Vinyl pressings
by Felt · 1982
Crumbling The Antiseptic Beauty was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 2 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.
MRED 25 A1Side 1 runout etched
MRED 25 B1Side 2 runout etched
ƱTOPIA [SNA logo] MRED 25 A1Side 1 runout, variant 1
ƱTOPIA [SNA logo] MRED 25 B1Side 2 runout, variant 1
MRED 25 A1Side A runout etched
MRED 25 B1Side B runout etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Spain | Edigsa 15L0394First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | UK | Cherry Red M RED 25First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1982 | UK | Cherry Red M RED 25First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | UK | Cherry Red M RED 25LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1984 | Japan | Kenwood AW-20008LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Japan | Kenwood AW-20008LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | UK | Cherry Red M RED 25LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | UK | Cherry Red FLT180LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2018 | UK | Cherry Red FLT180LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2018 | UK | Cherry Red FLX 180CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, 7", Single, Reissue, Box Set, Limited Edition · Limited | CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, 7", Single, Reissue, Box Set, Limited Edition · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Greece | Music-Box M RED 25 / Cherry Red Red 25LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of Crumbling The Antiseptic Beauty are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1982 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in UK, Spain. One of them is Cherry Red M RED 25, released February 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use M RED 25, 15L0394) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MRED 25 A1 and MRED 25 B1. 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.
