Vinyl pressings
by Doctor & The Medics · 1986
Laughing At The Pieces 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.
16 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 11 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.
24-26940-1A-1 ARunout side A stamped
24-26940-1B-1 ARunout side B stamped
(MIRF 1010)Center label
(24-026940-1)Label side A
24-26940-1A-1 ARunout side A stamped, variant 1
24-26940-1B-1 ARunout side B stamped, variant 1
24-26940-1A-1 ARunout side A stamped, variant 2
24-26940-1B-1 BRunout side B stamped, variant 2
MIRG 1010 A//1▽420 TRunout side A, stamped
MIRG 1010 B//2▽420 TRunout side B, stamped
BilBo.Tape OneRunout sides A & B, etched
MIRGP 1010ASide A disc face
MIRGP 1010BSide B disc face
MIR5GP 1010 A1Side A runout
MIRG P 1010 B2 •ORLAKE• BILBO. TAPEoneSide B runout
IRS 5783 AM 4•• ◈-P-◈Side 1 runouts
IRS 5784 AM4•• ◈-P-◈Side 2 runouts
IRS5783Side 1 label
IRS5784Side 2 label
IRS 5783 AM 1•Side A runout - variant 1
IRS 5784 AM 2••Side B runout - variant 1
IRS 5783 AM 1• [trumpet] ⧈-G-⧈Side A runout - variant 2
IRS 5784 AM 2•• [trumpet] ⧈-G-⧈Side B runout - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Australia | I.R.S. Records ELPS 4562First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | I.R.S. Records IRS-5797First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | I.R.S. Records IRS-5797LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1986 | Europe | I.R.S. Records 26940 / I.R.S. Records ILP 26940First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Europe | I.R.S. Records 26940 / I.R.S. Records ILP 26940First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Hong Kong | CBS/Sony CYA 1201First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Japan | I.R.S. Records 28AP 3212First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Mexico | Epic LNS-450649First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | New Zealand | Illegal Records ELPS 4562First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Spain | Illegal Records ILP 26940First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Spain | Illegal Records ILP 26940First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | I.R.S. Records IRS-5797 / I.R.S. Records I.R.S. 5797First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | I.R.S. Records IRS-5797First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | I.R.S. Records IRS-5797 / I.R.S. Records I.R.S. 5797LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1986 | UK | I.R.S. Records MIRG 1010First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
18 vinyl pressings of Laughing At The Pieces are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in Europe, UK, US, Greece and more. One of them is I.R.S. Records 26940.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 26940, MIRG 1010, MIRGP 1010, IRS-5797) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 24-26940-1A-1 A and 24-26940-1B-1 A. 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.
