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Smalltown Boy by Bronski Beat, album cover

First-year pressing

Smalltown Boy 1984 UK Pressing (BITE 1)

Smalltown Boy by Bronski Beat

Artist
Bronski Beat
Title
Smalltown Boy
Labels
  • Forbidden Fruit BITE 1
  • Forbidden Fruit 820 091-7
Country
UK
Released
1984
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single
Format notes
Silver Injection Labels

Runout and matrix codes

Etched or stamped in the dead wax between the last track and the label. If yours match, you have this pressing.

  • BITE 1 A // 2 ∇ 420 R 1 2Stamped runout, side A, variant 1
  • BITE 1 B // 2 ∇ 420 R 2 5Stamped runout, side B, variant 1
  • BITE 1 A // 2 ∇ 420 R 1 6Stamped runout, side A, variant 2
  • BITE 1 B // 2 ∇ 420 R 1 6Stamped runout, side B, variant 2
  • BITE 1 A // 1 ∇ 420 R 11 20Stamped runout, side A, variant 3
  • BITE 1 B // 1 ∇ 420 R 2 23Stamped runout, side B, variant 3
  • BITE 1 A // 1 ▽ 420 R 11 0 0Stamped runout, side A, variant 4, see notes
  • BITE 1 B // 2 ▽ 420 R 11 1 5Stamped runout, side B, variant 4
  • BITE 1 A // 1 ▽ 420 R 11 2 2Stamped runout, side A, variant 5
  • BITE 1 B // 1 ▽ 420 R 11 3 3Stamped runout, side B, variant 5
  • BITE 1 A//1∇420R 11Variant 6 - Runout A-side
  • BITE 1 B//2∇420 R 11 15Variant 6 - Runout B-side
All 65 pressings of Smalltown Boy