UK
1989- Label and catalog number
- Link Records LINK MLP 084
- Format
- LP, Mini-Album
- Runout / matrix
Link MLP-084-A1 ADRENALIN A PORKY PRIME CUTSide A etched
Link MLP-084-B1 ADRENALIN A PORKY PRIME CUT-Side B etched
Vinyl pressings
by Demented Are Go · 1989
The Day The Earth Spat Blood was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1989, 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.
Link MLP-084-A1 ADRENALIN A PORKY PRIME CUTSide A etched
Link MLP-084-B1 ADRENALIN A PORKY PRIME CUT-Side B etched
Link MLP-084-A1 ADRENALIN A PORKY PRIME CUTSide A etched
Link MLP-084-B1 ADRENALIN A PORKY PRIME CUT-Side B etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | UK | Link Records LINK MLP 084First yearLP, Mini-Album | LP, Mini-Album |
| 1989 | UK | Link Records LINK MLP 084First yearLP, Mini-Album, Misprint | LP, Mini-Album, Misprint |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Netherlands | Rebellion Records RR184LP, 45 RPM, Mini-Album, Reissue | LP, 45 RPM, Mini-Album, Reissue |
| 2018 | Netherlands | Rebellion Records RR184LP, 45 RPM, Mini-Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, 45 RPM, Mini-Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2018 | Netherlands | Rebellion Records RR184LP, Mini-Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Mini-Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | Phantom Chord PC5LP, Mini-Album, Reissue | LP, Mini-Album, Reissue |
| 2022 | US | Phantom Chord PC5LP, Mini-Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Mini-Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Phantom Chord PC5LP, Mini-Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Mini-Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Phantom Chord PC5LP, Mini-Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Mini-Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Netherlands | Rebellion Records RR184LP, Mini-Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Mini-Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of The Day The Earth Spat Blood are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1989 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in UK. One of them is Link Records LINK MLP 084.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LINK MLP 084) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Link MLP-084-A1 ADRENALIN A PORKY PRIME CUT and Link MLP-084-B1 ADRENALIN A PORKY PRIME CUT-. 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.