Vinyl pressings
by Broken Bones · 1984
Dem Bones was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 2 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.
MPO FALL LP 028 A^ NO ONE SLEEPS HERE TONIGHT....A runout etched
MPO FALL LP 028 B^ HA-HA-HA....B runout etched
MPO FALL LP 028 A¹ NO ONE SLEEPS HERE. TONIGHT....Runout A
MPO FALL LP 028 B¹ HA-HA-HA....Runout B
FALL LP 028ALabel A
FALL LP 028BLabel B
MPO FALL LP 028 A1 NO ONE SLEEPS HERE TONIGHT....Side A runout
MPO FALL LP 028 B1 HA-HA-HA....Side B runout
FALL LP 028 ASide A label
FALL LP 028 BSide B label
ST AG 0040-AA Side runout
ST AG 0040-BB Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Germany | Aggressive Rockproduktionen AG 0040 / Aggressive Rockproduktionen ag 0040First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | UK | Fallout Records FALL LP 028R / Fallout Records FALL 28First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1984 | UK | Fallout Records FALL LP 028 / Fallout Records FALL 28First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1984 | UK | Fallout Records FALL 28 / Fallout Records FALL LP 028First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | UK | Fallout Records FALL LP 028 / Fallout Records FALL 28First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1984 | UK | Fallout Records FALL LP 028First yearLP, Picture Disc · Picture disc | LP, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 1984 | UK | Fallout Records FALL LP 028LP, Picture Disc, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Picture disc | LP, Picture Disc, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Picture disc |
| 1984 | UK | Fallout Records FALL 28 / Fallout Records FALL LP 028LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1985 | Japan | Vap 35146-25LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Japan | Vap 35146-25LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | UK | Fallout Records FALL 28 / Fallout Records FALL LP 028LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | Fallout Records FALL LP028LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Fallout Records FALL LP 028R / Fallout Records FALL 28LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| ? | UK | Fallout Records FALL 28 / Fallout Records FALL LP 028LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Fallout Records FALL LP 028R / Fallout Records FALL 28LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
15 vinyl pressings of Dem Bones are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1984 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in UK, Germany. One of them is Fallout Records FALL LP 028R.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FALL LP 028R, FALL LP 028, FALL 28, AG 0040) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MPO FALL LP 028 A^ NO ONE SLEEPS HERE TONIGHT.... and MPO FALL LP 028 B^ HA-HA-HA..... 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.
