Vinyl pressings
by Sonic Youth · 1985
Bad Moon Rising was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. 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 1985, the album's first year, in 3 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.
BFFP 1 A1 = HMS 016 A1 IT'S A BIRD IN THE HAND, IT'S A MODERN LAND - SONICS RENDESVOUZ. A PORKY PRIME CUT. MPOSide A runout
BFFP 1 B1 A PORKY PRIME CUT. HMS 016 B1 MPO PREPARE FOR THE WORST, HOPE FOR THE BEST.Side B runout
BD̸FFP 1 A1 A PORKY PRIME CUT. MPO ITS A BIRD IN THE HAND, ITS A MODERN LAND - SONICS RENDESVOUZ.Runout A
BD̸FFP 1 B1 A PORKY PRIME CUT. MPO PREPARE FOR THE WORST, HOPE FOR THE BEST.Runout B
25RTL-3007-ASide A label
25RTL-3007-BSide B label
25RTL-3007-ASide A label
25RTL-3007-BSide B label
X I·9·25Sleeve date
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | UK | Blast First BFFP 1First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1985 | UK | Blast First BFFP 1 / Homestead Records HMS 016First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | US | Blast First BFFP1 / Homestead Records HMS 016LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1985 | UK | Blast First BFFP 1LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1985 | UK & US | Blast First BFFP 1 / Homestead Records HMS 016First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Japan | Rough Trade 25RTL-3007First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Japan | Rough Trade 25RTL-3007First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | US | Homestead Records HMS016LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1986 | US | Homestead Records HMS016LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | US | Homestead Records HMS016LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1987 | US | Homestead Records HMS016LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1988 | Greece | Di Di Music DI DI 127 / Di Di Music D.D. 127LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | Netherlands | Torso 40011LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1988 | Australia | Au Go Go ANDA 66LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1989 | UK | Blast First BFFP 1 / Homestead Records HMS 016LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | ORG Music ORG-042LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2010 | US | ORG Music ORGM-1007 / ORG Music ORG-042LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2010 | US | ORG Music ORGM-1007LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2011 | US | ORG Music ORGM-1007 / Universal Music Special Markets B0013423-01LP, Album, Remastered, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Remastered, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2011 | US | ORG Music ORGM-1007 / Universal Music Special Markets B0013423-01LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2015 | US | Goofin' Records GOO 018LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2015 | US | Goofin' Records GOO-18LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Homestead Records HMS016LP, Album, Mispress | LP, Album, Mispress |
23 vinyl pressings of Bad Moon Rising are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1985 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in UK & US, UK, Japan. One of them is Blast First BFFP 1, released March 1985.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BFFP 1, 25RTL-3007) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BFFP 1 A1 = HMS 016 A1 IT'S A BIRD IN THE HAND, IT'S A MODERN LAND - SONICS RENDESVOUZ. A PORKY PRIME CUT. MPO and BFFP 1 B1 A PORKY PRIME CUT. HMS 016 B1 MPO PREPARE FOR THE WORST, HOPE FOR THE BEST.. 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.
