Vinyl pressings
by Revolting Cocks · 1990
Beers, Steers + Queers (The Album) 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.
5 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.
WAX-7063-A RE1 W̶A̶X̶6̶3̶ ̶A̶ ̶R̶E̶1̶ FUTURE DISC HUBSide A runout, variant 1
WAX-7063-B Re1 W̶A̶X̶6̶3̶ ̶B̶ ̶R̶E̶1̶ HUBSide B runout, variant 1
WAX7063 W̶A̶X̶6̶3̶ A RE1 FUTURE DISC HUBSide A runout, variant 2
WAX-7064-B Re1 W̶A̶X̶6̶3̶ ̶B̶ ̶R̶E̶ ̶1̶ HUBSide B runout, variant 2
WAX 63 A RE 1 FUTURE DISC EXP#1 L-35278Runout side A
WAX 63 B-RE 1 L-35278X EXP#1Runout side B
W̶A̶X̶ ̶6̶3̶ ̶A̶ WAX UK 63 A¹ EXPSide A runout, etched, variant 1
W̶A̶X̶ ̶6̶3̶ ̶B̶ WAX UK 63 B1 EXSide B runout, etched, variant 1
WAX 63 A WAX UK 63 A1 ??? EXPSide A runout, etched, variant 2
WAX 63 B WAX UK 63 B1 ??? EXPSide B runout, etched, variant 2
WAX 63 A RE1 Future Disc 08-30115-1-A-1 Exp II 2 BSide A runout, etched, variant 1
WAX 63 B RE1 A Exp II 2 08-30115-20 1B1Side B runout, etched, variant 1
WAX 63 A RE1 Future Disc 08-30115-20 A-1 Exp #2 ASide A runout, etched, variant 2
WAX 63 B•RE1 A Exp #2 08-30115-20 1B1Side B runout, etched, variant 2
WAX 63 A RE1 Future Disc 08-30115-20 1A1 H̶U̶B̶ Exp #2Runout, Side A, Etched
WAX 63 B RE1 08-30115-20 1B1 H̶U̶B̶ Exp #2Runout, Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Belgium | Wax Trax! Europe WAX 63 / Wax Trax! Europe WAX 063First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1990 | UK | Wax Trax! Records WAXUK063First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1990 | US | Wax Trax! Records WAX 7063First yearLP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 1990 | US | Wax Trax! Records WAX 7063 / Wax Trax! Records WAX 63LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1990 | Europe | Wax Trax! Europe WAX 63 / Wax Trax! Europe WAX 063First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | US | Wax Trax! Records WAX 7063 / Wax Trax! Records WAX 63LPFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | US | Wax Trax! Records WAX 063 / Wax Trax! Records WAX 63LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1992 | UK | Devotion DVN 4LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | US | Cleopatra CLP1752LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | US | Cleopatra CLP1752LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | Cleopatra CLO3107LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2022 | US | Cleopatra CLO3071LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Cleopatra CLO3079LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
13 vinyl pressings of Beers, Steers + Queers (The Album) are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1990 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1990, in US, UK, Europe, Belgium. One of them is Wax Trax! Records WAX 7063, released May 1990.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WAX 7063, WAXUK063, WAX 63) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WAX-7063-A RE1 W̶A̶X̶6̶3̶ ̶A̶ ̶R̶E̶1̶ FUTURE DISC HUB and WAX-7063-B Re1 W̶A̶X̶6̶3̶ ̶B̶ ̶R̶E̶1̶ HUB. 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.
