Vinyl pressings
by Wang Chung · 1986
Mosaic 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.
25 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 19 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.
GHS-24115-A SR1 1 3 [SRC logo]Runout A, Variant 1
GHS-24115-B-SH2 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-25218-SH2 ∆14159-X 0-1 SP0-1 AL-SPRunout B, Variant 1
GHS-24115-A SR1 1 3 G̶H̶S̶-̶2̶2̶4̶1̶1̶5̶-̶A̶ ̶S̶R̶1̶ [SRC logo]Runout A, Variant 2
GHS 2̶ 24115-B-SH2 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-25218-SH2 △14159-X 1-3 AL-SPRunout B, Variant 2
GHS-24115-A-SH2 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-25217-SH2 △14159 1-1Side A runout, variant 1
GHS-24115-B-SH1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-25218-SH1 △14159-X 1-1Side B runout, variant 1
GHS-24115-A-SH2 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-25217-SH2 △14159 1-1Side A runout, variant 2
GHS-24115-A-SH2 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-25218-SH2 △14159-X 1-1Side B runout, variant 2
P-13393-1On Label Side A
P-13393-2On Label Side B
MX212445 24115-1-1 (GHS 2 24115-1-A scatched out) - SH1 O B-25217-SH1 △14159 AUST ∕.-4Side A Runout Etched
MX212446 (GHS 2 scatched out) - 24115-1-B-SH2 O B-25218-SH2 △14159-X AUST ∕ - 4Side B Runout Etched
MX212445Side A Label
MX212446Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Argentina | Geffen Records 24115 / WEA 80058First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Australia | Geffen Records 24115-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Brazil | Geffen Records 670.4002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | Geffen Records XGHS 24115First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | Geffen Records GHS 24115First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | Geffen Records GHS 24115LP, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1986 | Europe | Geffen Records 924 115-1 / Geffen Records WX 74First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Guatemala | Geffen Records GHS-24115First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Honduras | Geffen Records GHS-24115First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Italy | Geffen Records 92 4115-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records LWB-6547 / Geffen Records LWB-6547First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Panama | Geffen Records GHS 24115First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Philippines | Geffen Records GHS 24115First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Portugal | Geffen Records 1591131First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | South Africa | Geffen Records GFC 1005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
29 vinyl pressings of Mosaic are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1986 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, Japan, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Geffen Records GHS 24115, released October 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GHS 24115, P-13393, 24115, 24115-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, GHS-24115-A SR1 1 3 [SRC logo] and GHS-24115-B-SH2 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-25218-SH2 ∆14159-X 0-1 SP0-1 AL-SP. 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.
