Vinyl pressings
by Dead Can Dance · 1985
Spleen And Ideal was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1985, 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.
MPO CAD 512 A2A-side runout hand-etched, variant 1
MPO CAD 512 B2B-side runout hand-etched, variant 1
MPO CAD 512 A2A-side runout hand-etched, variant 3
CAD 512 B2B-side runout hand-etched, variant 3
CAD-512A SnB 230 EL DM 1Side A runout
CAD-512B SnB 230 EL DM 2Side A runout
VG 50422 ARunout, side A
VG 50422 BRunout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Canada | 4AD CAD 512First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Canada | 4AD CAD 512First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Greece | 4AD CAD 512 / Virgin VG 50422First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | UK | 4AD CAD 512First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | UK | 4AD CAD 512LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1985 | UK | 4AD CAD 512LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1986 | Japan | Nexus K25P-624 / Nexus CAD 512LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Japan | Nexus K25P-624 / Nexus CAD 512LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Argentina | DG Discos DG-219LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Argentina | DG Discos DG-219LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | France | 4AD 70517 / 4AD 70 517LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | UK | Vinyl 180 VIN180LP007 / 4AD VIN180LP007LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Unknown | 4AD CAD 3623LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2016 | UK | 4AD CAD 3623LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2016 | US | 4AD CAD 3623LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2016 | UK & US | 4AD CAD 3623LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2019 | UK, Europe & US | 4AD CAD 3623LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Europe | 4AD CAD 3623LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
18 vinyl pressings of Spleen And Ideal are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1985 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in UK, Canada, Greece. One of them is 4AD CAD 512.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CAD 512) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MPO CAD 512 A2 and MPO CAD 512 B2. 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.
