US
1988- Label and catalog number
- Coslit Records CR1004
- Format
- 12", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM
- Runout / matrix
CR 1004 A F/W CSB ♪♪Etchings side A
CR 1004 B F/W CSB ♪♪Etchings side B
Vinyl pressings
by Sugar Bear · 1988
Don't Scandalize Mine was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 2 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.
CR 1004 A F/W CSB ♪♪Etchings side A
CR 1004 B F/W CSB ♪♪Etchings side B
CHAMP 1292 A < AVariant 1 A Side Runout Stamped
CHAMP 1292 B < AVariant 1 B Side Runout Stamped
CHAMP 1292 A AVariant 2 runout side A
CHAMP 1292 B CVariant 2 runout side B
CHAMP 12/92 A-1Side A (Etched)
CHAMP 12/92 B-1Side B (Etched)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Unknown | Not On Label12", Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1988 | UK | Champion CHAMP 12-92First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | US | Next Plateau Records Inc. NP5008512", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue |
| 1988 | US | Coslit Records CR1004First year12", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1988 | US | Next Plateau Records Inc. NP5008512", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Reissue · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1988 | US | Coslit Records CR1004First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1988 | US | Diskmakers CR-100412", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1988 | UK | Champion CHAMP 12-92First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1989 | UK | Champion CHAMP 927", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | US | Next Plateau Records Inc. NP5008512", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Repress | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, Repress |
10 vinyl pressings of Don't Scandalize Mine are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1988 and 2006.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, UK. One of them is Coslit Records CR1004.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CR1004, CHAMP 12-92) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CR 1004 A F/W CSB ♪♪ and CR 1004 B F/W CSB ♪♪. 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.