Vinyl pressings
by Bauhaus · 1979
Bela Lugosi's Dead was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1979, 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.
S - 1 TEENY 2A EGRunout A, variant 1, etched
S - 9 TEENY2B EGRunout B, variant 1, etched
W-7 TEENY 2A EG 1Runout A, variant 2, etched
W-5 TEENY2B EG 1Runout B, variant 2, etched
Weeney 2 A3/Weeney 2 B3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | UK | Small Wonder Records TEENY 2First year12", Single, Stereo | 12", Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | Small Wonder Records TEENY 2First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | UK | Small Wonder Records TEENY 212", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1980 | UK | Small Wonder Records TEENY 212", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | Small Wonder Records TEENY 212", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | UK | Small Wonder Records TEENY 212", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1988 | UK | Small Wonder Records TEENY 2P12", Single, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc | 12", Single, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc |
| 1988 | UK | Small Wonder Records TEENY 212", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1988 | UK | Small Wonder Records TEENY 212", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | UK | Small Wonder Records TEENY 212", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1991 | UK | Small Wonder Records TEENY 212", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1991 | UK | Small Wonder Records TEENY 212", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue | 12", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Europe | Small Wonder Records TEENY 212", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Small Wonder Records TEENY 212", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Small Wonder Records TEENY 212", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| ? | UK | Small Wonder Records TEENY 212", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of Bela Lugosi's Dead are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1979 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK. One of them is Small Wonder Records TEENY 2, released August 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TEENY 2) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S - 1 TEENY 2A EG and S - 9 TEENY2B EG. 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.
