UK
1982- Label and catalog number
- After Hours AFT 02
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single
- Runout / matrix
AFT 02 A1 ƱTOPIA D MAX !A-side runout
AFT 02 B1 CB-side runout
AFT 02ASide A label
AFT 02BSide B label
Vinyl pressings
by Prelude · 1982
After The Goldrush was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 7 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.
AFT 02 A1 ƱTOPIA D MAX !A-side runout
AFT 02 B1 CB-side runout
AFT 02ASide A label
AFT 02BSide B label
AFT+02+A2 ORLAKE UTOPIA.Runout side A, etched
AFT+02+B2 ORLAKERunout side B, etched
BUY-146-A5Matrix runout side A
AFT 02 B1Matrix runout side B
BFA-820 ASide A label
BFA-820 BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Unknown | Not On Label AFTP 02First year7", 45 RPM, Picture Disc · Picture disc | 7", 45 RPM, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 1982 | Australia | Stunn BFA-820First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | France | Accord ACX 135088First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Germany | Ariola 104 465 / Ariola 104 465 100First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Netherlands | CNR 144.977First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | New Zealand | Stunn BFA 820First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | Scandinavia | Arrival Records ADS-666 / Arrival Records ADS 666First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1982 | UK | After Hours AFT 02First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | UK | After Hours AFT 02First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Picture Disc · Picture disc | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 1982 | UK | After Hours AFT 02AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress |
10 vinyl pressings of After The Goldrush are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in UK, Australia, France, Germany and more. One of them is After Hours AFT 02.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AFT 02, AFT 02A, AFTP 02, BFA-820) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AFT 02 A1 ƱTOPIA D MAX ! and AFT 02 B1 C. 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.