Vinyl pressings
by Nitzer Ebb · 1987
Let Your Body Learn 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.
18 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 6 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-58 A1 PAG POUNDA TA1PEA side version 1
12-MUTE-58 B1 PAG D5B side version 1
12-MUTE-58 A1 PAG POUNDA TA1PEA side version 2
12-MUTE-58 B1 PAG DB side version 2
12-MUTE-58 A1 PAG POUNDA TA1PE NA side version 1
12-MUTE-58-B1 PAG N̶̷̸̲̅B side version 1
12-MUTE-58 A1 PAG ⅂ POUNDA TA1PEA side version 2
12-MUTE-58-B1 PAG ⅂B side version 2
MUTE-58 . A-1 1 MT. DAMONT EXCHANGE ASide A variation 1
MUTE-58 . B-1 1 MT. DAMONT A JONZSide B variation 1
MUTE-58 . A-1 1 MT. DAMONT EXCHANGE HSide A variation 2
MUTE-58 . B-1 1 MT. DAMONT G JONZSide B variation 2
12-MUTE-58 A1 PAG POUNDA TA1PE BSide A
12-MUTE-58 B1 PAG BSide B
MUTE-58 . A-1 1 MT. DAMONT EXCHANGE CSide A runout
MUTE-58 . B-1 1 MT. DAMONT A JONZSide B runout
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 | France | Virgin 90324 / Mute 90324First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1987 | France | Virgin 80316First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1987 | Germany | Mute INT 126.861 / Mute 12 MUTE 58First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Misprint · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Misprint · Colored vinyl |
| 1987 | Germany | Mute INT 126.861 / Mute 12 MUTE 58First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1987 | Japan | Alfa International ALDJ-102 / Mute ALDJ-102First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1987 | South Africa | Mute MUTE 58 / David Gresham Records MUS 720First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Spain | Mute 12 MUTE 58First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1987 | UK | Mute 12MUTE58First yearPromo, 12", 45 RPM · Promo | Promo, 12", 45 RPM · Promo |
| 1987 | UK | Mute 12MUTE58First year12", 45 RPM, White Label | 12", 45 RPM, White Label |
| 1987 | UK | Mute MUTE 58First year7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label |
| 1987 | Germany | Mute INT 126.861 / Mute 12 MUTE 58First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1987 | UK | Mute 12MUTE58First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1987 | UK | Mute 12MUTE58First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1987 | Germany | Mute 7 Mute 58 / Mute INT 111.847First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1987 | UK | Mute MUTE58First year7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Mute INT 126.861 / Mute 12 MUTE 5812", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Repress | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Repress |
20 vinyl pressings of Let Your Body Learn are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in UK, Germany, Japan, France and more. One of them is Mute 12MUTE58, released April 1987.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 12MUTE58, MUTE58, MUTE 58, INT 126.861) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 12-MUTE-58 A1 PAG POUNDA TA1PE and 12-MUTE-58 B1 PAG D5. 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.
