Vinyl pressings
by Téléphone · 1984
Un Autre Monde was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 8 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.
70248 A 2 M6 345867 2Stamped in runout, side A - Variant 1
70248 B 2 M6 345868 2Stamped in runout, side B - Variant 1
70248 A 2 3 M6 345867 2 toneStamped in runout except 3 & tone, side A - Variant 2
70248 B 2 3 M6 345868 2Stamped in runout except 3, side B - Variant 2
70248 A 2 M6 345867 2
70248 A 2 M6 345868 2
70248 A 2 M6 345867 2Runout side A, variant 1
70248 B 2 M6 345868 2Runout side B, variant 1
70248 A 2 2 M6 345867 2 TONERunout side A, variant 2
70248 B 2 1 M6 345868 2Runout side B, variant 2
70248 A 2 M6 345867 2Runout, side A, stamped, variant 1
70248 B 2 M6 345868 2Runout, side B, stamped, variant 1
70248 A 2 M6 345867 2 toneRunout, side A, stamped, variant 2
70248 B 2 M6 345868 2Runout, side B, stamped, variant 2
70248 A 2 M6 345867 2
70248 B 2 M6 345868 2
70248 A 2 M6 345867 2 TONESide A (etcher "TONE") stamped
70248 B 2 M6 345868 2Side B stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Canada | Virgin VL 2300First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | France | Virgin 70248First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | France | Virgin 70248First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | France | Virgin 70248First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | France | Virgin 70248First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | France | Virgin 70248First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | France | Virgin 70248First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Italy | Virgin V 2316First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Japan | Virgin VIL-6119First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Portugal | Virgin 625705First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | UK | Virgin V 2316First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Europe | Virgin 206 326 / Virgin 206 326-320First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | France | Virgin 70248First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | France | Virgin 70248First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | France | Virgin 70248LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | France | Warner Music France 0825646085361LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
18 vinyl pressings of Un Autre Monde are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1984 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in France, UK, Europe, Japan and more. One of them is Virgin 70248, released May 7, 1984.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 70248, V 2316, 206 326, VIL-6119) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 70248 A 2 M6 345867 2 and 70248 B 2 M6 345868 2. 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.
