Vinyl pressings
by Yukihiro Takahashi · 1981
Neuromantic = ニウロマンティック was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 6 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.
ƱTOPIA. ALR 28018A 112+ ESide A runout, variant 1
ƱTOPIA. ALR 28018B 111+ ESide B runout, variant 1
ƱTOPIA. ALR 28018A 111 ++ESide A runout, variant 2
ƱTOPIA. ALR 28018B 111 +++Side B runout, variant 2
ƱTOPIA. ALR 28018A 112 ⊹ ESide A runout
ƱTOPIA. ALR . 28018B 111 ꔰꔰ⊹Side B runout
M-16009-ASSide A label
M-16009-BSSide B label
[Stamped] 0I-85393-2A-1 [Etched] AAF 16009.A JS.KENDUN AA-Side Runout
[Stamped] 0I-85393-2B-1 [Etched] AAF 16009.B JS.KENDUN AB-Side Runout
ALF [XXXXX] 85393 A1 DRunout Side A
ALF [XXXXX] 85393 B2 ARunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | Alfa AAF 16009First yearLP | LP |
| 1981 | Australia | Alfa AAF 16009First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | Canada | Alfa Records, Inc AAF-16009 / Columbia AAF-16009First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Europe | Alfa ALF 85393First yearLP | LP |
| 1981 | Japan | Alfa ALR-28018First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1981 | New Zealand | Alfa AAF 16009First yearLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| 1981 | UK & Europe | Alfa ALF 85393First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Japan | Alfa ALR-28018First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Spain | CBS ALF 85393LP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Spain | Alfa ALF 85393LP | LP |
| 1982 | US | Alfa AAF-16009LP, Album, Special Edition | LP, Album, Special Edition |
| 1982 | US | Alfa AAF-16009LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | Alfa AAF-16009LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | UK & Europe | Alfa ALF 85393LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | Epic AAF-16009 / Alfa AAF-16009LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Japan | Great Tracks MHJL 172 / Alfa MHJL 172LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
17 vinyl pressings of Neuromantic = ニウロマンティック are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1981 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in Japan, Australia, Canada, Europe and more. One of them is Alfa ALR-28018, released May 24, 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ALR-28018, AAF 16009, AAF-16009, ALF 85393) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ƱTOPIA. ALR 28018A 112+ E and ƱTOPIA. ALR 28018B 111+ E. 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.
