Vinyl pressings
by Bizarre Inc · 1991
Playing With Knives was first pressed on vinyl in 1991. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
25 pressings came out in 1991, the album's first year, in 9 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.
STORM 25 RT A1 WERE NOT GONNA GET IT DONE ON TIME PR-P MIKE'S-THE EXCHANGERunout side A
STORM 25 RT B1 MIKE'S-THE EXCHANGE PR-P A YOU KNOW WHEN YOUR TIRED COS YOU START FEELING SICKRunout side B
STORM 25 A1 PAULS' PR-P D DON'T LADDER YOUR TIGHTSEtchings side A - variation 1
STORM 25 B1 PR-P THE EXCHANGE D OKIN ALL THE PEOPLE LIKE A SEX MACHINEEtchings side B - variation 1
STORM 25 A1 PAULS' P3 PR-P A DON'T LADDER YOUR TIGHTSEtchings side A - variation 2
STORM 25 B1 P3 PR-P THE EXCHANGE A OKIN ALL THE THE PEOPLE LIKE A SEX MACHINEEtchings side B - variation 2
STORM 25 A1 PAULS' PR-P J DON'T LADDER YOUR TIGHTSEtched, A side runout
STORM 25 B1 PR-P J THE EXCHANGE OKIN ALL THE THE PEOPLE LIKE A SEX MACHINEEtched, B side runout
STORM 25 RT A1 WERE NOT GONNA GET IT DONE ON TIME MIKE'S-THE EXCHANGERun-out Etchings Side A
STORM 25 RT B1 MIKE'S-THE EXCHANGE PR-P YOU KNOW WHEN YOUR TIRED COS YOU START FEELING SICKRun-out Etchings Side B
STORM 38S A1 MIke's 'n' Ingas - THE EXCHANGE PR-E- LYN 29619
STORM 38SB1 PR-E MIKE'S-THE EXCHANGE LYN 29620 [etching of flower?]xxx
STORM 38 A2 PR-E MIKE'S - THE EXCHANGE P3 INGA'S CANINE EQ RE-CUTVariant 1, runout side A
STORM 38 B1 PR-E INGA'S HARDCORE MIX MIKE'S - THE EXCHANGEVariant 1, runout side B
STORM 38 A2 PR-E MIKE'S - THE EXCHANGE P3 INGA'S C CANINE EQ RE-CUTVariant 2, runout side A
STORM 38 B1 PR-E INGA'S HARDCORE MIX [Paw symbol] 7 P2 C MIKE'S - THE EXCHANGEVariant 2, runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Australia | Possum Records POST 628First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1991 | France | Clever House Of Music 13295-6First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1991 | Germany | Deep Groove 614 305First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1991 | Germany | Deep Groove 615 064First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1991 | Germany | Deep Groove 114 305First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1991 | Germany | Deep Groove 615 064First year12", 45 RPM, Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1991 | Italy | Flying International FIN 020First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1991 | Netherlands | Torso Dance Torso 12186First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1991 | Netherlands | Torso Dance TORSO 70186First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1991 | Portugal | Vidisco 11.20.325First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1991 | Spain | Max Music NM 468 MAFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1991 | Spain | Max Music M 468 SP / Max Music M468SPFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1991 | UK | Vinyl Solution STORM 25First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1991 | UK | Vinyl Solution STORM 38First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1991 | UK | Vinyl Solution STORM 25First year12", 45 RPM, Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | UK | S12 S12DJ10912", 45 RPM, Reissue | 12", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 2004 | UK | S12 S12DJ10912", 45 RPM, Reissue, Repress | 12", 45 RPM, Reissue, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Not On Label VC 0112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, White Label | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, White Label |
32 vinyl pressings of Playing With Knives are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1991 and 2004.
The earliest pressings are from 1991, in UK, Italy, UK & Europe, Australia and more. One of them is Vinyl Solution STORM 25 RT, released March 1991.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use STORM 25 RT, STORM 25, STORM 38S, STORM 38) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STORM 25 RT A1 WERE NOT GONNA GET IT DONE ON TIME PR-P MIKE'S-THE EXCHANGE and STORM 25 RT B1 MIKE'S-THE EXCHANGE PR-P A YOU KNOW WHEN YOUR TIRED COS YOU START FEELING SICK. 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.
