Vinyl pressings
by Bad Brains · 1980
Pay To Cum! was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1980, 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.
MOD •001• A RL (PR) MASTERDISKRunout side A, hand-etched, "MASTERDISK" stamped
MOD •001• A (PR) MASTERDISKRunout side B, hand-etched, "MASTERDISK" stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | Bad Brain Records BB001First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1981 | US | Bad Brain Records BB001 / Prank Productions BB0017", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1989 | US | Not On Label (Bad Brains)7", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 1989 | US | Not On Label (Bad Brains)7", Single, Reissue, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial | 7", Single, Reissue, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | US | Not On Label (Bad Brains) 0077", Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | 7", Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Europe | Not On Label (Bad Brains)7", Single, Reissue, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | 7", Single, Reissue, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2000 | Europe | Not On Label (Bad Brains)7", Single, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 7", Single, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2000 | Europe | Not On Label (Bad Brains)7", Single, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | 7", Single, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2000 | Europe | Not On Label (Bad Brains)7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | US | Bad Brain Records BB0017", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2011 | US | Bad Brain Records BB0017", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2011 | US | Bad Brain Records BB0017", 45 RPM, Record Store Day, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Record Store Day, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2011 | US | Bad Brain Records BB0017", 45 RPM, Record Store Day, Single, Reissue, Remastered | 7", 45 RPM, Record Store Day, Single, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2012 | US | Bad Brains Records BB0017", Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | ORG Music ORGM-21787", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 2021 | US | Bad Brains Records ORGM-21787", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2021 | US | Bad Brains Records ORGM-21787", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Bad Brains Records ORGM-21787", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Bad Brains Records ORGM-2178-IEX7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Bad Brains Records ORGM-2178 / Bad Brains Records ORGM-2178-C7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Bad Brains Records ORGM-21787", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Bad Brains Records ORGM-21787", Single, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", Single, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Bad Brains Records BB0017", Single, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 7", Single, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Bad Brain Records BB0017", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Not On Label (Bad Brains)7", Single, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | 7", Single, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Not On Label (Bad Brains)7", Single, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | 7", Single, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Not On Label (Bad Brains)7", Single, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | 7", Single, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
27 vinyl pressings of Pay To Cum! are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1980 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US. One of them is Bad Brain Records BB001, released June 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BB001) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MOD •001• A RL (PR) MASTERDISK and MOD •001• A (PR) MASTERDISK. 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.
