Vinyl pressings
by Mental As Anything · 1983
Creatures Of Leisure was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. 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 1983, the album's first year, in 5 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.
MX207931 RRLP1205-1 PiSide A runout etched
MX207932-C RRLP1205-2 PiSide B runout etched
MX207931Side A label
MX207932Side B label
AM SP04946 - A RCA.. [cat logo] EMWRunout A
MR △ 26206X AMSP04946 - B M2.. [cat logo]Runout B
SP-04946-ALabel A
SP-04946-BLabel B
AMSP04946-A RCA1 • [cat face, two eyes, two ears] BSide A Runout - Etched, Variant 1
AMSP04946-B RCA1 • [cat face, two eyes, two ears] FSide B Runout - Etched, Variant 1
AMSP04946-A RCA1 • [cat face, two eyes, two ears]Side A Runout - Etched, Variant 2 (no letter follows cat face mark)
AMSP04946-B RCA1 • [cat face, two eyes, two ears]Side B Runout - Etched, Variant 2 (no letter follows cat face mark)
AM SP 04946-A ES1 • [cat face, two eyes, two ears] EMWSide 1 Runout - Etched
AM SP 04946-B ES1 • [cat face, two eyes, two ears] EMWSide 2 Runout - Etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Canada | Solid Gold Records SGR 1018 / Solid Gold Records SGR-1018First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Europe | A&M Records AMLH 64946 / OZ Records AMLH 64946First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | New Zealand | Regular Records RRLP 1205First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | A&M Records SP-4946 / OZ Records SP-4946First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | A&M Records SP-4946 / OZ Records SP-4946First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | A&M Records SP-4946 / OZ Records SP-4946First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Australia | Regular Records RRLP1205 / Regular Records RRLP 1205First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Japan | A&M Records AMP-28094LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Japan | A&M Records AMP-28094LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Australia | CBS SBP 8144LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Australia | CBS SBP 8144LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
11 vinyl pressings of Creatures Of Leisure are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1983 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in Australia, US, Canada, Europe and more. One of them is Regular Records RRLP1205, released March 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RRLP1205, SP-4946, SGR 1018, AMLH 64946) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MX207931 RRLP1205-1 Pi and MX207932-C RRLP1205-2 Pi. 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.
