Vinyl pressings
by Skin · 1987
Blood, Women, Roses 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.
6 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 5 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.
33-PROD-4A2 A DMM TOWNHOUSE DMMRunout side A
33-PROD-4B1 E DMM TOWNHOUSE DMMRunout side B
33-PROD-4✳︎A2 B DMM TOWNHOUSE DMMRunout side A variant 1
33-PROD-4B1 A DMM TOWNHOUSE DMMRunout side B variant 1
SIDE1 30026 A 33-PROD-4A2 A DMM TOWNHOUSE DMM
SIDE2 30026 B 33-PROD-4B1 E DMM TOWNHOUSE DMM
08-2397|-|A-| 33-PROD-4A² TownhouseRun-out Side A
08-2397|-|B-| 33-PROD-4B¹ TownhouseRun-out Side B
08-023971-1Label Side A
08-023971-2Label Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | France | Product Inc. 70524 / Recordvox 70524First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Germany | Product Inc. 33 PROD 4 / Recordvox 2386/08First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Greece | Penguin 30026First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Greece | Penguin 30026LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1987 | Netherlands | Torso TORSO 33035 / Product Inc. 33 prod 4First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | UK | Product Inc. 33PROD4First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1987 | UK | Product Inc. 33 PROD ILP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1987 | UK | Product Inc. 33 prod 4First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Belgium | Consouling Sounds SOULCLXXIXLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Belgium | Consouling Sounds SOULCLXXIXLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of Blood, Women, Roses are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1987 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in UK, France, Germany, Greece and more. One of them is Product Inc. 33 prod 4, released April 27, 1987.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 33 prod 4, 33PROD4, 70524, 33 PROD 4) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 33-PROD-4A2 A DMM TOWNHOUSE DMM and 33-PROD-4B1 E DMM TOWNHOUSE DMM. 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.
