Vinyl pressings
by Midnight Oil · 1987
Beds Are Burning 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.
15 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 6 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.
01 651015 1A1 ARunout side A, variant 1
01 651015 1B1 CRunout side B, variant 1
01 651015 1A1Runout side A, variant 2
01 651015 1B1Runout side B, variant 2
01-651015-1A-1Runout side A, variant 1
01-651015-1B-1Runout side B, variant 1
01-651015-1A-1 ARunout side A, variant 2
01-651015-1B-1 BRunout side B, variant 2
ZSS 176289-1B G1 [STERLING]Side A, runout, etched [stamped]
ZSS 177680-DDM-1A G2 A7Side B, runout, etched
ZSS 176289Side A, label
ZSS 177680Side B, label
ZSS-176289-1B G1 A5Side A runout, hand etched
ZSS-177680-DMM-1A G2 A9Side B runout, hand etched
STERLINGSides A & B runout, machine stamped
ZSS 176289Side A label
ZSS-176289-1A G1 A2Side A runout, etched
ZSS-177680-DMM-1A G1 A3Side B runout, etched
M STERLINGSide A runout, stamped
ZSS 176289Side A matrix, label
XSS 177597-DMM-1A
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 | Columbia 38-07433 / Columbia 38 07433First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1987 | Canada | Columbia 38 07433First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1987 | Europe | CBS CBS 651015 7 / CBS 651015 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1987 | Europe | CBS CBS 651015 6 / CBS 651015 6First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1987 | Philippines | CBS CS-10220First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1987 | Spain | CBS CBS 651015 6First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1987 | Spain | CBS CBS 651015 7 / Sprint CBS 651015 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Spain | CBS CBS 651015 7 / Sprint CBS 651015 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | US | Columbia CAS 02911First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | US | Columbia 38-07433First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | US | Columbia 38-07433First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo |
| 1987 | US | Columbia CAS 1113First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | US | Columbia 38-07433First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | US | Columbia 38-07433First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Australia | CBS 651015 7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
28 vinyl pressings of Beds Are Burning are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1987 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in Europe, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is CBS CBS 651015 7.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CBS 651015 7, CBS 651015 6, 38-07433, CAS 02911) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 01 651015 1A1 A and 01 651015 1B1 C. 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.
