Vinyl pressings
by Mental As Anything · 1981
Cats & Dogs was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1981, 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.
19 SMX58103 P2ASide A runout etched variant 1
2/ SMX58104 P2BSide B runout etched variant 1
9 SMX58103 P2A3Side A runout etched variant 2
29 SMX58104 P2BSide B runout etched variant 2
25 SMX58103 P2A2Side A runout; etched
3H SMX58104 P2B2Side B runout; etched
SMX-58103Side A label
SMX-58104Side B label
SMX 58103Side A Label
SMX 58104Side B Label
SMX58103 L37646 A..... P2ASide A Etched
SMX58104 L37646 B..... P2BSide B Etched
SMX-58103Side A Label
SMX-58104Side B Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | Regular Records RML 53006 / Regular Records RML-53006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Australia | Regular Records RML 53006 / Regular Records RML-53006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Australia & New Zealand | Regular Records L 37646First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Canada | Solid Gold Records SGR-1009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | New Zealand | Regular Records L 37646First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Australia | Regular Records RRLP 1203LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Canada | Solid Gold Records SGR-1009 / Solid Gold Records SGR 1009LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Iceland | Regular Records RML 53006 / Steinar RML 53006LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | New Zealand | Regular Records RRLP 1203LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1985 | Australia & New Zealand | Regular Records L 38442LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Australia | Regular Records 5736498 / Regular Records 5736498LP, Album | LP, Album |
11 vinyl pressings of Cats & Dogs are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1981 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in Australia, Australia & New Zealand, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Regular Records RML 53006.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RML 53006, L 37646, SGR-1009) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 19 SMX58103 P2A and 2/ SMX58104 P2B. 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.
