Vinyl pressings
by Diamanda Galás · 1986
Saint Of The Pit was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 6 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.
STUMM-33 A1 PAG SOUND CLINICSide A runout, variant 1
STUMM-33 B1 PAG JoNZ LSide B runout, variant 1
B STUMM-33 A1 PAG SOUND CLINICSide A runout, variant 2
B STUMM-33 B1 PAG JoNZSide B runout, variant 2
STUMM-33 - A LZSide A - Etched
STUMM-33 - B LZSide B - Etched
STUMM-33 A1 P2 PAG SOUND CLINICSide A Runout Etching
TD 146.827-ASide A Runout Stamp
STUMM-33 B1 P2 PAG JONZSide B Runout Etching
TD 146.827-BSide B Runout Stamp
STUMM-33 A1 PAG SOUND CLINICSide A runout
STUMM-33 B1 PAG JONZSide B runout
STUMM 33/1Label side A
STUMM 33/2Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Australia | Mute stumm 33First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Germany | Mute INT 146.827 / Mute Stumm 33First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Greece | Virgin VG 50425First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Italy | Mute STUMM 33First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | US | Mute 7 71418-1 / Restless Records 7 71418-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | Mute 71418-1LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1986 | UK | Mute STUMM 33LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1986 | UK | Mute stumm 33 / Mute Stumm 33First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | UK | Mute stumm 33 / Mute Stumm 33LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US | Intravenal Sound Operations ISO-008-1 / Intravenal Sound Operations ISO-008LP-RELP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2024 | US | Intravenal Sound Operations ISO-008-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
11 vinyl pressings of Saint Of The Pit are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1986 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in UK, US, Australia, Germany and more. One of them is Mute stumm 33, released November 17, 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use stumm 33, 7 71418-1, INT 146.827, VG 50425) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STUMM-33 A1 PAG SOUND CLINIC and STUMM-33 B1 PAG JoNZ L. 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.
