Vinyl pressings
by Swans · 1987
Children Of God was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. 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 1987, the album's first year, in 6 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.
3̶3̶-̶P̶R̶O̶D̶-̶1̶7̶-̶A̶²̶ CAROL 1346-A P2 DAMONT TOWNHOUSE DMMSide-1, etched
3̶3̶-̶P̶R̶O̶D̶-̶1̶7̶-̶B̶²̶ CAROL 1346-B P2 DAMONT TOWNHOUSE DMMSide-2, etched
3̶3̶-̶P̶R̶O̶D̶-̶1̶7̶-̶C̶²̶ CAROL 1346-C P2 DAMONT TOWNHOUSE DMMSide-3, etched
3̶3̶-̶P̶R̶O̶D̶-̶1̶7̶-̶D̶²̶ CAROL 1346-D P2 DAMONT TOWNHOUSE DMMSide-4, etched
33-PROD-17-A2 D DAMONT TOWNHOUSE DMMA side runout, Variant 1
33-PROD-17-B2 E DAMONT TOWNHOUSE DMMB Side runout, Variant 1
33-PROD-17-C2 L ̶D̶A̶M̶O̶N̶T̶- TOWNHOUSE DMMC Side runout, Variant 1
33 PROD 17 D2 S DAMONT TOWNHOUSE DMMD Side runout, Variant 1
33-PROD-17-A²A Side
33-PROD-17-B²B Side
33-PROD-17-C²C Side
33 PROD 17 D²D Side
RR 062-1AA [etched]
RR 062-1BB [etched]
RR 062-2AC [etched]
RR 062-2BD [etched]
RR 062-1ASide A runout
RR 062-1BSide B runout
RR 062-2ASide C runout
RR 062-2BSide D runout
33-PROD-17-A² DAMONT TOWNHOUSE DMM FPL.3055ARunout side A
DAMONT 33-PROD-17-B² TOWNHOUSE DMM FPL.3055.BRunout side B
DAMONT 33-PROD-17-C² TOWNHOUSE DMM FPL.3055.CRunout side C
DAMONT TOWNHOUSE DMM 33PROD17D² FPL.3055-DRunout side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Australia & New Zealand | Rampant Releases RR 062First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Australia & New Zealand | Rampant Releases RR 062First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | Fringe Product FPL3055First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Europe | Wire Records WILP 004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Spain | Grabaciones Accidentales GA-212First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | UK | Product Inc. 33 PROD 17 / Product Inc. CD PROD 17First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1987 | US | Caroline Records CAROL 1346First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | UK | Product Inc. 33 PROD 17First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Greece | Penguin 30036LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | UK & Europe | Young God Records YG64 / Mute STUMM453LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2020 | US | Young God Records YG64LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
11 vinyl pressings of Children Of God are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1987 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, UK, Australia & New Zealand, Canada and more. One of them is Caroline Records CAROL 1346.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CAROL 1346, 33 PROD 17, RR 062, FPL3055) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 3̶3̶-̶P̶R̶O̶D̶-̶1̶7̶-̶A̶²̶ CAROL 1346-A P2 DAMONT TOWNHOUSE DMM and 3̶3̶-̶P̶R̶O̶D̶-̶1̶7̶-̶B̶²̶ CAROL 1346-B P2 DAMONT TOWNHOUSE DMM. 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.
