Vinyl pressings
by Alien Sex Fiend · 1983
Who's Been Sleeping In My Brain was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 2 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.
GRAM 10 A 1 POUNDA TA1PE WHOOPS! DON'T MIND ME DEAR. [SNA Logo]Side A, etched; SNA stamped
GRAM 10 B1 PURPLE GLISTENER. [SNA Logo]Side B, etched; SNA stamped
AE 280 SACEM
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | UK | Anagram Records GRAM 10First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1983 | France | Virgin 205.539 / Virgin 205 539First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | UK | Anagram Records GRAM 10 / Anagram Records GRAM10First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Canada | Fringe Product FPL3014LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Greece | Music-Box M. BOX 40234LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | New Zealand | Cherry Red MUFP 567LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Spain | PDI, S.A. 30.0625LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Spain | PDI, S.A. 30.0625LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | US | Relativity EMC-8002LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Japan | Vap 35125-25LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Japan | Vap 35125-25LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Spain | PDI B-20621 / PDI 30.625LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Spain | PDI E-30625 / PDI 30.625LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Germany, Austria, & Switzerland | Rebel Rec. RE 0038 / Anagram Records GRAM 10LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Germany, Austria, & Switzerland | Rebel Rec. RE 0038 / Anagram Records GRAM 10LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Italy | Get Back GET 107LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | UK | Let Them Eat Vinyl LETV298LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | Drastic Plastic Records DPRLP123LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Anagram Records GRAM 10 / Anagram Records GRAM10LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Relativity EMC-8002 / Relativity 88561-8002-1LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
21 vinyl pressings of Who's Been Sleeping In My Brain are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1983 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in UK, France. One of them is Anagram Records GRAM 10, released November 11, 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GRAM 10, 205.539) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, GRAM 10 A 1 POUNDA TA1PE WHOOPS! DON'T MIND ME DEAR. [SNA Logo] and GRAM 10 B1 PURPLE GLISTENER. [SNA Logo]. 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.
