Vinyl pressings
by Echo & The Bunnymen · 1979
The Pictures On My Wall was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. 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 1979, 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.
CAGE 004-A LYN 6542-IM MAXRunout, etched, side A
CAGE-004-B THE REVENGE OF VOODOO BILLY LYN 6543-IM MAXRunout, etched, side B
CAGE 004 ASide A label
CAGE 004 BSide B label
LYN 6542-1M MAX CAG-004-AEtched A
LYN 6543-1M MAX CAG-004-B THE REVENGE OF VOODOO BILLYEtched B
CAGE 004 ALabel A
CAGE 004 BLabel B
LYN 6542-1M MAX CAG-004-ARunout side A, etched
LYN 6543-1M MAX CAG-004-B THE REVENGE OF VOODOO BILLYRunout side B, etched
CAGE 004 ALabel side A
CAGE 004 BLabel side B
CAGE 004-A LYN-6542-1M MAXSide A, hand-etched runout
CAGE 004-B THE REVENGE OF VOODOO BILLY LYN6543-1M MAXSide B, hand-etched runout
CAGE 004 ASide A label
CAGE 004 BSide B label
CAGE 004-A LYN 6542-1M MAXRunout A etched
CAGE-004-B THE REVENGE OF VOODOO BILLY LYN 6543-1M MAXRunout B etched
CAGE 004 ASide A label
CAGE 004 BSide B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | UK | Zoo Records CAGE 004First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1979 | UK | Zoo Records CAGE 004First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | UK | Zoo Records CAGE 004First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | Zoo Records CAGE 004First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | Zoo Records CAGE 004First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | UK | Zoo Records CAGE 004First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | UK | Document DV3T12", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1991 | UK | Document DV3T12", Reissue, White Label | 12", Reissue, White Label |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Zoo Records CAGE 0047", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Zoo Records CAGE 0047", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Zoo Records CAGE 0047", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Zoo Records CAGE 0047", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
12 vinyl pressings of The Pictures On My Wall are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1979 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK. One of them is Zoo Records CAGE 004.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CAGE 004) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CAGE 004-A LYN 6542-IM MAX and CAGE-004-B THE REVENGE OF VOODOO BILLY LYN 6543-IM MAX. 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.
