Vinyl pressings
by Nitzer Ebb · 1987
Join In The Chant 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.
14 pressings came out in 1987, 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 mute - 64 A PAG P3 NoelRunout side A, variant 1
12 mute - 64 B1 PAG P3Runout side B, variant 1
12 mute - 64 A1 P4 PAG ᙠ NOELRunout side A, variant 2
12 mute - 64 B1 P4 PAG U̶Runout side B, variant 2
✶ MUTE-64.A-1✶ MT.I THE EXCHANGE DAMONT CSide A variation 1
✶ MUTE-64.B-1✶ MT.I JONZ DAMONT ESide B variation 1
✶ MUTE-64.A-1✶ MT.I THE EXCHANGE DAMONT ESide A variation 2
✶ MUTE-64.B-1✶ MT.I JONZ DAMONT ESide B variation 2
12 MUTE 64 A PAG DAMONT E NoelSide A Variant 1
12-MUTE-64 B1 PAG DAMONT DSide B Variant 1
12 MUTE 64 A1 PAG DAMONT E NoelSide A Variant 2
12-MUTE-64 B1 PAG DAMONT ESide B Variant 2
[SRC logo] 0-20786-A-SR1 1-1 PRECISIONSide A, etched
[SRC logo] 0-20786-B-SR1 1-1 PRECISIONSide B, etched
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 | Germany | Mute INT 126.870 / Mute 12 Mute 64First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1987 | Germany | Mute INT 111.851 / Mute 7 Mute 64First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1987 | Germany | Mute INT 126.870 / Mute 12 Mute 64First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1987 | Germany | Mute INT 126.870 / Mute 12 Mute 64First year12", 45 RPM, Misprint | 12", 45 RPM, Misprint |
| 1987 | Germany | Mute INT 126.870 / Mute 12 Mute 64First year12", 45 RPM, Misprint | 12", 45 RPM, Misprint |
| 1987 | Spain | Sanni Records 12MUTE64First year12" | 12" |
| 1987 | UK | Mute 12mute64First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | US | Geffen Records 0-20786 / Geffen Records 9 20786-0First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1987 | US | Geffen Records 0-20786 / Geffen Records 9 20786-0First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1987 | Germany | Mute INT 126.870 / Mute 12 Mute 64First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1987 | UK | Mute 12mute64First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | UK | Mute mute64First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1987 | UK | Mute 12mute64First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | UK | Mute MUTE64First year7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label |
| 1987 | Germany | Mute INT 126.87012", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Mute INT 126.870 / Mute 12 Mute 6412", 45 RPM, Repress | 12", 45 RPM, Repress |
| ? | UK | Mute 12mute6412", 45 RPM, Repress | 12", 45 RPM, Repress |
17 vinyl pressings of Join In The Chant are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in UK, US, Germany, Spain. One of them is Mute 12mute64, released August 1987.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 12mute64, mute64, MUTE64, 0-20786) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 12 mute - 64 A PAG P3 Noel and 12 mute - 64 B1 PAG P3. 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.
