Vinyl pressings
by Hunters & Collectors · 1986
Human Frailty 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.
9 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 4 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.
SMX65965 P2D He who dies with the most toys, wins! AP.Side A Runout Groove Hand-Etched
Atonally Yours.Side B Runout Groove Variant 1
SMX65966 P2ASide B Runout Groove Hand-Etched Variant 2
SMX-65965Side A Label
SMX65965 P20 4 He who dies with the most toys, wins. AP.Side A handwritten etchings
SMX65966 RG2E JL Atonally yoursSide B handwritten etchings
SMX65965Side A label
SMX65966Side B label
SMX65965 P2C AP He who dies with the most toys, wins!Side A handwritten etchings
SMX65966 P2D AP Atonally Yours.Side B handwritten etchings
SMX-65965Side A Label
SMX-65966Side B Label
SMX65965 P2D He who dies with the most toys, wins. AP.Runout side A etched
SMX65966 P2D 2 AP Atonally yours.Runout side B etched
SMX65965 SMX65966Side B label
IRS 5791 AM3 [A&M trumpet] ◈-P-◈ ISide A runout
IRS 5792 AM3 [A&M trumpet] Jsp ◈-P-◈ ISide B runout
IRS5791Side A label
IRS5792Side B label
IRS 5791 AM2.. [A&M trumpet] 🞜-G-🞜 ISide A runout
IRS 5792 AM1. [A&M trumpet] 🞜-G-🞜Side B runout
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 | Australia | Not On LabelLP, Transcription | LP, Transcription |
| 1986 | Australia & New Zealand | White Label Records L38524First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Australia & New Zealand | White Label Records L 38524 / White Label Records 38524First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Canada | I.R.S. Records IRS-5801First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Japan | CBS/Sony 28AP 3198First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Japan | CBS/Sony 28AP 3198First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | US | I.R.S. Records IRS-5801First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | I.R.S. Records IRS-5801First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Australia & New Zealand | White Label Records L 38524First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Australia & New Zealand | White Label Records RML 53205 / White Label Records 53205First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | UK | Illegal Records ILP 025LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | UK | I.R.S. Records ILP 25LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Australia & New Zealand | Liberation Music LMLP0249LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Australia | Bloodlines Music BLOODLP90LP · Colored vinyl | LP · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia & New Zealand | White Label Records L 38524LP, Album | LP, Album |
15 vinyl pressings of Human Frailty are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1986 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in Australia & New Zealand, US, Canada, Japan. One of them is White Label Records L 38524, released April 7, 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use L 38524, RML 53205, L38524, IRS-5801) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SMX65965 P2D He who dies with the most toys, wins! AP. and Atonally Yours.. 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.
