Vinyl pressings
by Ministry · 1989
The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1989, 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.
1 - 26004 - A - SR1 Future Disc - T.B. 1-1 [SRC logo]Side A, Etched / [SRC logo] Stamped
1 - 26004 - B - SR1 1-1 [SRC logo]Side B, Etched / [SRC logo] Stamped
9-260041-A-SR1 1-2 FUTUE DISC-TBSP-CAN CREtched Runout Side A
CR 9-260041-B-SR1 1-2 SP-CANEtched Runout Side B
R/S Alsdorf 759 926004-1-A2̶ HSide A runout
R/S Alsdorf 759 926004-1-B 2 HSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Canada | Sire 92 60041First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Europe | Sire 926 004-1 / Sire 926004-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | US | Sire 9 26004-1 / Warner Bros. Records 9 26004-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Brazil | Sire 670.8262 / Warner Bros. Records 01512LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP993LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2014 | US | Drastic Plastic Records DPRLP41LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2014 | US | Drastic Plastic Records DPRLP41LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | US | Drastic Plastic Records DPRLP-41LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2019 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP993LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP993LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2019 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP993LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2019 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP993 / Sire MOVLP993LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Europe | Rhino Records R1 727116 / Sire R1 727116LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2025 | US | Rhino Records R1 727116 / Sire R1 727116LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Sire 926 004-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
15 vinyl pressings of The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1989 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in US, Canada, Europe. One of them is Sire 9 26004-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9 26004-1, 92 60041, 926 004-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1 - 26004 - A - SR1 Future Disc - T.B. 1-1 [SRC logo] and 1 - 26004 - B - SR1 1-1 [SRC logo]. 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.
