Vinyl pressings
by Galaxie 500 · 1990
This Is Our Music was first pressed on vinyl in 1990. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1990, the album's first year, in 6 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.
RUS-86-A Europadisk DMMRunout side A, variant 1
RUS-86-B Europadisk DMMRunout side B, variant 1
RUS-86-A Europadisk DMMRunout side A, variant 2
RUS-86-B Europadisk DMM Z9079Runout side B, variant 2
ROUGH 156 A1 Europadisk DMMRunout side A
ROUGH 156 B Europadisk DMMRunout side B
ROUGH 156 A1 Europadisk DMM DSide A Runout
ROUGH 156 B Europadisk DMM DSide B Runout
RTD - 101. 1190. 1 A G. PaulerRunout A, etched
RTD - 101. 1190. 1 B G. PaulerRunout B, etched
G5SF-I-Aι ADRENALINRunout C, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Germany | Rough Trade RTD 101.1190.1 / Rough Trade RTD 199.0006.7First yearLP, Album, 7", Single Sided | LP, Album, 7", Single Sided |
| 1990 | Germany | Rough Trade RTD 101.1190.1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Italy | Rough Trade ROULP156First yearLP | LP |
| 1990 | Spain | Nuevos Medios 43 525 LE / Rough Trade Records 43 525First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | UK | Rough Trade ROUGH 156 + ROUGH 156LFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | UK | Rough Trade ROUGH 156First yearLP, Album, White Label, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, White Label, Promo · Promo |
| 1990 | US | Rough Trade RUS 86-1 / Rough Trade Rough 156First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | France | Rough Trade 70807First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | UK | Rough Trade ROUGH 156First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | US | 20|20|20 202020.09LPLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | UK | Domino REWIGLP71LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2016 | UK | Domino REWIGLP71LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2019 | US | 20|20|20 202020.09LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | US | 20|20|20 202020.09LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Rough Trade RTD 101.1190.1LP, Album, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo |
15 vinyl pressings of This Is Our Music are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1990 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1990, in US, UK, France, Germany and more. One of them is Rough Trade RUS 86-1, released September 1, 1990.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RUS 86-1, ROUGH 156, ROUGH 156 + ROUGH 156L, 70807) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RUS-86-A Europadisk DMM and RUS-86-B Europadisk DMM. 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.
