Vinyl pressings
by Simple Minds · 1982
New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) 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.
36 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 17 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.
V 2230 A2 TOWNHOUSE HEDGEHOG'SSide A, variant 1
V 2230 B2 TOWNHOUSESide B, variant 1
V 2230 A1 TOWNHOUSE ❨ ❩Side A, variant 2
V 2230 B 2 TOWNHOUSE VSide B, variant 2
V 2230 A - 2U-1-4-1 BILBO TAPE ONESide A runout, stamped, [etched BILBO TAPE ONE], variant 1
V 2230 B - 2U-1-2-3 BILBO TAPE ONESide B runout, stamped, [etched BILBO TAPE ONE], variant 1
V 2230 A - 2U-1-4-?? BILBO TAPE ONESide A runout, stamped, [etched BILBO TAPE ONE], variant 2
V 2230 B - 2U-1-3- BILBO TAPE ONESide B runout, stamped, [etched BILBO TAPE ONE], variant 2
V.2230.A.2 TOWNHOUSE HEDGEHOG'S ARunout side A
V.2230.B.2 TOWNHOUSE ARunout side B
V 2230 ASide A label
V 2230 BSide B label
V 2230 A - 2U - 1 - 3 - BILBO TAPE ONEA Side Runout variant 1
V 2230 B - 2U - 1 - 3 - BILBO TAPE ONEB Side Runout variant 1
V 2230 A - 2U - 1 - 3 - 3 3 BILBO TAPE ONEA Side Runout variant 2
V 2230 B - 2U - 1 - 3 - 1 3 BILBO TAPE ONEB Side Runout variant 2
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 | Australia | Virgin V 2230First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | Virgin VL 2247 / Virgin VL 2247 CFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1982 | Canada | Virgin VL 2247First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Europe | Virgin 204 965 / Virgin 204 965-320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Europe | Virgin 204 965-320 / Virgin 204 965First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Europe | Virgin 204 965-320 / Virgin 204 965LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1982 | Europe | Virgin 204 965 / Virgin 204 965-320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Europe | Virgin 204 965 / Virgin 204 965-320First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Europe | Virgin 204 965 / Virgin 204 965-320First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Finland | Virgin V 2230First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Germany | Virgin 204965320First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Greece | Virgin 2473838 / Virgin 2473 838First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Ireland | Virgin V 2230First yearLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| 1982 | Ireland | Virgin V 2230First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Ireland | Virgin V 2230First yearLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | UK | UMC B01E6H6204LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2016 | UK | Virgin ARHSLP004LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| 2016 | Europe | Universal Music Catalogue 4733752 / Virgin 4733752LP, Album, Remastered | LP, Album, Remastered |
| 2016 | UK | UMC 4733752LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Europe | Universal Music Catalogue 4733752 / Virgin 4733752LP, Album, Remastered | LP, Album, Remastered |
| 2024 | UK | Virgin 4733752 / Virgin 0602547337528LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Virgin V 2230LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Australasia | Virgin V 2230LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Canada | Virgin VL 2247LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Virgin 204 965-320 / Virgin V2230LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Virgin 204 965 / Virgin 204 965-320LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | Virgin 204 965LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Virgin V2230LP, Album, Mispress | LP, Album, Mispress |
| ? | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LSVIRG 11016 / Virgin V 2230LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
81 vinyl pressings of New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1982 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in UK, France, Portugal, Sweden and more. One of them is Virgin V 2230, released September 13, 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V 2230, V2230, 204965, 607805) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V 2230 A2 TOWNHOUSE HEDGEHOG'S and V 2230 B2 TOWNHOUSE. 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.
