Vinyl pressings
by Crass · 1982
Christ - The Album was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1982, 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.
BOLLOX 2U2 A-3 [Utopia lyre symbol] IN WAR THERE IS NO REASON - ONLY CRUEL BARBARIC FUTILITY MPORunout A-side, etching
BOLLOX 2U2 B-3 THE DAWN IS IN US MPORunout B-side, etching
BOLLOX 2U2 C-3 FOR WAR THERE IS NO REASON - ONLY CRUEL BARBARIC UTILITY... MPORunout C-side, etching
BOLLOX 2U2 D-3 THE DAWN IS FOR US MPORunout D-side, etching
BOLLOX 2U2 A3 ψ IN WAR THERE IS NO REASON - ONLY CRUELL BARBARIC FUTILITY MPORunout A etched
BOLLOX 2U2 B-3 THE DAWN IS IN US MPORunout B etched
BOLLOX 2U2 C-3 FOR WAR THERE IS NO REASON - ONLY CRUEL BARBARIC UTILITY... MPORunout C etched
BOLLOX 2U2 D-3 THE DAWN IS FOR US MPORunout D etched
BOLLOX 2U2 A-3 ψ IN WAR THERE IS NO REASON - ONLY CRUEL BARBARIC FUTILITY MPORunout Side A
BOLLOX 2U2 B-3 THE DAWN IS IN US MPORunout Side B
BOLLOX 2U2 C-3 FOR WAR THERE IS NO REASON - ONLY CRUEL BARBARIC UTILITY... MPORunout Side C
BOLLOX 2U2 D-3 THE DAWN IS FOR US MPORunout Side D
BOLLOX 2U2 A-4 IN WAR THERE IS NO REASON - ONLY CRUEL BARBARIC FUTILITY DAMONTRunout Side A
BOLLOX 2U2 B-4 THE DAWN IS IN US DAMONTRunout Side B
BOLLOX 2U2 C-4 FOR WAR THERE IS NO REASON - ONLY CRUEL BARBARIC UTILITY DAMONTRunout Side C
BOLLOX 2U2 D-4 THE DAWN IS FOR US DAMONTRunout Side D
BOLLOX 2U2 A-4 IN WAR THERE IS NO REASON - ONLY CRUEL BARBARIC FUTILITY DAMONTRunout Side A
BOLLOX 2U2 B-4 THE DAWN IS IN US DAMONTRunout Side B
BOLLOX 2U2 C-4 FOR WAR THERE IS NO REASON - ONLY CRUEL BARBARIC UTILITY DAMONTRunout Side C
BOLLOX 2U2 D-4 THE DAWN IS FOR US DAMONTRunout Side D
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | UK | Crass Records BOLLOX 2U2First yearLP, Album, Box Set | LP, Album, Box Set |
| 1982 | UK | Crass Records BOLLOX 2U2First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Album, Stereo, Box Set |
| 1982 | UK | Crass Records BOLLOX 2U2First yearLP, Album, Box Set | LP, Album, Box Set |
| 1982 | UK | Crass Records BOLLOX 2U2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | UK | Crass Records BOLLOX 2U2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | UK | Crass Records BOLLOX 2U2LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | UK | Crass Records BOLLOX 2U2LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 2019 | UK | Crass Records BOLLOX 2U2 RLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Box Set | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Box Set |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Crass Records BOLLOX 2U2LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Crass Records BOLLOX 2U2LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
10 vinyl pressings of Christ - The Album are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1982 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in UK. One of them is Crass Records BOLLOX 2U2.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BOLLOX 2U2) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BOLLOX 2U2 A-3 [Utopia lyre symbol] IN WAR THERE IS NO REASON - ONLY CRUEL BARBARIC FUTILITY MPO and BOLLOX 2U2 B-3 THE DAWN IS IN US MPO. 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.
