Vinyl pressings
by Nina Hagen · 1982
Nunsexmonkrock was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. 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 1982, the album's first year, in 15 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.
01-85774-2A-1 AL- 38008- 2 STERLING ARunout side A, variant 1
01-85774-2B-1 BL- 38008 STERLING -1 DRunout side B, variant 1
01-85774-1A-1 STERLING -1 C AL- 38008Runout side A, variant 2
01-85774-2B-1 BL- 38008 STERLING -1 DRunout side B, variant 2
CBS 85774 · A1Run-out side A, etched
CBS 85774 · B1Run-out side B, etched
AL-38008-1C STERLING T1Runout side A, var. 1
BL-38008-1C STERLING 1TRunout side B, var. 1
AL-38008-1C STERLING A1 o T1Runout side A, var. 2
BL-38008-1C STERLING A2 o 1TRunout side B, var. 2
(HXAP) P AL-38008-GICSide A
BL-38008 1BSide B
<B-MP> AL 38008 G1B GSide A etched, variant 1
BL-38008 1F B1 G1Side B eched, variant 1
<B-MP> AL 38008 G1B D G B4Side A variant 2, etched and stamped
BL-38008 1F B1 (triangle scratched through with a wavy line like water underneath)2 G1Side B variant 2
p o AL-38008 1A STERLINGA-Side Runout Etching - Variant 1
p o BL-38008-1A STERLINGB-Side Runout Etching - Variant 1
p o AL-38008 1B STERLINGA-Side Runout Etching - Variant 2
p o BL-38008-1A STERLINGB-Side Runout Etching - Variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Argentina | Columbia 80-587 / CBS 80-587First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Australia | CBS SBP 237755First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Brazil | CBS 138540 / Discos CBS 138.540First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Canada | Columbia WPC 38008First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Europe | CBS CBS 85774 / CBS 85774First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Europe | CBS CBS 32479 / CBS CBS 85774LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Germany | CBS CBS 85774LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1982 | Greece | CBS CBS 85774First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Italy | CBS CBS 85774First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Japan | Epic 25•3P-359First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Japan | Epic 25-3P-359First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Netherlands | CBS CBS 85774 / CBS 32479LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | New Zealand | CBS SPB 237755First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Portugal | CBS 85774First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | South Africa | CBS ASF 2756First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | CBS 138540 / Discos CBS 138.540LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
28 vinyl pressings of Nunsexmonkrock are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1982 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in Europe, UK, US, Canada and more. One of them is CBS CBS 85774.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CBS 85774, ARC 38008, PC 38008, FC 38008) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 01-85774-2A-1 AL- 38008- 2 STERLING A and 01-85774-2B-1 BL- 38008 STERLING -1 D. 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.
