Vinyl pressings
by The Adventures · 1984
Another Silent Day... 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 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.
CHS 2000 A // 2▽420 C TIMTOM:cbsSide A runout
CHS 2000 B // 1▽420 C TYSide B runout
CHSD 2000 A // 1▽420 C TIMTOM:cbsSide C runout
CHSD 2000 B // 1▽420 C TYSide D runout
CHSP+12+2000+A BILBO.TAPE ONE CPC+SRTSide A runout, etched
CHSP+12+2000+B CPC+SRT BILBO.TAPE ONESide B runout, etched
Timtom:CBS CHS 2000 A / 1▽420 CRunout side A
CHS 2000 B / 2▽420 CRunout side B
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 | Australia | Chrysalis X14111First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Australia | Chrysalis X14111First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1984 | Canada | Chrysalis 45006First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Europe | Chrysalis 601 543First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Europe | Chrysalis 106 776First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Greece | Chrysalis 880269-1First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Greece | Chrysalis 880269-1First year12", 45 RPM, White Label | 12", 45 RPM, White Label |
| 1984 | New Zealand | Chrysalis X 14111First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Spain | Chrysalis CHS 2000First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Spain | Chrysalis CHSC-2000First year12", Maxi-Single | 12", Maxi-Single |
| 1984 | UK | Chrysalis CHS 12 2000First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | UK | Chrysalis CHSP 12 2000First year12", 45 RPM, Picture Disc · Picture disc | 12", 45 RPM, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 1984 | UK | Chrysalis CHS 2000First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | UK | Chrysalis CHS 2000First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | UK | Chrysalis CHS 12 2000First year12", 45 RPM, White Label | 12", 45 RPM, White Label |
20 vinyl pressings of Another Silent Day... are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1984 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in UK, Australia, Europe, Greece and more. One of them is Chrysalis CHSD 2000, released August 1984.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CHSD 2000, CHS 12 2000, CHSP 12 2000, CHS 2000) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CHS 2000 A // 2▽420 C TIMTOM:cbs and CHS 2000 B // 1▽420 C TY. 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.
