Vinyl pressings
by Bauhaus · 1982
Kick In The Eye was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 3 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.
W2 BEG+74+A, OSide A runout, etched, variant 1
W3 , BEG+74+B OSide B runout, etched, variant 1
W 8 BEG+74+A OSide A runout, etched, variant 2
W-7 BEG+74+B OSide B runout, etched, variant 2
BEG 74 T A2 LB W W25Runout side A, etched variant 1
BEG 74 T B2 LB W FI W14Runout side B, etched variant 1
BEG 74 T A2 LB W W23Runout side A, etched variant 2
BEG 74 T B2 LB W FIRunout side B, etched variant 2
BEG 74 T A2 LB WRunout side A, etched, variant 1
BEG 74 T B2 LB WRunout side B, etched, variant 1
BEG 74 T A2 - 6 LB WRunout side A, etched, variant 2
BEG 74 T B2 - 6 LB WRunout side B, etched, variant 2
BEG+74+A - 2Side A runout, variant 1
BEG+74+B - 3Side B runout, variant 1
BEG+74+A - 1 OSide A runout, variant 2
BEG+74+B - 2 OSide B runout, variant 2
BEG74+A W2Side A runout, variant 1
BEG+74+A O W7Side A runout, variant 2
BEG+74+B | O W10Side B runout, variant 2
BEG+74+A O W5Side A runout, variant 3
noneSide A runout
BEG+74+BSide B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | Beggars Banquet POWT 2006First year12", 45 RPM, EP | 12", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1982 | UK | Beggars Banquet beg.74 / Beggars Banquet BEG 74First yearEP, 7", 45 RPM | EP, 7", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEG 74 (T)First year12", 45 RPM, EP | 12", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1982 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEG 74First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1982 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEG 74 T12", 45 RPM, EP, Mispress, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, EP, Mispress, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1982 | Ireland | Beggars Banquet BEG 74First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1982 | UK | Beggars Banquet beg.74 / Beggars Banquet BEG 74First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1982 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEG 74 (T)First year12", EP, 45 RPM | 12", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1982 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEG 74 (T) / Beggars Banquet beg.74tFirst year12", EP, 45 RPM | 12", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1982 | UK | Beggars Banquet beg.74 / Beggars Banquet BEG 74First yearEP, 7", 45 RPM | EP, 7", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEG 74 (T) / Beggars Banquet BEG 74tFirst year12", 45 RPM, EP, Mispress | 12", 45 RPM, EP, Mispress |
| 1982 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEG 74 (T)12", 45 RPM, EP, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, EP, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1982 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEG74 / Beggars Banquet beg.74First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Beggars Banquet BEG 74t / Beggars Banquet beg.74t12", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 12", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
14 vinyl pressings of Kick In The Eye are listed here, from 3 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in UK, Ireland, Australia. One of them is Beggars Banquet beg.74, released February 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use beg.74, BEG 74 (T), BEG74, BEG 74) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, W2 BEG+74+A, O and W3 , BEG+74+B O. 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.
