UK
April 2003- Label and catalog number
- Mute PL12Mute294
- Format
- 12", White Label
Vinyl pressings
by Dave Gahan · 2003
Dirty Sticky Floors was first pressed on vinyl in 2003. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 2003, the album's first year, in 3 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.
0-42620-A SR-1 Future DiscRunout side A
0-42620-B SR-1Runout side B
0-42620-C- SR-1 Future DiscRunout side C
0-42620-D SR-1Runout side D
P10MUTE301 A-1Stamped
P12 MUTE 294 A-1 I DAMONT. C MIKE'S™-THE EXCHANGESide A
P12 MUTE 294 AA 1 I MIKE'S™-THE EXCHANGE DAMONT CSide AA
PL 12 MUTE294A-1 DAMONT m MIKE's TM-THE EXCHANGERunout side A
PL 12 MUTE294 AA1 DAMONT MIKE's TM-THE EXCHANGE mRunout side B
Side 1: PRO-A-101093-A SR-I FUTURE DISC
Side 2: PRO-A-101093-B SR-I
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | UK | Mute P12Mute294First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 2003 | UK | Mute PL12Mute294First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 2003 | UK | Mute PL12Mute294First year12", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 2003 | US | Reprise Records PRO-A-101093 / Mute PRO-A-101093First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 2003 | US | Reprise Records PRO-A-101116First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 2003 | US | Reprise Records 0-42620First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2003 | Europe | Mute L12MUTE294 / Mute 0724355217967First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 2003 | Europe | Mute 12MUTE294 / Mute 0724354722660First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 2003 | UK | Mute P10MUTE301First year10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 2003 | UK | Mute P10MUTE301First year10", Single Sided, White Label | 10", Single Sided, White Label |
10 vinyl pressings of Dirty Sticky Floors are listed here, from 3 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 2003, in UK, US, Europe. One of them is Mute PL12Mute294, released April 2003.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PL12Mute294, 0-42620, P10MUTE301, P12Mute294) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.