Vinyl pressings
by Coldcut · 1988
Doctorin' The House was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
32 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 12 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.
C CUT-2-A2 MT. 2 DOCTOR THIS MANSION OUT!Runout side A
C CUT-2-AA2 MT. DOCTOR THAT.Runout side AA
CCUT 2ALabel side A
CCUT 2AALabel side AA
CCUT - 2R A PAGRunout Side A, Variant 1
CCUT - 2R B PAGRunout Side B, Variant 1
CCUT - 2R A, PAGRunout Side A, Variant 2
CCUT - 2R B, PAGRunout Side B, Variant 2
* C-CUT-27- A2 * MTA Side Runout Hand Etched
CCUT-27-B1 MTB Side Runout Hand Etched
CCUT 27AA Side Label
CCUT 27BB Side Label
DOCTOR THISRunout, Side A
MANSION OUT!Runout, Side A
DOCTOR THATRunout, Side B
DOCTOR THIS MANSION OUT! C CUT-2-A2 MTEtched Runout Side A
CCUT-2-AA-2 MT DOCTOR THATEtched Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Australia | CBS 651596 6First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Australia | CBS 651596 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Benelux | Ahead Of Our Time CCUT 1227First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Benelux | Indisc CCUT 12127 / Indisc C CUT 12127First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1988 | Benelux | Ahead Of Our Time CCUT 27First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Benelux | Indisc CCUT 12127 / Indisc C CUT 12127First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1988 | Canada | Columbia 12CXP-07842 / Columbia 12CXP 07842First year12" | 12" |
| 1988 | France | Sonet 80368First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | France | Sonet 80403 / Sonet 80 403First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | France | Sonet 90406 / Virgin 90406First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | Greece | Virgin VG 2107 Z / Virgin VG 2107ZFirst year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1988 | Ireland | Avalon Records CCUT 27First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Italy | Ricordi International SIR 20235First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1988 | Italy | Ricordi International CCUT 2First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Scandinavia | Sonet T-20101First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Zimbabwe | Unit Dance Africa UDA 1027", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Zimbabwe | Gramma UDA 1027", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
34 vinyl pressings of Doctorin' The House are listed here, from 13 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in UK, US, Germany, Australia and more. One of them is Ahead Of Our Time CCUT 2, released February 15, 1988.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CCUT 2, CCUT 2R, CCUT 27, HOTHED 102) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, C CUT-2-A2 MT. 2 DOCTOR THIS MANSION OUT! and C CUT-2-AA2 MT. DOCTOR THAT.. 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.
