UK
September 1986- Label and catalog number
- I.D. Records NOSE 8
- Format
- LP, Album
- Runout / matrix
MPO NOSE 8 A1Runout A Side
MPO NOSE 8 B1Runout B Side
Vinyl pressings
by Frenzy · 1986
Clockwork Toy 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.
2 pressings came out in 1986, 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.
MPO NOSE 8 A1Runout A Side
MPO NOSE 8 B1Runout B Side
SP 73 A
SP 73 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 | UK | I.D. Records NOSE 8LP, Album, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo |
| 1986 | Netherlands | Universe Productions SP 73First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | UK | I.D. Records NOSE 8First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Germany | Crazy Love Records CLLP 64110LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Germany | Crazy Love Records CLLP64441LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing, Numbered | LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing, Numbered |
| 2021 | Germany | Crazy Love Records CLLP64441LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Germany | Crazy Love Records CLLP64441LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2021 | Germany | Crazy Love Records CLLP64441LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Germany | Crazy Love Records CLLP64441LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Germany | Crazy Love Records CLLP64441LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of Clockwork Toy are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1986 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in UK, Netherlands. One of them is I.D. Records NOSE 8, released September 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NOSE 8, SP 73) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MPO NOSE 8 A1 and MPO NOSE 8 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.