Vinyl pressings
by New Order · 1987
Substance 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.
23 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 13 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.
FACT 200 A1 GOODBYE DAVY PILS MPO TOWNHOUSESide A Variation 1
FACT 200 B1 THE PLEASURE AND THE PAIN.... MPO TOWNHOUSESide B Variation 1
FACT 200 C1X ... OF AN EXTENDED CHILDHOOD MPO TOWNHOUSESide C Variation 1
FACT 200 D1 STEPHEN WON'T GO TO STOCKPORT TOWNHOUSE MPOSide D Variation 1
FACT-200-A1 ✱ GOODBYE DAVY PILS TOWNHOUSE DMM MAX C 27 12 78 - 5.6.87Runout side A
FACT-200-B1 ✱ THE PLEASURE AND THE PAIN.... TOWNHOUSE DMM MAX CRunout side B
FACT-200-C ✱ ... OF AN EXTENDED CHILDHOOD TOWNHOUSE DMM MAX CRunout side C
FACT-200-D1 ✱ STEPHEN WON'T GO TO STOCKPORT TOWNHOUSE DMM MAX CRunout side D
FACT-200-A1 ✱ C MAX "GOODBYE DAVY PILS 27.12.78-5.6.87 TOWN HOUSE DMMRunout side A
FACT-200-B1 ✱ C MAX "THE PLEASURE AND THE PAIN.... TOWN HOUSE DMMRunout side B
FACT-200-C ✱ C MAX OF AN EXTENDED CHILDHOOD" TOWN HOUSE DMMRunout side C
FACT-200-D1 ✱ C MAX "STEVEN WON'T GO TO STOCKPORT" TOWN HOUSE DMMRunout side D
FACT-200-A1 ✱ GOODBYE DAVY PILS TOWNHOUSE DMM MAX C 27 12 78 - 5.6.87Runout side A
FACT-200-B1 ✱ THE PLEASURE AND THE PAIN.... TOWNHOUSE DMM MAX CRunout side B
FACT-200-C ✱ ... OF AN EXTENDED CHILDHOOD TOWNHOUSE DMM MAX CRunout side C
FACT-200-D1 ✱ STEPHEN WON'T GO TO STOCKPORT TOWNHOUSE DMM MAXRunout side D
1-25621-A-SH1 DMM B-28211-SH1-DMM Precision △17279 2-1Side-A, etched, variant 1
1-25621-B-SH1 DMM B-28212-SH1-DMM Precision △17279-X 1-1Side-B, etched, variant 1
1-25621-C-SH1 DMM B-28213-SH1-DMM △17280 Precision 1-1Side-C, etched, variant 1
1-25621-D-SH1 DMM B-28214-SH1-DMM Precision △17280-X 2-2Side-D, etched, variant 1
1-25621-A-SH 1 DMM B-28211-SH1-DMM △ 17279 3̶-̶1̶ Precision A̶L̶-̶S̶P̶ SPO-1SM1-1Variant 1, side A runout
1-25621-B-SH1 DMM B-28212-SH1-DMM Precision △ 17279-X 2̶-̶1̶ SPO-1SM1-2 AL-SPVariant 1, side B runout
1-25621-C-SH 1 DMM B-28213-SH1- DMM △ 17280 Precision 1̶-̶2̶ 0-1SM1-1 AL-SPVariant 1, side C runout
1-25621-D-SH 1 DMM SP 0-1SM1-4 PRECISION AL-SP △ 17280-X 2-1Variant 1, side D 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Benelux | Factory Fact 200First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1987 | Canada | Factory 832 616-1 / PolyGram 832 616-1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1987 | France | Factory 60057First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1987 | Germany | Rough Trade RTD 50 / Factory Fact 200First yearLP, Compilation, White Label | LP, Compilation, White Label |
| 1987 | Greece | Factory VG-50292/93 / Factory FACT 200First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1987 | Greece | Factory VG-50292/93 / Factory VG 50292/93First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1987 | Italy | CGD INT 22223First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1987 | Spain | Factory 36 269 A / Nuevos Medios 36 269 AFirst yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1987 | Sweden | MNW Fact 200 / Factory Fact 200First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1987 | Sweden | Factory Fact 200First yearLP, Compilation, White Label | LP, Compilation, White Label |
| 1987 | UK | Factory Fact 200LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1987 | UK | Factory Fact 200First yearLP, Compilation, White Label | LP, Compilation, White Label |
| 1987 | UK | Factory Fact 200LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1987 | US | Qwest Records 1-25621 / Qwest Records 9 25621-1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1987 | US | Qwest Records W1-25621LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Poland | Tonpress SX-T 170/171LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1990 | Australia | Festival Records L 80915/6 / Factory Fact 200LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1993 | Greece | London Records 520 008-1 / London Records 520008-1LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | US | Factory Fact 200LP, LP, All Media, Compilation, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, All Media, Compilation, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | Factory Fact 200LP, Compilation, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | Factory Fact 200LP, LP, All Media, Compilation, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, All Media, Compilation, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | Factory Fact 200LP, Compilation, Reissue, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Worldwide | Factory Fact 200LP, LP, All Media, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, LP, All Media, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Worldwide | Factory Fact 200LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Not On Label Fact 200LP, Compilation, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
41 vinyl pressings of Substance are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1987 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in UK, US, Australia & New Zealand, Japan and more. One of them is Factory Fact 200, released August 17, 1987.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Fact 200, FACT 200, 1-25621, YZ-185~6) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FACT 200 A1 GOODBYE DAVY PILS MPO TOWNHOUSE and FACT 200 B1 THE PLEASURE AND THE PAIN.... 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.
