Vinyl pressings
by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds · 1994
Let Love In was first pressed on vinyl in 1994. 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 1994, the album's first year, in 2 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.
THE EXCHANGE (DMM) – NiLZ STUM 123 – A1 P-RM DMMRunout A, variant 1
THE EXCHANGE (DMM) – NiLZ STUM 123 – B1 P-RM DMM 7Runout B, variant 1
THE EXCHANGE (DMM) - NiLZ. STUMM 123 - A1 PR-M DMM VRunout A, variant 2
THE EXCHANGE (DMM) - NiLZ. STUMM 123 - B1 PR-M DMM RRunout B, variant 2
DMM G.P.Runout groove, both sides, scratched
INT 146 914 - AA side
INT 146 914 - BB Side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Germany | Mute INT 146.914 / Mute STUMM 123First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1994 | Germany | Intercord INT 146 914LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1994 | UK | Mute STUMM 123First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1994 | UK | Mute L STUMM 123First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Europe | Mute INT 146.914 STUMM 123LP, Reissue, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Reissue, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2013 | Europe | Mute INT 146.914 STUMM 123LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | Germany | Mute INT 146.914 STUMM 123LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | UK | Mute MUSH32264.2LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2015 | Germany | Mute INT 146.914 STUMM 123LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2015 | Germany | Mute INT 146.914 STUMM 123LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | Europe | Mute LPSEEDS8 / BMG LPSEEDS8LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2015 | USA & Canada | BMG BMG14011V / Mute LPSEEDS8LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Mute INT 146.914 STUMM 123LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Germany | Mute INT 146.914 / Mute STUMM 123LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | UK | Mute STUMM 123LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | UK | Mute STUMM 123LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
16 vinyl pressings of Let Love In are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1994 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1994, in UK, Germany. One of them is Mute STUMM 123, released April 18, 1994.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use STUMM 123, L STUMM 123, INT 146.914) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, THE EXCHANGE (DMM) – NiLZ STUM 123 – A1 P-RM DMM and THE EXCHANGE (DMM) – NiLZ STUM 123 – B1 P-RM DMM 7. 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.
