Vinyl pressings
by Coil · 1986
Horse Rotorvator 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.
3 pressings came out in 1986, 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 ROTA 1 A¹ WE ALL GET THE GODS WE DESERVESide A (Hand-etched)
MPO ROTA 1 B¹ CHANTS DE MORTSide B (Hand-etched)
ROTAIASide A (Label)
ROTAIBSide B (Label)
ROTA 1 A WE ALL GET THE GODS WE DESERVE MPOSide A, hand-etched runout, variant 1
ROTA 1 B CHANTS DE MORT MPOSide B, hand-etched runout, variant 1
ROTA 1 A1 WE ALL GET THE GODS WE DESERVE MPOSide A, hand-etched runout, variant 2
ROTA 1 B1 CHANTS DE MORT MPOSide B, hand-etched runout, variant 2
08-23848-1A-1
08-23848-1B-1
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 | Netherlands | BoudisqueFirst yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1986 | UK | Force & Form ROTA 1 / K.422 ROTA 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | UK | Force & Form ROTA 1LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1986 | UK | Force & Form ROTA 1LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1986 | UK | Force & Form ROTA 1 / K.422 ROTA 1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1987 | France | Les Disques Du Soleil Et De L'Acier DSA 54008LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | France | Les Disques Du Soleil Et De L'Acier SA 54008LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1987 | Germany | Recordvox spv 098008LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Germany | Recordvox spv 098008LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1987 | Netherlands | Force & Form ROTA 1 / K.422 ROTA 1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Netherlands | Force & Form ROTA 1 / K.422 ROTA 1LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1987 | US | Relativity 88561-8139-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Relativity 88561-8139-1LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1987 | US | Relativity 88561-8139-1LP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1987 | US | Relativity 88561-8139-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | UK | Threshold House Loci 16LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Germany | Recordvox spv 098008LP, Album, Mispress, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Mispress, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
17 vinyl pressings of Horse Rotorvator are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1986 and 2011.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in UK, Netherlands. One of them is Force & Form ROTA 1, released November 24, 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ROTA 1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MPO ROTA 1 A¹ WE ALL GET THE GODS WE DESERVE and MPO ROTA 1 B¹ CHANTS DE MORT. 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.
