Vinyl pressings
by The Moody Blues · 1968
Tuesday Afternoon (Forever Afternoon) was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
DR 42673-1K Bell Sound Joe TIIRunout A, variant 1
DR 42674-1L Bell Sound Joe TIRunout B, variant 1
DR 42673-1L Bell Sound Joe TIRunout A, variant 2
DR 42674-1K Bell Sound Joe TIIRunout B, variant 2
DR-42673-x -1 [Bell Sound stamp] sf TIIA side runout etched
DR-42674-x -1 [Bell Sound stamp] sf TIIB side runout etched
DR 42673A side label
DR 42674B side label
DR 42673-1A P Bell Sound JoeRunout A etched [P Bell Sound stamped]
DR 42674-1A P Bell Sound JoeRunout B etched [P Bell Sound stamped]
DR 42673Label A
DR 42674Label B
DR 42673-1G X Bell Sound BreSide A Runout
DR 42674-1G 14593 Bell Sound BreSide B Runout
DR 42673Side A Label
DR 42674Side B Label
DR4273-1F Bell Sound [stamped] MR [stamped-in circle] SM ∆71560A-Side Runout
DR4273-1F Bell Sound [stamped] MR [stamped-in circle] SM ∆71560-XB-Side Runout
DR4273A-Side Label
DR4274B-Side Label
DR 42673-1K Bell Sound SueA runout
DR 42674-1K Bell Sound SueB runout
DR 42673A label
DR 42674B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Argentina | Deram DM 1028First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Australia | Deram DMA-8436First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Australia | Deram DMA-8436First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Canada | Deram DM. 85028First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | South Africa | Deram FM 7414First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Deram 45-85028First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Deram 45-85028First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Deram 45-DEM-85028First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Deram 45-85028First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Deram 45-DEM-85028First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Deram 5N-85028First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1968 | US | Deram 45-DEM-85028First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | France | Deram 17.047 B7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1971 | France | Deram 333.0027", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | France | Deram 333.0027", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Greece | Deram DM.12637", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Deram 5N-850287", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Deram 5N-850287", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Deram 5N-850287", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress, Reissue |
19 vinyl pressings of Tuesday Afternoon (Forever Afternoon) are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1968 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Argentina, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Deram 45-DEM-85028, released May 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-DEM-85028, 5N-85028, 45-85028, DM 1028) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DR 42673-1K Bell Sound Joe TII and DR 42674-1L Bell Sound Joe TI. 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.
