Vinyl pressings
by 'Til Tuesday · 1986
Welcome Home was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 11 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.
AL-40314-3A EDP M1 SF2 SM1 MASTERDISKSide A runout
BL- 40314-1A MASTERDISK EDP M1 SF2 SM5Side B runout
AL 40314Side A label
BL 40314Side B label
AL-40314-3A N11SF1SM2 EDP A12 MASTERDISKRunout A variant 1
BL-40314-1A MASTERDISK F1 EDP M1 SF2SM2Runout B variant 1
AL-40314-3A-3 M1SF1SM 6 EDP MASTERDISK PRunout A variant 2
BL-40314-1A-2 MASTERDISK M1SF1SM6 EDPRunout B variant 2
AL-40314-1A-3 MASTERDISK EDP M1SF2SH3Runout Side A, variant 1
BL-40314-1A-2 MASTERDISK M1SF1SM6 EDPRunout Side B, variant 1
AL-40314-1A 3 MASTERDISK M1SF2SM3Runout Side A, variant 2, etched
BL-40314-1A MASTERDISK F1B1 EDP M1SF2SM2Runout Side B, variant 2, etched
p AL-40314-3A MASTERDISK M1SF1 SM2 EDP A1Side A runout
p BL- 40314-1A MASTERDISK F2 EDP M1SF2SM2Side B runout
AL 40314Side A label
BL 40314Side B label
AL-40314 1CZHZ: DM-2Runout Side 1
BL-40314 1AZHZ: DM-1Runout Side 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Australia | Epic ELPS 4547First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Brazil | Epic 144.906First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Europe | Epic EPC 57094First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Greece | Epic EPC 57094First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1986 | Mexico | Epic LNS 17517First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Philippines | Epic QEL-25148First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | South Africa | Epic KSF 3124First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Spain | Epic EPC 57094First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | Epic FE 40314 / Epic E 40314First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | US | Epic FE 40314 / Epic E 40314First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | US | Epic FE 40314 / Epic E 40314First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Canada | Epic FE 40314First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Japan | Epic 28·3P-762First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Japan | Epic 28·3P-762First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | US | Epic FE 40314 / Epic E 40314First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Epic FE 40314 / Epic E 40314LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of Welcome Home are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1986 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, Canada, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Epic FE 40314, released October 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FE 40314, 28·3P-762, ELPS 4547, 144.906) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL-40314-3A EDP M1 SF2 SM1 MASTERDISK and BL- 40314-1A MASTERDISK EDP M1 SF2 SM5. 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.
