UK
September 1981- Label and catalog number
- Clay Records PLATE 3Clay Records Plate 3
- Format
- 12", 45 RPM
- Runout / matrix
PLATE 3 A1 GRIEVIOUS BODILY CUTA Side
PLATE 3 B1 GIMME SOME ALCOHOLB Side
Vinyl pressings
by G.B.H. · 1981
Leather, Bristles, Studs And Acne. was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. 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 1981, 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.
PLATE 3 A1 GRIEVIOUS BODILY CUTA Side
PLATE 3 B1 GIMME SOME ALCOHOLB Side
PLATE 3 A1 DAMONT GRIEVIOUS BODILY CUT. POUNDA TAPEA Side
PLATE 3 B1 DAMONT GIMME SOME ALCOHOL.B Side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | UK | Clay Records PLATE 3 / Clay Records Plate 3First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1981 | UK | Clay Records PLATE 3 / Clay Records Plate 3.First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | UK | Clay Records PLATE 3 / Clay Records Plate 3.12", 45 RPM, Reissue | 12", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1983 | UK | Clay Records PLATE 3 / Clay Records Plate 3.12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | UK | Clay Records PLATE 312", 45 RPM, Misprint, Repress | 12", 45 RPM, Misprint, Repress |
| 1988 | UK | Clay Records PLATE 312", 45 RPM, Repress | 12", 45 RPM, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | UK | Clay Records PLATE 3LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | US | Cleopatra CLP 191112", 45 RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | UK & Europe | Let Them Eat Vinyl LETV460LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | UK | Let Them Eat Vinyl LETV528PDLP, Album, Record Store Day, Picture Disc, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Picture disc | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Picture Disc, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Picture disc |
| 2017 | UK | Let Them Eat Vinyl LETV528PDLP, Album, Record Store Day, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Clay Records PLATE 312", 45 RPM, Repress | 12", 45 RPM, Repress |
12 vinyl pressings of Leather, Bristles, Studs And Acne. are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1981 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in UK. One of them is Clay Records PLATE 3, released September 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PLATE 3) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PLATE 3 A1 GRIEVIOUS BODILY CUT and PLATE 3 B1 GIMME SOME ALCOHOL. 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.