Vinyl pressings
by The Associates · 1982
Sulk was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 11 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.
ASCL 1 A5 ARUN 4B F/1 W-L W-9Side A, runout, etched, variant 1
ASCL 1 B4 F3 W-L W7 4BSide B, runout, etched, variant 1
ASC L1 A5 ARUN 4B F/1 W-L W5Side A, runout, etched, variant 2
ASCL 1 B4 F/1 W-L W16 4BSide B, runout, etched, variant 2
ARUN R/S Alsdorf 58461 A4x R S 108 20Runout side A variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 58461 B4 R S 108 9Runout side B variant 1
ARUN R/S Alsdorf 58461 A4 RS 108 28Runout side A variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 5846 B4 R S 110 8Runout side B variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 182 A2 240005-1 A2A-side (stamped)
R/S Alsdorf 182 B2 240005-1 B2B-side (stamped)
MX205853Side 1 label
MX205854Side 2 label
Å MX205853 600125–1
Å MX205854 600125–2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia & New Zealand | WEA 600125 / Beggars Banquet 600125First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | Beggars Banquet XBEG 58461First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Europe | WEA WX 24 / WEA 24.0005-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Europe | Beggars Banquet BEG K 58461 / Beggars Banquet BEG 58 461First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Europe | WEA WX 24 / WEA 24.0005-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | France | Beggars Banquet BEG K 58461 / Associates ascl1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Germany | Beggars Banquet BEG K 58461 / Beggars Banquet BEG 58 461First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Germany | WEA 24.0005-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Greece | WEA 58461First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Greece | WEA 58461First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1982 | Ireland | Associates ASCL 1 / Beggars Banquet ASCL 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Japan | WEA P-11242 / WEA ASCL1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Japan | WEA P-11242 / WEA ASCL1First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | Japan | WEA P-11242 / WEA ASCL1First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1982 | UK | Associates ASCL 1 / Beggars Banquet ASCL 1First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | UK | BMG BMG CAT LP53LP, Album, Reissue, White Label | LP, Album, Reissue, White Label |
| 2016 | Worldwide | BMG BMGCATLP53LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | UK | BMG ASCBOOK1LP, Album, Reissue, CD, Album, Reissue, CD, CD, Single, Limited Edition, Promo, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Remastered · Promo, Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, CD, Album, Reissue, CD, CD, Single, Limited Edition, Promo, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Remastered · Promo, Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | UK | BMG ASCBOOK1LP, Album, Reissue, CD, Album, Reissue, CD, Cassette, Single, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, CD, Album, Reissue, CD, Cassette, Single, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Worldwide | BMG ASCBOOK1LP, Album, Reissue, CD, Album, Reissue, CD, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, CD, Album, Reissue, CD, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Worldwide | BMG ASCLP1 / BMG 4050538713893LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Worldwide | BMG ASCLP1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Cassette, Single · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Cassette, Single · Colored vinyl |
28 vinyl pressings of Sulk are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1982 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in UK, US, Portugal, Australia & New Zealand and more. One of them is Associates ASCL 1, released May 14, 1982.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ASCL 1, ascl1, 1-23727, 229 24 0005-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ASCL 1 A5 ARUN 4B F/1 W-L W-9 and ASCL 1 B4 F3 W-L W7 4B. 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.
