US
1978- Label and catalog number
- Channel CD 102 D
- Format
- 12", 33 ⅓ RPM
- Runout / matrix
CD 102 M-ASide A run-out area
CD 102 M-BSide B run-out area
Vinyl pressings
by Pam Todd · 1978
Baise Moi (Kiss Me) was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. 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 1978, 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.
CD 102 M-ASide A run-out area
CD 102 M-BSide B run-out area
C 102 M - A DLSide A [Etched]
C 102 M - BSide B [Etched]
(C-102 M)Label sides A & B
CD 102 M-ASide A run-out area
CD 102 M-BSide B run-out area
C 102 M - ASide A [Etched]
C 102 M - BSide B [Etched]
(C-102 M)Labels
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | Epic ES 12006First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Canada | Attic ATT 1204First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1978 | Europe | Epic EPC 6939First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Epic EPC 6940First year12" | 12" |
| 1978 | UK | Epic S EPC 6939First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | US | Channel CD 102 DFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1978 | US | Channel CH-D 10212", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1978 | US | Channel CD 10212", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1978 | US | Channel C-102First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | US | Channel CD 102 DFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | Channel C-102First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | UK | Epic S EPC 69397", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
12 vinyl pressings of Baise Moi (Kiss Me) are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Channel CD 102 D.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CD 102 D, C-102, S EPC 6939, ES 12006) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CD 102 M-A and CD 102 M-B. 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.