Vinyl pressings
by Cabaret Voltaire · 1979
Mix-Up was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1979, 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.
S-I (ALI) ROUGH 4 A - 1 A PORKY PRIME CUTRunout side A, variant 1
S-2 - M - S-2 (ALI) ROUGH 4 B - 1 BEWARE THE EARTH IS HATCHING NOWRunout side B, variant 1
S-3 (ALI) ROUGH 4 A - 1 A PORKY PRIME CUTRunout side A, variant 2
- M - S-7 (ALI) ROUGH 4 B - 1 BEWARE THE EARTH IS HATCHING NOWRunout side B, variant 2
ROUGH 4/1 OK ?writed etchings side A
ROUGH 4/2 OSTwrited etchings 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | France | Celluloid LTM 1041 / Celluloid LTD 1041First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Italy | Base Record ROUGH 4 Y5First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Rough Trade ROUGH 4First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Italy | Go International GI LP 4LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | UK | Mute CABS 8LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Italy | Rough Trade QIAG-9172LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Italy | Base Record ROUGH 4 Y5LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | UK | Rough Trade ROUGH 4Album, Test Pressing, LP · Test pressing | Album, Test Pressing, LP · Test pressing |
| ? | UK | Rough Trade ROUGH 4LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | UK | Rough Trade ROUGH 4LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | UK | Rough Trade ROUGH 4LP, Album, Repress, White Label | LP, Album, Repress, White Label |
11 vinyl pressings of Mix-Up are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1979 and 2011.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK, France, Italy. One of them is Rough Trade ROUGH 4, released October 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ROUGH 4, LTM 1041, ROUGH 4 Y5) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S-I (ALI) ROUGH 4 A - 1 A PORKY PRIME CUT and S-2 - M - S-2 (ALI) ROUGH 4 B - 1 BEWARE THE EARTH IS HATCHING NOW. 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.
