Vinyl pressings
by Nitzer Ebb · 1990
Fun To Be Had / Getting Closer (Mixes) was first pressed on vinyl in 1990. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1990, the album's first year, in 4 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.
12 MUTE115 A2 PR-R COPYMASTERS MILES. ASide A runout, variation 1
12 MUTE115 B1 PR-R ASide AA runout, variation 1
12 MUTE115 A2 PR-R COPYMASTERS MILES. BSide A runout, variation 2
12 MUTE115 B1 PR-R BSide AA runout, variation 2
L12 MUTE 115 A1 PR-R DSide A runout, variation 1
L12 MUTE 115 B1 PR-R DSide AA runout, variation 1
L12 MUTE 115 A1 PR-R DSide A runout, variation 2
L12 MUTE 115 B1 PR-R CSide AA runout, variation 2
L12 MUTE 115 A1 PR-R BSide A runout
L12 MUTE 115 B1 PR-R BSide AA runout
P12 MUTE 115 A1 COPYMASTERS Miles. PR-R ᙠSide A runout
P12 MUTE 115 B1 ᙠ PR-R COPYMASTERS. Miles.Side AA runout
MUTE 115 ·A·2 COPYMASTERS·Miles· ² LYN-26921Runout Side A Variation 1
MUTE 115 Bı DAMONTRunout Side B Variation 1
MUTE-115A L ― DAMONTRunout Side A Variation 2
MUTE 115 Bı 3 DAMONTRunout Side B Variation 2
008 DMD-7146 A-1Runout side A
008 DMD-7146 B-1Runout side AA
D-7146 ALabel side A
D-7146 BLabel side AA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Australia | Liberation Records X 14907 / Mute X 14907First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1990 | Germany | Mute L12MUTE115 / Mute L 12 Mute 115First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1990 | UK | Mute P12 MUTE 115First year12", 45 RPM, Promo, Single · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo, Single · Promo |
| 1990 | UK | Mute MUTE115First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1990 | UK | Mute L12 MUTE 115First year12", 45 RPM, White Label | 12", 45 RPM, White Label |
| 1990 | UK | Mute 12MUTE11512", 45 RPM, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1990 | UK | Mute P12 MUTE 11512", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1990 | Germany | Mute 12 MUTE115 / Mute 12 Mute 115First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1990 | Germany | Mute INT 126.942 / Mute 12 Mute 11512", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1990 | Spain | Mute 12 MUTE 115 / Sanni Records 12 MUTE 115First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1990 | UK | Mute 12MUTE115 / Mute 12 MUTE115First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1990 | UK | Mute L12MUTE115First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
12 vinyl pressings of Fun To Be Had / Getting Closer (Mixes) are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1990, in UK, Germany, Spain, Australia. One of them is Mute 12MUTE115, released September 10, 1990.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 12MUTE115, L12MUTE115, L12 MUTE 115, P12 MUTE 115) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 12 MUTE115 A2 PR-R COPYMASTERS MILES. A and 12 MUTE115 B1 PR-R A. 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.
