UK
1998- Label and catalog number
- Subversive SUB46T
- Format
- 12", 45 RPM

Vinyl pressings
by Cevin Fisher's Big Freak · 1998
The Freaks Come Out was first pressed on vinyl in 1998. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1998, the album's first year, in 6 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.
A Side: MOSP 127 A-2-1-
B Side: MOSP 127 B-2-1-
MOSP 127 A-2-1-A side runout stamped
MOSP 127 B-2-1-B side runout stamped
MOSP 127 C-2-1-C side runout stamped
MOSP 127 D-2-1-D side runout stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | France | Independance Records 895 520-6First year12" | 12" |
| 1998 | Italy | Reshape RESHAPE 019First year12" | 12" |
| 1998 | Italy | Reshape RESHAPE 023First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1998 | Italy | Reshape RESHAPE 019First year12", Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1998 | Italy | Reshape RESHAPE 019First year12", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 1998 | Netherlands | 3345 Recordings 334503 / United Recordings 334503First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1998 | Netherlands | 3345 Recordings 334503First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label |
| 1998 | Spain | Container Records NM7075MXFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1998 | Spain | Container Records NM 7090 MXFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1998 | UK | Subversive SUB46TFirst year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1998 | UK | Ministry Of Sound MOS127First year12" | 12" |
| 1998 | UK | Ministry Of Sound MOSR127First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1998 | UK | Sound Of Ministry MOSP127First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1998 | UK | Subversive SUB 46TRFirst year12", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 1998 | UK | Subversive SUB46First year12", White Label, Promo · Promo | 12", White Label, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Netherlands | 3345 Recordings 33452012", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 2000 | Netherlands | 3345 Recordings 33450312", 45 RPM, White Label | 12", 45 RPM, White Label |
| 2006 | UK | Litmus Recordings LITMUS00412" | 12" |
| 2006 | UK | Litmus Recordings LITMUS00412", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 2006 | UK | Litmus Recordings LITMUS00512", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2009 | UK | Subversive SUB112T12" | 12" |
| 2009 | UK | Made To Play mtp:02112", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM |
| 2009 | UK | Subversive SUB112TR12" | 12" |
27 vinyl pressings of The Freaks Come Out are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1998 and 2009.
The earliest pressings are from 1998, in UK, US, France, Italy and more. One of them is Subversive SUB46T.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SUB46T, MOS127, MOSR127, SUB 46TR) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.