Vinyl pressings
by Soft Cell · 1981
Bedsitter was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 10 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.
BZS612 A // 1 ▽E PS A PORKY PRIME CUTA runout, variation 1
BZS612 B // 2 ▽E PS PORKYB runout, variation 1
BZS612 A // 1 ▽ E PS 1 1 1 A PORKY PRIME CUTA runout, variation 2
BZS612 B // 1 ▽ E PS 1 1 1 PORKYB runout, variation 2
664 BZS 6 AX̶ POLYGRAM D19 A PORKY PRIME CUT. AStamped and etched runout, side A, variant 1
664 BZS 6 B POLYGRAM B21 A PORKY PRIME CUT. AStamped and etched runout, side B, variant 1
664 BZS 6 AX̶ POLYGRAM A5 A PORKY PRIME CUT. AStamped and etched runout, side A, variant 2
664 BZS 6 B POLYGRAM B7 A PORKY PRIME CUT. AStamped and etched runout, side B, variant 2
BZS 6 A-4 BZS 6 A4 DAMONT A PORKY PRIME CUT.Runout side A, variant 1
BZS 6 B4 DAMONT PORKY.Runout side B, variant 1
BZS 6 A-4 ̶B̶Z̶S̶ ̶6̶ - A4 DAMONT A PORKY PRIME CUT. DRunout side A, variant 2
BZS 6 B4 DAMONT PORKY. CRunout side B, variant 2
BZS 6 A // 4 ▽ E M 1 1 1Runout, A-side, stamped
ARUNRunout, A-side, etched
BZS 6 B // 3 ▽ E PS 1 1 2Runout, B-side, stamped
PORKYRunout, B-side, etched
BZS612 A//1▽E PS A PORKY PRIME CUTRunout side A
BZS612 B//2▽E PS PORKYRunout side B
BZS 6 A // 4▽ EM 1 4 ARUN 1Runout A
BZS 6 B // 2▽ EP 1 4 2 PORKY.Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | Mercury 6059485First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Austria | Vertigo 6059 485 / Some Bizzare 6059 485First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Belgium | Vertigo 6059 485First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1981 | Europe | Vertigo 6400 516 / Vertigo 64 00 516First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Vertigo 6059 485First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Vertigo 6400 516First year12", EP, 45 RPM | 12", EP, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | New Zealand | Mercury 6059 485First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1981 | South Africa | Vertigo Tos 1359First year7" | 7" |
| 1981 | Spain | Vertigo 64 00 516 / Some Bizzare 64 00 516First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1981 | UK | Some Bizzare BZS 6First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | UK | Some Bizzare BZS 6First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | UK | Some Bizzare BZS 6First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | UK | Some Bizzare BZS 612First year12", Advance | 12", Advance |
| 1981 | UK | Some Bizzare BZS 6First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | UK | Some Bizzare BZS 612First year12", Single, 45 RPM | 12", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Some Bizzare BZS 61212", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
24 vinyl pressings of Bedsitter are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1981 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in UK, Ireland, Australia, Austria and more. One of them is Some Bizzare BZS 612, released October 29, 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BZS 612, BZS 6, 6059485, 6059 485) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BZS612 A // 1 ▽E PS A PORKY PRIME CUT and BZS612 B // 2 ▽E PS PORKY. 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.
