Vinyl pressings
by Depeche Mode · 1989
Everything Counts, Nothing 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.
52 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 14 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.
L12 Bong 16 A-1 TOWNHOUSE DAMONTSide A runout, variant 1
L12 Bong 16 B-1 TOWNHOUSE DAMONTSide B runout, variant 1
L12 Bong 16 A-1 1 DAMONT D TOWN HOUSESide A runout, variant 2
L12 Bong 16 B-1 1 DAMONT TOWN HOUSE DSide B runout, variant 2
12 Bong 16 - A1 TOWNHOUSE PR-EA side runout, etched, variant 1
12 Bong 16 - B1 TOWNHOUSE PR-EB side runout, etched, variant 1
12 BONG 16 - A1 PR-E TOWNHOUSE P6A side runout, etched, variant 2
12 BONG 16 - B1 PR-E TOWNHOUSEB side runout, etched, variant 2
7 BONG 16 A¹ TOWNHOUSE DMM DAMONT MPORunout side A, variant 1, [MPO scratched out]
7 BONG 16 B¹ TOWNHOUSE DAMONT MPORunout side B, variant 1, [MPO scratched out]
7 BONG 16 A¹ TOWNHOUSE DMM DAMONT AC MPORunout side A, variant 2, [MPO scratched out]
7 BONG 16 B¹ TOWNHOUSE DAMONT S MPORunout side B, variant 2, [MPO scratched out]
MPO 7 BONG 16 A1 TOWNHOUSE DMMSide A Runout Groove Hand-Etched
MPO 7 BONG 16 B1 TOWNHOUSE DMMSide B Runout Groove Hand-Etched
12BONG16 - A1 PR-E TOWNHOUSE FRunouts side A, variant 1
12 BONG 16-B1 PR-E TOWNHOUSE FRunouts side B, variant 1
12 BONG 16 - A1 PR-E TOWNHOUSERunouts side A, variant 2
12 BONG 16-B 1 PR-E TOWNHOUSERunouts side B, variant 2
10 BONG 16 A-1 TOWNHOUSE LYN 22604Runout A, variant 1
10 BONG 16 B-1 TOWNHOUSE LYN 22605Runout B, variant 1
10 BONG 16 A-1 - TOWNHOUSE - LYN-22605̶4 SRunout A, variant 2
10 BONG 16 B-1 - TOWNHOUSE LYN-22605 ERunout B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | UK | Mute 7 BONG 167", Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1988 | UK | Mute 7 BONG 16R7", Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1989 | Belgium | Mute Bong 1246016First year12", Single | 12", Single |
| 1989 | Belgium | Indisc BONG 46016First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1989 | Belgium | Mute BONG 46016First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Canada | Sire 92-11830 / Mute 92-11830First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1989 | Canada | Sire 92 29937 / Mute 92 29937First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Canada | Sire 92 29937 / Mute 92 29937First year7", Promo, 45 RPM, Single · Promo | 7", Promo, 45 RPM, Single · Promo |
| 1989 | France | Virgin 90492 / Mute 90492First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | France | Virgin 80440 / Mute 80440First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1989 | France | Mute 80430 / Virgin 80430First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1989 | France | Mute SA 1241 / Virgin SA 1241First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | Germany | Mute INT 192.648 / Mute BONG 16First year7", Single, Promo, 45 RPM · Promo | 7", Single, Promo, 45 RPM · Promo |
| 1989 | Greece | Virgin VG 2128-ZFirst year12", Maxi-Single | 12", Maxi-Single |
| 1989 | Greece | Virgin VG 2128-ZFirst year12", Maxi-Single, Promo · Promo | 12", Maxi-Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Mute 12 Bong 1612", Single, Repress | 12", Single, Repress |
| ? | UK | Mute 12 Bong 1612", Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
59 vinyl pressings of Everything Counts, Nothing are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1988 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in UK, US, Belgium, Germany and more. One of them is Mute L12 Bong 16, released February 1989.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use L12 Bong 16, 12 Bong 16, Bong 16, 10 Bong 16) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, L12 Bong 16 A-1 TOWNHOUSE DAMONT and L12 Bong 16 B-1 TOWNHOUSE DAMONT. 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.
