Vinyl pressings
by Spacemen 3 · 1989
Playing With Fire was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1989, 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.
FIRE LP-16-A³ ✱ WRITE TO CV ²¹ 3HY / 207 FOR FREE GIFTS MAX.Side A
FIRE LP-16-B³ ✱ NEVER GONNA GET OUTTA THIS WORLD ALIVE PORKY MAX.Side B
BLT-4032-A Kdisc ch L33438Side A
BLT-4032-B Kdisc ch L33438 XSide B
BLT-4032-A Kdisc ch L33438Side A runout
BLT-4032-B Kdisc ch L33438 XSide B runout
FIRE LP - 16 - A MAX A PORKY PRIME CUT WRITE TO CV 21 3HY / 207 FOR FREE GIFTSSide A runout
FIRE LP - 16 - B. * MAX. ANOTHER PORKY PRIME CUT NEVER GONNA GET OUTTA THE WORLD ALIVESide B runout
[AGI logo] 89 - 3 506203 ASide A runout, stamped
[AGI logo] 89 - 3 506203 BSide B runout, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | France | Fire Records 506203 / Vogue 506203First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Germany | Rough Trade RTD 107 / Fire Records RTD 107First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Germany | Rough Trade RTD 107LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1989 | Germany | Rough Trade RTD 107LP, Album, Promo, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing, Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing, Promo |
| 1989 | Greece | Hitch-Hyke Records LIFT 022First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | UK | Fire Records FIRE LP16LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1989 | UK | Fire Records FIRE LP16First yearLP, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1989 | US | BOMP! BLP 4032First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | US | BOMP! BLP 4032First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1989 | Germany | Fire Records FIRE LP16First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | UK | Fire Records FIRE LP16First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | US | BOMP! BLP 4032LP, Album, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1990 | US | BOMP! BLP 4032LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 1990 | US | BOMP! BLP 4032LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 1990 | US | BOMP! BLP 4032LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 1990 | US | BOMP! BLP 4032LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 1990 | US | BOMP! BLP 4032LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 1990 | US | BOMP! BLP 4032LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 1990 | US | BOMP! BLP 4032LP, Album, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1990 | US | BOMP! BLP 4032LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 1990 | US | BOMP! BLP 4032LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 1990 | US | BOMP! BLP 4032LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 1994 | US | Taang! Records TAANG! 9710", Album, Reissue | 10", Album, Reissue |
| 1999 | UK | Space Age Recordings ORBIT 011 LPLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1999 | UK | Space Age Recordings Orbit 011LPLP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | US | Taang! Records TAANG!9710", Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | 10", Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2009 | US | Taang! Records TAANG!9710", Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 10", Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | UK | Space Age Recordings ORBIT057LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | UK & Europe | Space Age Recordings ORBIT057LPLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2018 | US | Superior Viaduct SV151LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Europe | Space Age Recordings ORBIT057LPLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Taang! Records T-9710", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
32 vinyl pressings of Playing With Fire are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1989 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in UK, US, Germany, France and more. One of them is Fire Records FIRE LP16, released February 27, 1989.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FIRE LP16, BLP 4032, 506203, RTD 107) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FIRE LP-16-A³ ✱ WRITE TO CV ²¹ 3HY / 207 FOR FREE GIFTS MAX. and FIRE LP-16-B³ ✱ NEVER GONNA GET OUTTA THIS WORLD ALIVE PORKY MAX.. 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.
