Vinyl pressings
by The Sound · 1982
All Fall Down was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. 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 1982, 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.
W-14 240019-1 A1 F/I W-L TOWNHOUSERunout, side A, variant 1
W-14 240019-1 B2 F/I W-L TOWNHOUSERunout, side B, variant 1
W-13 240019-1 A1 F/I W-L TOWNHOUSERunout, side A, variant 2
W-7 240019-1 B2 F/I W-L TOWNHOUSERunout, side B, variant 2
240019-1 A1 TOWNHOUSE FI WEA T/P-2 W-LRunout side A
̶2̶B̶2̶ 240019-1 B2 F/I W-L T-P 4Runout side B
R/S Alsdorf 240019-1 A2Runout side A, stamped
R/S Alsdorf 240019-1 B2 X D (etched)Runout side B, stamped
STRAWBERRY (C)Both
R / S Alsdorf 240019-1 A2 [X 15 (etched)] STRAWBERRY (G)Variant 1 stamped in runout side 1
R / S Alsdorf 240019-1 B2 STRAWBERRY (G)Variant 1 stamped in runout side 2
R / S Alsdorf 240019-1 A2 X 34 STRAWBERRY (G)Variant 2 stamped/etched in runout side 1
R / S Alsdorf 240019-1 B2 X 23 STRAWBERRY (G)Variant 2 stamped/etched in runout side 2
R / S Alsdorf 240019-1 A2 STRAWBERRY (G)A-side runout, stamped
R / S Alsdorf 240019-1 B2 STRAWBERRY (G)B-side runout, stamped
BEB-side runout, etched
24. 0019-1A-side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Europe | WEA 24. 0019-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | France | WEA 240019-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Germany | WEA 240019-1 / WEA 24. 0019-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Germany | WEA 240019-1 / WEA 24. 0019-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Germany | WEA 240019-1 / WEA 24.0019-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Italy | WEA 240019-1 / WEA 24. 0019-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Netherlands | WEA 240019-1 / WEA 24. 0019-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | New Zealand | WEA 240019-1 / WEA 2-40019 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Scandinavia | WEA 240019-1 / WEA 24.0019-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | UK | WEA 240019-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | UK | WEA 240019-1First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | US | 1972 if 18LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | USA & Europe | Warner Music UK 5021732340696LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
13 vinyl pressings of All Fall Down are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1982 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in UK, Europe, France, Germany and more. One of them is WEA 240019-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 240019-1, 24. 0019-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, W-14 240019-1 A1 F/I W-L TOWNHOUSE and W-14 240019-1 B2 F/I W-L 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.
