Vinyl pressings
by Cult Hero · 1979
I'm A Cult Hero was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. 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 1979, 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.
FICS 6 A//1▽E STR 11 1 STRAWBERRYRunout A stamped, variant 1
FICS 6 B//1▽E STR 11 STRAWBERRYRunout B stamped, variant 1
FICS 6 A//1▽E STR 11 STRAWBERRY 6Runout A stamped, variant 2
FICS 6 B//1▽E STR 11 STRAWBERRY 3Runout B stamped, variant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | UK | Fiction Records FICS 006First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | Modulation Records MN-450007", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Canada | Modulation Records MN-450007", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Canada | Modulation Records MN-450007", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Canada | Modulation Records MN-450007", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Canada | Modulation Records MN-450007", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | New Zealand | Stunn BFA 0127", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Italy | Stampa Alternativa SCONC 0047", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1988 | Italy | Stampa Alternativa SCONC 0047", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1988 | Italy | Stampa Alternativa SCONC 0047", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1988 | Italy | Stampa Alternativa SCONC 0047", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1988 | Italy | Stampa Alternativa SCONC 0047", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Fiction Records FICS 00645 RPM, 7", Unofficial Release, Single · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | 45 RPM, 7", Unofficial Release, Single · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Unknown | Fiction Records FICS 00645 RPM, 7", Unofficial Release, Single · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | 45 RPM, 7", Unofficial Release, Single · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Unknown | Fiction Records FICS 0067", Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | 7", Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | UK | Cult CT-1007", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited |
| ? | UK | Fiction Records FICS 0067", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
17 vinyl pressings of I'm A Cult Hero are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1979 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK. One of them is Fiction Records FICS 006, released December 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FICS 006) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FICS 6 A//1▽E STR 11 1 STRAWBERRY and FICS 6 B//1▽E STR 11 STRAWBERRY. 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.
