Vinyl pressings
by New Order · 1985
Sub-Culture was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 12 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.
FAC 133 A1 MPO TOWNHOUSERunout side A, variation 1
FAC 133 B1 MPO TOWNHOUSERunout side B, variation 1
FAC 133 A1x MPO TOWNHOUSERunout side A, variation 2
FAC 133 B1x MPO TOWNHOUSERunout side B, variation 2
FAC 133-7 AA1 TOWNHOUSE MPORunout side A
FAC 133-7 B1 TOWNHOUSE MPORunout side B
FAC 133-7 B1 TOWNHOUSE MPOSide B
FAC 133-7AA1 TOWNHOUSE MPOSide AA
0-20390-A-SR1 1-2 MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbIE Jr :v) [SRC logo]Side A runout
0-20390-B-SR1 MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbIE Jr :v) 1-1 [SRC logo]Side B runout
0-20390-A-SH1 MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbIE Jr. :v) [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-22116-SH1 SLM △10957 1-1Side A runout
0-20390-B-SH1 MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK HERbIE Jr. :v) [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-22117-SH1 SLM △10957-X 1-1Side B runout
FAC 133 A1 Townhouse M̶P̶O̶Runout side A
FAC 133 B1 Townhouse M̶P̶O̶Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Australia | Factory Records Australasia FAC 133 / Factory Records Australasia fac 133First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Belgium | Factory 7 FAC 133 / Factory 7 fac 133First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Canada | Factory FACX 24First year12" | 12" |
| 1985 | France | Factory 80224First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1985 | Germany | Factory rtd 023 TFirst year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Germany | Factory FAC 13312", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1985 | Italy | Base Record FAC 133 / Factory FAC 133First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1985 | New Zealand | Factory Records Australasia FAC 133 / Factory FAC 133First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Scandinavia | Factory fac 133First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Spain | Factory 31 164 / Nuevos Medios 31 164First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1985 | UK | Factory FAC 133-7First year7", Single, White Label | 7", Single, White Label |
| 1985 | US | Qwest Records 0-20390 / Qwest Records 9 20390-0 AFirst year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | US | Qwest Records 0-20390 / Qwest Records 9 20390-0 AFirst year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Belgium | Factory fac 133First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1985 | UK | Factory FAC 13312", Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Worldwide | Factory Fac 133 / Factory fac 13312", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Remastered | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Remastered |
23 vinyl pressings of Sub-Culture are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1985 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in UK, US, Belgium, Australia and more. One of them is Factory fac 133, released November 4, 1985.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use fac 133, FAC 133-7, 0-20390, FAC 133) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FAC 133 A1 MPO TOWNHOUSE and FAC 133 B1 MPO TOWNHOUSE. 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.
