Vinyl pressings
by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds · 1997
The Boatman's Call was first pressed on vinyl in 1997. 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 1997, 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.
STUMM 142 - A1 PR-M P2 HRunout side A, variant 1
STUMM 142 - B1 PR-M JRunout side B, variant 1
STUMM 142 - A1 PR-M P2Runout side A, variant 2
STUMM 142 - B1 PR-MRunout side B, variant 2
STUMM 142 - A1 PR-MSide A runout, etched
STUMM 142 - B1 PR-MSide B runout, etched
INT 146 936-A1Runout side A
INT 146 936-B1Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | UK | Mute STUMM 142First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1997 | Germany | Mute INT 146.936 / Mute Stumm 142First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1997 | UK | Mute Stumm 142 / Mute STUMM142First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Europe | Mute STUMM 142LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2014 | Europe | Mute STUMM 142LP, Album, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | Europe | Mute LPSEEDS10 / BMG Lpseeds10LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2015 | USA & Canada | BMG BMG14057V / Mute Lpseeds10LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2016 | Europe | Mute Lpseeds10LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2016 | Europe | Mute Lpseeds10LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2017 | US | BMG 8 81034 12214 8 / BMG BMG14057VLP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Numbered, Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Numbered, Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Mute STUMM 142LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Germany | Mute INT 146 936LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Mute STUMM 142LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | UK | Mute STUMM 142LP, Album, Repress, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Repress, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | USA & Canada | BMG BMG14057V / Mute Lpseeds10LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
15 vinyl pressings of The Boatman's Call are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1997 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1997, in UK, Germany. One of them is Mute Stumm 142, released March 3, 1997.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Stumm 142, STUMM 142, INT 146.936) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STUMM 142 - A1 PR-M P2 H and STUMM 142 - B1 PR-M J. 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.
