Vinyl pressings
by Swans · 1983
Filth was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. 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 1983, 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.
N-11A [EDP logo]Runout side A, variant 1
N-11B [EDP logo]Runout side B, variant 1
N-11A S4 [EDP logo]Runout side A, variant 2
N-11B S6 [EDP logo]Runout side B, variant 2
C-66 23 394-01-1 H1Side A runout, variant 1
C-66 23 394-01-2 H1Side B runout, variant 1
C-66 . 23 394-01-1 6 H1Side A runout, variant 1
C-66 . 23 394-01-2 2 H1Side B runout, variant 1
H1 C-66 23 394-01-1 ND03/EFA 05750-ASide A, stamped/etched
H1 C-66 23 394-01-2 ND03/EFA 05750-BSide B, stamped/etched
H1 C-66 23 394-01-1 ND03/EFA 05750-ASide A, stamped/etched
H1 C-66 23 394-01-2 ND03/EFA 05750-BSide B, stamped/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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Germany | Zensor ND 03 / Neutral Records N11First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Germany | Zensor ND 03 / Neutral Records N11First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Germany | Zensor ND03LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1983 | Germany | Zensor ND 03 / Neutral Records N11First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | US | Neutral Records N11First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | UK | Young God Records YGLP 1LP, Reissue, Album | LP, Reissue, Album |
| 1990 | UK | Young God Records YGLP 1LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1990 | US | Young God Records YG 001-1LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1990 | US | Neutral Records N-11LP, Album, Numbered · Numbered | LP, Album, Numbered · Numbered |
| 1990 | UK | Young God Records YGLP 1LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1990 | US | Young God Records YG 001-1LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Europe | Neutral Records NIILP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2014 | US | Young God Records YGLP-11LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2014 | UK | Mute STUMM376LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Young God Records YGLP-11LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
15 vinyl pressings of Filth are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1983 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US, Germany. One of them is Neutral Records N11, released May 27, 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use N11, ND 03) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, N-11A [EDP logo] and N-11B [EDP logo]. 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.
