Vinyl pressings
by Inner City · 1988
Big Fun was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
29 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 7 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.
ST-DM-55969-55970-1 1-1 PRECISION SRCA Side Runout
ST-DM-55971-55972-1 1-1 PRECISION SRCB Side Runout
ST-DM-55969/55970-SPA Side Label
ST-DM-55971/55972-SPB Side Label
KMS 015 A SUNSHINE N.Y.C. FRANKIE "T"A-side run-out
KMS 015 B SUNSHINE N.Y.C. FRANKIE "T"B-side run-out
KMS 015 A SUNSHINE N.Y.C. FRANKIE "T"A-side run-out
KMS 015 B SUNSHINE N.Y.C. FRANKIE "T"B-side run-out
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Australia | 10 Records TENX240US / Virgin TENX240USFirst year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Canada | 10 Records VSX1463 / Virgin VSX1463First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Canada | 10 Records VSX1463First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Europe | 10 Records 111 749 / 10 Records 111 749-100First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | 10 Records 611 749 / 10 Records 611 749-213First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | France | 10 Records 80412First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1988 | France | 10 Records 80424 / Virgin 80424First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | France | 10 Records 90468 / Virgin 90468First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | Italy | 10 Records VINX 230First year12" | 12" |
| 1988 | Italy | Virgin VIN 45295First year7" | 7" |
| 1988 | UK | 10 Records TENZ 240First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1988 | UK | 10 Records TENR 240First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | UK | 10 Records TEN 240First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1988 | UK | 10 Records TEN X 240 DJFirst year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | UK | 10 Records TENX 240First year12", White Label | 12", White Label |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Unknown | Not On Label (Inner City)12", 45 RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", 45 RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2002 | US | KMS KMS 08112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2002 | US | KMS KMS 08012", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2002 | US | KMS KMS 07812", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2002 | US | KMS KMS 07812", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label |
| 2002 | US | KMS KMS 07812", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo |
| 2003 | Europe | [PIAS] Recordings FUN ONE12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 2003 | Europe | PIAS UK B378536-0112", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 2003 | Europe | [PIAS] Recordings Piasx025y12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 2003 | UK | Not On Label (Inner City) BF001White Label, 12", Unofficial Release · Unofficial | White Label, 12", Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2003 | UK | PIAS UK PIASX 025R12", Promo, White Label, 45 RPM, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo | 12", Promo, White Label, 45 RPM, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo |
| 2003 | UK | PIAS UK B379398-0112", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 2003 | UK | PIAS UK PIASX 025G12", White Label, Single Sided | 12", White Label, Single Sided |
| 2003 | UK | PIAS UK piasx025t12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 2003 | UK | [PIAS] Recordings PIASX025X / [PIAS] Recordings 940.0025.13812", 45 RPM, 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 45 RPM, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | US | KMS KMSCLASSICSSMPLR010_112", Sampler | 12", Sampler |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Virgin 0-9661012", Repress, 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", Repress, 33 ⅓ RPM |
52 vinyl pressings of Big Fun are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1988 and 2012.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Virgin 0-96610.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 0-96610, KMS 015, 7-99260, DMD 1244) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-DM-55969-55970-1 1-1 PRECISION SRC and ST-DM-55971-55972-1 1-1 PRECISION SRC. 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.
