Vinyl pressings
by Shelter · 1990
Perfection Of Desire 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.
3 pressings came out in 1990, the album's first year. 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.
REVELATION:16-A-1 S-23824 RE 1 P.9.6.90Etched runout side A
REVELATION:16-B-1 S-23825 RE 1 P.9.6.90Etched runout side B
MASTERED AT TRUTONEStamped runout side A and B
REVELATION:16-A-1 S-23824 RE 1 P.9.6.90Etched runout side A
REVELATION:16-B-1 S-23825 RE 1 P.9.6.90Etched runout side B
MASTERED AT TRUTONEStamped runout side A and B
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 | US | Revelation Records REVELATION:16 / Revelation Records 16First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | US | Revelation Records Revelation: 16First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | US | Revelation Records REVELATION:16 / Revelation Records 16First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1990 | US | Revelation Records REV:16LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1990 | US | Revelation Records REVELATION:16 / Revelation Records 16LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | US | Revelation Records Revelation: 16LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | US | Revelation Records Revelation: 16LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 2016 | US | Revelation Records REVELATION:16LP, Album, Repress, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Repress, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2018 | US | Revelation Records Revelation: 16LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Revelation Records REV016LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2022 | US | Revelation Records Revelation: 16LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 2023 | US | Revelation Records Revelation: 16LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
12 vinyl pressings of Perfection Of Desire are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1990 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1990, in US. One of them is Revelation Records REVELATION:16.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use REVELATION:16, Revelation: 16) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, REVELATION:16-A-1 S-23824 RE 1 P.9.6.90 and REVELATION:16-B-1 S-23825 RE 1 P.9.6.90. 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.
