Vinyl pressings
by Lush · 1992
Spooky was first pressed on vinyl in 1992. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1992, 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.
MPO CAD 2002 A¹ A PORKY PRIME CUT. WHAT DO YOU CALL LUSH'S BASS PLAYER IN JAPAN?....Side A runout
MPO CAD 2002 B¹ A PORKY PRIMER. .....RIPPON IN NIPPON . WISE WORDS, MATE.Side B runout
A PORKY PRIME CUT. MPO CADD 2002 A1 WHAT DO YOU CALL LUSH'S....Side-1, etched
PORKY. MPO CADD 2002 B1 ....BASS PLAYER IN JAPAN?.....Side-2, etched
A PORKY PRIMER. MPO CADD 2002 C1 ....RIPPON IN NIPPON......Side-3, etched
A PORKY PRIME CUT. MPO CADD 2002 D1 ......WISE WORDS MATE.Side-4, etched
SPIRY CONTE 184 A3Runout side A
SPIRY CONTE 184 B3Runout side B
ZN 024 1 ZONASide A
ZN 024 2 ZONASide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | UK | 4AD CAD 2002LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1991 | UK | 4AD CADD 2002LP, 10", Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, 10", Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1992 | Italy | Contempo Records conte 184First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1992 | Italy | Contempo Records CONTE 184First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1992 | Lithuania | Zona Records ZN 024First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1992 | Lithuania | Zona Records ZN 024First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1992 | Spain | 4AD cad 2002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1992 | UK | 4AD cad 2002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1992 | UK | 4AD cad d 2002First yearLP, 10", Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, 10", Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | US | 4AD 4ad0451LPLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2023 | UK & Europe | 4AD 4AD0451LPLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2023 | UK & US | 4AD 4ad0451LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | UK & US | 4AD 4ad0451LPLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2023 | US | 4AD 4ad0451LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | 4AD 4ad0451LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
15 vinyl pressings of Spooky are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1991 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1992, in UK, Italy, Lithuania, Spain. One of them is 4AD cad 2002, released January 27, 1992.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use cad 2002, cad d 2002, conte 184, CONTE 184) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MPO CAD 2002 A¹ A PORKY PRIME CUT. WHAT DO YOU CALL LUSH'S BASS PLAYER IN JAPAN?.... and MPO CAD 2002 B¹ A PORKY PRIMER. .....RIPPON IN NIPPON . WISE WORDS, MATE.. 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.
