Vinyl pressings
by MDC · 1987
This Blood's For You was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. 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 1987, the album's first year, in 3 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.
(P) MDC 5 A1 ☮ + ♡ y'all We love you Thanx Tom L-28575Side A Runout - Etched
(P) MDC 5 B1 Free Mandela + Peltier Power to the People L 28575 XSide B Runout - Etched
(P) MDC 5 A1 ☮ + ♡ y'all We love you Thanx Tom L-28575Side A Runout - Etched
(P) MDC B1 Free Mandela + Peltier Power to the People L 28575 XSide B Runout - Etched
WB 022 A MDC 5 A₁ (P) L 28575 ☮ + ♡ Y'all We Love You Thanx Tom Made in GermanySide A runout
WB 022 B MDC 5 B₁ (P) L 28575 X Free Mandela + Peltier Power To The PeopleSide B runout
MDC S A¹ ☮+♥ y'all We love you Thanx TOM WB 022 A L-28595 (P)Side A runout
MDC S B¹ Free Mandela + Paltier Power to the peopleWB 022 B L-28595-X (P)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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Canada | R Radical Records MDC5First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Germany | R Radical Records MDC 5 / We Bite Records WB 022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Germany | We Bite Records WB 022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Germany | R Radical Records / We Bite Records WB 022First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1987 | Germany | R Radical Records MDC5 / We Bite Records WB 022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Germany | R Radical Records / We Bite Records WB 022LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1987 | Germany | R Radical Records MDC 5 / We Bite Records WB 022First yearLP, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1987 | US | R Radical Records MDC5First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | R Radical Records MDC5First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1987 | US | R Radical Records -LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1987 | Germany | We Bite Records WB 022First yearLP, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1988 | Germany | We Bite Records WE BITE 022LP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Poland | QQRYQ Productions QQP 025 LPLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | US | Beer City Records BCR 179-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
14 vinyl pressings of This Blood's For You are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1987 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, Canada, Germany. One of them is R Radical Records MDC5.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MDC5, MDC 5, WB 022) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, (P) MDC 5 A1 ☮ + ♡ y'all We love you Thanx Tom L-28575 and (P) MDC 5 B1 Free Mandela + Peltier Power to the People L 28575 X. 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.
