US
December 1990- Label and catalog number
- Seraphic Decay Records SCAM-008
- Format
- 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP · Grey Marbled

Vinyl pressings
by Agathocles · 1990
If This Is Cruel What's Vivisection Then? was first pressed on vinyl in 1990. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1990, the album's first year. 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.
SCAM -008 -A "MEAT IS MURDER!" L-36526Side A
SCAM-008 -B "!!! SPOT ! " L-36526XSide B
SCAM -008 -A "MEAT IS MURDER!" L-36526Side A
SCAM-008 -B "!!! SPOT ! " L-36526XSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | US | Seraphic Decay Records SCAM-008First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP · Colored vinyl | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP · Colored vinyl |
| 1990 | US | Seraphic Decay Records SCAM-008First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1990 | US | Seraphic Decay Records SCAM-008First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP · Colored vinyl | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP · Colored vinyl |
| 1990 | US | Seraphic Decay Records SCAM-008First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP · Colored vinyl | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP · Colored vinyl |
| 1990 | US | Seraphic Decay Records SCAM-008First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP |
| 1990 | US | Seraphic Decay Records SCAM-008First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP · Colored vinyl | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP · Colored vinyl |
| 1990 | US | Seraphic Decay Records SCAM-008First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP · Colored vinyl | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP · Colored vinyl |
| 1990 | US | Seraphic Decay Records SCAM-008First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP · Colored vinyl | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP · Colored vinyl |
| 1990 | US | Seraphic Decay Records SCAM-008First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP · Colored vinyl | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP · Colored vinyl |
| 1990 | US | Seraphic Decay Records SCAM-008First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP · Colored vinyl | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP · Colored vinyl |
| 1990 | US | Seraphic Decay Records SCAM-008First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP · Colored vinyl | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP · Colored vinyl |
| 1990 | US | Seraphic Decay Records SCAM-008First year7", EP, 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", EP, 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1990 | US | Seraphic Decay Records SCAM-008First year7", EP, 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", EP, 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1990 | US | Seraphic Decay Records SCAM-008First year7", EP, 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", EP, 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1990 | US | Seraphic Decay Records SCAM-008First year7", EP, 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", EP, 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Poland | Selfmadegod Records SMG 1137", EP, 45 RPM, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited | 7", EP, 45 RPM, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2014 | Poland | Selfmadegod Records SMG 1137", EP, 45 RPM, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", EP, 45 RPM, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Germany | Seven Metal Inches Records SMIR-187", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
21 vinyl pressings of If This Is Cruel What's Vivisection Then? are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1990 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1990, in US. One of them is Seraphic Decay Records SCAM-008, released December 1990.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SCAM-008) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.