Vinyl pressings
by The Dolphin Brothers · 1987
Catch The Fall was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 5 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 2434 A-1U-1-3- TownhouseRunout area side A variant 1
V 2434 B-2C-1-1-4 TownhouseRunout area side B variant 1
V 2434 A-1U-1-3-5 TownhouseRunout area side A variant 2
V 2434 B-2C-1-1-T 1Runout area side B variant 2
V 2434 A 1SRunout Side 1
V 2434 B 1SRunout Side 2
DM 208436 A-1/7-87Runout A, stamped
DM 208436 B-1/7-87Runout B, stamped
103 DM 208436 A-2 CSide 1
103 DM 208436 B-2 CSide 2
V-2434-A 30-6-87 I D. BROTHERRunout area side A
V-2434-B 30-6-87 II D. BROTHERRunout area side B
V 2434/ALabel side A
V 2434/BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Europe | Virgin 208 436 / Virgin 208 436-630First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Europe | Virgin 208 436 / Virgin 208 436-630First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | France | Virgin 124341First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Italy | Virgin V2434 / Virgin V 2434First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Japan | Virgin 28 VB-1175First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | UK | Virgin V2434First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | UK | Virgin V2434LP, Single Sided, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Single Sided, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1987 | Japan | Virgin 28VB-1175First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Japan | Virgin VJL-28026LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | Japan | Virgin VJL-28026LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
10 vinyl pressings of Catch The Fall are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1987 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in UK, Japan, Europe, France and more. One of them is Virgin V2434.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V2434, 28VB-1175, 208 436, 124341) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V 2434 A-1U-1-3- Townhouse and V 2434 B-2C-1-1-4 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.
