Vinyl pressings
by Depeche Mode · 1985
Shake The Disease 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.
45 pressings came out in 1985, 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.
12 BONG 8 A1 [waving hand pictogram] HE DOESN'T REALLY GET IT DOES HE MPOEtchings side A, var. 1
12 BONG 8 B1X GP STIKES AGAIN timtom MPOEtchings side B, var. 1
12 BONG 8 A1 [waving hand pictogram] HE DOESN'T REALLY GET IT DOES HE MPOEtchings side A, var. 2
MPO 12 BONG 8 B1 GP STIKES AGAIN timtomEtchings side B, var. 2
MPO 7BONG 8 A2 THERE'S A KIND OF HUSHSide A runout, variant 1
MPO 7BONG 8 B1R TY ARE YOU GUYS IN A BANDSide B runout, variant 1
MPO 7BONG 8 A2 THERE'S A KIND OF HUSHSide A runout, variant 2
MPO 7BONG 8 ̶B̶1̶ B1 TY ARE YOU GUYS IN A BANDSide B runout, variant 2
12 BONG-8 A1 HE DOESN'T REALLY GET IT DOES HE? 'SNIFF' *MT*Runout side A, variant 1
12 BONG-8 B-1 GP STIKES AGAIN (MUSITECH) MARKRunout side B, variant 1
12 BONG-8 A-1 HE DOESN'T REALLY GET IT DOES HE? 'SNIFF' *MT*Runout side A, variant 2
12 BONG-8 B-1 G.P. STIKES AGAIN (MUSITECH) MARKRunout side B, variant 2
L 12 BONG 8 A2 JA MPOSide A runout groove, variant 1
L 12 BONG 8 B2 JA MPOSide B runout groove, variant 1
L 12 BONG 8 A1 JA MPOSide A runout groove, variant 2
L 12 BONG 8 B1 JA MPOSide B runout groove, variant 2
7 BONG 8 A LYN 15861 2C JH THERE'S A KIND OF HUSHSide A
7 BONG 8 B 7 LYN 15862 ICBS ARE YOU GUYS IN A BAND ?Side B
12 BONG 8 A1 (A PICTOGRAM OF A HAND WITH TWO ARROWS INDICATING THAT IT IS "SCRATCHING") HE DOESN'T REALLY GET IT DOES HE MPOSide A runout
12 BONG 8 B1 GP STIKES AGAIN TimTom MPOSide B runout
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 | Sire 92 88357 / Mute 92 88357First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Canada | Sire 92 88357 / Mute 92 88357First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | France | Mute 102076 / Vogue 102076First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | France | Vogue 311157 / Mute 31115712", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Reissue | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Reissue |
| 1985 | France | Mute 585006 / Vogue 585006First year12", Special Edition, Stereo | 12", Special Edition, Stereo |
| 1985 | France | Mute 102076 / Vogue 102076First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | France | Vogue 311157 / Mute 311157First year12", Maxi-Single, 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1985 | France | Vogue 311157 / Mute 311157First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1985 | France | Mute 102076 / Vogue 102076First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Germany | Mute INT 111.827 / Mute 7 BONG 8First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | Germany | Mute INT 126.829 / Mute L12 Bong 8First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Special Edition, Stereo · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Special Edition, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1985 | Germany | Mute7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1985 | Germany | Mute INT 126.829 / Mute L12 Bong 812", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1985 | Greece | Virgin 062-VG 2048 Z / Mute 062-VG 2048 ZFirst year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Special Edition | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Special Edition |
| 1985 | Ireland | Mute 12 BONG 8First year12", Single, 45 RPM | 12", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Poland | B+H Records PUR 000745Flexi-disc, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono, Limited | Flexi-disc, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono, Limited |
| ? | Russia | буд кон Д60 5514Flexi-disc, 5½", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono, Colored vinyl | Flexi-disc, 5½", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono, Colored vinyl |
| ? | UK | Mute 12 BONG 8 / Mute 08-023331-2012", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Repress, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Mute 12 BONG 8 / Mute 08-023331-2012", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Repress | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Repress |
| ? | UK | Mute 12 BONG 8 / Mute 08-023331-2012", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
70 vinyl pressings of Shake The Disease are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1985 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in UK, US, Germany, Ireland and more. One of them is Mute 12 BONG 8, released April 29, 1985.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 12 BONG 8, 7 BONG 8, L12 BONG 8, 7-28835) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 12 BONG 8 A1 [waving hand pictogram] HE DOESN'T REALLY GET IT DOES HE MPO and 12 BONG 8 B1X GP STIKES AGAIN timtom MPO. 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.
