Vinyl pressings
by Revolting Cocks · 1986
Big Sexy Land was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 2 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-017-A HuBSide A runout, etched
WAX-017-B HuBSide B runout, etched
MASTERED BY TRUTONE -Pa- 3-86Sides A & B runouts, stamped [except '-Pa- 3-86' etched]
WAX-017-A HuBSide A runout, etched
WAX-017-B HuBSide B runout, etched
MASTERED BY TRUTONE -Pa- 3-86Sides A & B runouts, stamped [except '-Pa- 3-86' etched]
MPO WAX 17 A¹ TOWNHOUSERunout side A, etched
MPO WAX 17 B¹ TOWNHOUSERunout side B, etched
MPO WAX 17 A¹ TOWNHOUSERunout side A, etched
MPO WAX 17 B¹ TOWNHOUSERunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | UK & Europe | Wax Trax! Records WAX 17First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1986 | US | Wax Trax! Records WAX 017LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1986 | UK & Europe | Wax Trax! Records WAXUK 017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | Wax Trax! Records WAX 017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | Wax Trax! Records WAX 017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | UK | Devotion DVN 6LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Poland | Mecanica MEC059LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, 7", Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Limited Edition, Special Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, 7", Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Limited Edition, Special Edition · Limited |
| 2020 | Poland | Mecanica MEC059LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| 2023 | US | Cleopatra CLO 3401LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2023 | US | Cleopatra CLO 3401LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK & Europe | Wax Trax! Records WAXUK 017LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
11 vinyl pressings of Big Sexy Land are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1986 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, UK & Europe. One of them is Wax Trax! Records WAX 017, released November 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WAX 017, WAXUK 017, WAX 17) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WAX-017-A HuB and WAX-017-B 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.
