Vinyl pressings
by The Associates · 1985
Perhaps was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 9 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.
DMM WEA C-240 497-1A X ENRunout side A, variant 1
DMM WEA C-240 497-1B X -UK- ENRunout side B, variant 1
DMM WEA 0 C-240 497-1A GB ̶D̶ ENRunout side A, variant 2
DMM WEA C-240 497-1B GB ̶D̶ EN 0Runout side B, variant 2
DMM WEA C - 240 497 - 1A D ENRunout side A, variant 1
DMM WEA C - 240 497 - 1B D ENRunout side B, variant 1
DMM WEA C - 240 497 - 1A X UK ENRunout side A, variant 2
DMM WEA C - 240 497 - 1B X ENRunout side B, variant 2
DMM WEA C-240 497-1 ASide A
DMM WEA C-240 497-1 BSide B
DMM WEA C - 240 497 - 1A X UKRunout side A
DMM WEA C - 240 497 - 1B XRunout side B
24-04971 A1 S QUSide A
24-04971 B2 S QUSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Canada | WEA 24 04971First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Japan | WEA P-13130First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Japan | WEA P-13130First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | New Zealand | WEA WX9 / WEA 240 497-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Spain | WEA L 240497-1 / WEA 24 0497-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | UK & Europe | Not On Label 240497-1First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1985 | Europe | WEA WX9 / WEA 240 497-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | France | WEA 240 497-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Europe | WEA WX9 / WEA 240 497-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Italy | WEA 24 0497-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Portugal | WEA 229 24-0497-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Brazil | WEA 610.7065 / WEA 38.057LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Spain | WEA LB 240497 1 / WEA 24 0497-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
13 vinyl pressings of Perhaps are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1985 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in Europe, France, Italy, Portugal and more. One of them is WEA WX9, released February 1985.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WX9, 240 497-1, 24 0497-1, 229 24-0497-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DMM WEA C-240 497-1A X EN and DMM WEA C-240 497-1B X -UK- EN. 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.
