Vinyl pressings
by The Blood · 1983
False Gestures For A Devious Public 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.
1 pressing came out in 1983, the album's first year. 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.
[AGI logo]83/10 LP 1 A [Utopia lyre symbol]TOPIA CUT YOUR OWN THROATRunout side A, etched, "LP 1 A" stamped
[AGI logo]83/10 LP 1 B [Utopia lyre symbol]TOPIA CUT SOMEONE ELSE'S THROATRunout side B, etched, "LP 1 B" 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | UK | Noise Records NOYZ LP 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | UK | Link Records CLINK 5LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1990 | UK | Link Records CLINK 5LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Germany | Mad Butcher Classics MBC 028LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2014 | Germany | Mad Butcher Classics MBC 028LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | Puke N Vomit Records PNV 159LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2022 | US | Puke N Vomit Records PNV 159LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2022 | US | Puke N Vomit Records PNV 159LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2022 | UK | Audio Platter PLATE043LPLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Puke N Vomit Records 159LP · Colored vinyl | LP · Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of False Gestures For A Devious Public are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1983 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in UK. One of them is Noise Records NOYZ LP 1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NOYZ LP 1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, [AGI logo]83/10 LP 1 A [Utopia lyre symbol]TOPIA CUT YOUR OWN THROAT and [AGI logo]83/10 LP 1 B [Utopia lyre symbol]TOPIA CUT SOMEONE ELSE'S THROAT. 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.
