Vinyl pressings
by Sonic Youth · 1986
Walls Have Ears 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.
1 pressing came out in 1986, 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.
NOT 1 A-1-1-1-X1 A Porky Prime CutStamped A
NOT 1 1B # -1U-1-1 A Porky Prime Cut.Stamped B
NOT 1 CB̶-1U-1-1-X1 A Porky Prime Cut.Stamped C
NOT 1 D-1U-1-1-1 A Porky Prime Cut.Stamped D
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 | Not NOT 1 (BUT 2)First yearLP, Album, Numbered · Numbered | LP, Album, Numbered · Numbered |
| 1986 | UK | Not NOT 1 (BUT 2)LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Europe | Room On Fire ROOM128LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2022 | UK | Room On Fire ROOM120LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2024 | UK, Europe & US | Goofin' Records GOO-023 / Goofin' Records goo-023LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Goofin' Records GOO-023LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Goofin' Records GOO-023 / Goofin' Records goo-023LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2024 | US | Goofin' Records GOO-023 / Goofin' Records goo-023LP, Reissue, Remastered, Flexi-disc, 7", Single Sided, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Flexi-disc, 7", Single Sided, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Goofin' Records GOO-023 / Goofin' Records goo-023LP, Reissue, Remastered, Flexi-disc, 7", Single Sided, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Flexi-disc, 7", Single Sided, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Goofin' Records GOO-023 / Goofin' Records goo-023LP, LP, All Media, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, All Media, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Goofin' Records eel 1LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited, Numbered | LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Not not1LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
12 vinyl pressings of Walls Have Ears are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1986 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in UK. One of them is Not NOT 1 (BUT 2).
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NOT 1 (BUT 2)) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NOT 1 A-1-1-1-X1 A Porky Prime Cut and NOT 1 1B # -1U-1-1 A Porky Prime Cut.. 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.
