Vinyl pressings
by Modern English · 1981
Mesh & Lace 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.
8 pressings came out in 1981, 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.
SEE FIVE BILBO. TA1PE CAD 105 A-1Runout side A, etched, variant 1
FIVE SIDED FIGURE BILBO. TA1PE CAD 105 B-1Runout side B, etched, variant 1
SEE FIVE BILBO. TA1PE W-8 CAD 105 A-1Runout side A, etched, variant 2
FIVE SIDED FIGURE BILBO. TA1PE CAD 105 B-1 W-9Runout side B, etched, variant 2
SEE FIVE WEATP BILBo. TA1PE CAD 105 A-1Runout side A
FIVE SIDED FIGURE WEATP BILBo. TA1PE CAD 105 B-1Runout side B
CAD-105-A 1A2HZ DM-1Side A runout
CAD-105-B 1A2HZ DM-2Side B runout
CAD 105-A 29-6-81 - DD [CGD logo]Runout side A
CAD 105-B 29-6-81 - DD [CGD logo]Runout side B
CAD 105-A [CGD logo] 29-6-81 - DDRunout side A
CAD 105-B [CGD logo] 29-6-81 - DDRunout side B
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 | Powderworks POW 6009First yearLP | LP |
| 1981 | Canada | Beggars Banquet CAD 105 / 4AD CAD 105First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Italy | Expanded Music EX 6 / 4AD CAD 105First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Italy | Expanded Music EX 6 / 4AD CAD 105First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Beggars Banquet 656 006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | New Zealand | 4AD CAD105First yearLP | LP |
| 1981 | UK | 4AD CAD 105First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1981 | UK | 4AD CAD 105First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Japan | WEA P-11145 / 4AD CAD 105LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Japan | WEA P-11145LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | UK | 4AD CAD 105LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | US | Drastic Plastic Records DPRLP65LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered |
| 2016 | US | Drastic Plastic Records DPRLP65CLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | Drastic Plastic Records DPRLP65LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2019 | US | Blixa Sounds ETA 835LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2019 | US | Blixa Sounds ETA 835 / Blixa Sounds eta 835LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
16 vinyl pressings of Mesh & Lace are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1981 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in UK, Australia, Canada, Italy and more. One of them is 4AD CAD 105, released April 6, 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CAD 105, POW 6009, EX 6, 656 006) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SEE FIVE BILBO. TA1PE CAD 105 A-1 and FIVE SIDED FIGURE BILBO. TA1PE CAD 105 B-1. 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.
