Vinyl pressings
by Cocteau Twins · 1986
The Pink Opaque was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1986, the album's first year. 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.
EMC.8040.A F/W ¢ A-5Run-out side A, etched - Variation 1
EMC.8040·B A-Run-out side B, etched - Variation 1
EMC.8040.A F/W ¢ A-6Run-out side A, etched - Variation 2
EMC.8040·B A-2Run-out side B, etched - Variation 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | US | Relativity EMC 8040 / 4AD EMC 8040First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1986 | US | Relativity EMC 8040 / 4AD EMC 8040LP, Compilation, Repress | LP, Compilation, Repress |
| 1986 | US | Relativity EMC 8040 / 4AD EMC 8040LP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1986 | US | Relativity EMC 8040 / 4AD EMC 8040LP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1988 | Argentina | DG Discos DG-224 / DG Discos DGC 224LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1988 | Argentina | DG Discos DG-224 / 4ADLP, Compilation, White Label | LP, Compilation, White Label |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | UK | 4AD CAD 3509LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2015 | UK | 4AD CAD 3509LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2015 | Unknown | 4AD CAD 3509LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2015 | Unknown | 4AD CAD 3509LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | 4AD CAD 3509LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Repress | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Repress |
| ? | Europe | 4AD CAD 3509LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Repress | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Repress |
| ? | Europe | 4AD CAD 3509LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Repress | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Repress |
13 vinyl pressings of The Pink Opaque are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1986 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US. One of them is Relativity EMC 8040.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EMC 8040) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EMC.8040.A F/W ¢ A-5 and EMC.8040·B A-. 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.
