Vinyl pressings
by Big Black · 1987
Songs About Fucking was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 4 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.
M1SF1 SM7 T&G LP#24-A Europadisk DMMSide A runouts (Variant #1)
M1SF1 SM6 T&G LP#24-B Europadisk DMMSide B runouts (Variant #1)
M1SF1 SM 3̶ 7 T&G-LP#24-A Europadisk DMMSide A runouts (Variant #2)
T&G-LP#24 B Europadisk DMMSide B runouts (Variant #2)
T̶&̶G̶ ̶L̶P̶ ̶#̶2̶4̶-̶A̶ BFFP 19 A1 Europadisk DMM C ☒ MISFISM3Side A runout
BFFP 19B1 T̶&̶G̶ ̶L̶P̶ ̶#̶2̶4̶.̶B̶ Europadisk DMM E MISFISM5Side B runout
BFFP 19 ASide A label
BFFP 19 BSide B label
T&G-LP#24-A Europadisk DMM MISFI SM5 ΔΔ 114 ΑRunout side A
T&G-LP#24-Β Europadisk DMM MISFI SM1 114 Β'Runout side B
BFFP 19 ALabel, side A
BFFP 19 BLabel, side B
T&G-LP#24-A Europadisk DMM MISFI SM5 ΔΔ 114 ΑRunout side A
T&G-LP#24-Β Europadisk DMM MISFI SM1 114 Β'Runout side B
T&G-LP#24-A A Europadisk Dmm 08-24076-1A-1 M1SF1 SM1Runout side A
A T&G-LP#24-B Europadisk Dmm 08-24076-1B-1 M1SF1 SM4Runout side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Greece | Di Di Music Di Di Records 114 / Di Di Music Δ.Δ. 114First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Greece | Di Di Music Di. Di. Records 114 / Di Di Music Δ.Δ. 114First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Netherlands | Torso 33043First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | UK | Blast First BFFP 19LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1987 | US | Touch And Go T&G LP #24 / Touch And Go T&G #24First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Touch And Go T&G LP #24LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1987 | UK | Blast First BFFP 19First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Australia | Au Go Go ANDA 64LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | USA & Europe | Touch And Go T&G #24LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo |
| 1992 | Europe | Touch And Go TG24LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | US | Touch And Go T&G LP #24LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | US | Touch And Go T&G #24LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | USA & Europe | Touch And Go T&G #24LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Not On LabelLP, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Touch And Go T&G LP #24 / Touch And Go T&G #24LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
15 vinyl pressings of Songs About Fucking are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1987 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, UK, Greece, Netherlands. One of them is Touch And Go T&G LP #24.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T&G LP #24, BFFP 19, Di Di Records 114, Di. Di. Records 114) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, M1SF1 SM7 T&G LP#24-A Europadisk DMM and M1SF1 SM6 T&G LP#24-B Europadisk DMM. 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.
