Var. 1
K+58407+B W-10 KDSide B runout, etched. Var. 1
K+58407+A ARUN W-21Side A runout, etched. Var. 2
K+58407+B W-10Side B runout, etched. Var. 2
R/S Alsdorf 58407 A4 øRunout side A
R/S Alsdorf 58407 B4 øRunout side B
WEA 58407-1Label side A
WEA 58407-2Label side B
K.58407-A3Side A runout, etched
K.58407-B3Side B runout, etched
WEA 58407-1Side 1 Label
WEA 58407-2Side 2 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 | Germany | WEA WEA 58 407 / WEA WEA K 58 407First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Greece | WEA 58407First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Greece | WEA 58407LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1981 | Ireland | WEA K 58407First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Italy | WEA WEA 58407First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Japan | WEA P-11165First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Japan | WEA P-11165 / WEA K58407First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1981 | Mexico | WEA LWI-6073First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Netherlands | WEA WEA K 58 407 / WEA WEA 58 407First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | New Zealand | WEA Z 20023First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Scandinavia | WEA WEA 58407 / WEA WEA K 58 407First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | UK | WEA K58407 / WEA K 58407First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | UK | WEA K58407 / WEA K 58407First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Colombia | WEA 23(0131)00326LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Israel | Atlantic BAN 58407LP, Album | LP, Album |
24 vinyl pressings of Adventures In Clubland are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1981 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in UK, Germany, Greece, Ireland and more. One of them is WEA K58407.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K58407, WEA 58 407, 58407, K 58407) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K+58407+A ARUN W-29 and K+58407+B W-10 KD. 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.
