Vinyl pressings
by The Celibate Rifles · 1986
The Turgid Miasma Of Existence was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 4 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.
A SIDE DBSide A [runout-etched]
B SIDE SAVE DAINTREESide B [runout-etched]
MX 211759 B PHREE-2 - 1Side C [runout-etched]
MX 211760 B PHREE-2 - 2Side D [runout-etched]
8A SMX 71067 DBSide 1 runout
2A SMX 71067 DBSide 2 runout
BILBO.TAPEOne ARunout both sides 1 & 2, etched
HOT 1024 A 1U - 1 - 1Runout side 1, stamped
HOT 1024 B 1U - 1 - 1Runout side 2, stamped
(A) HOT 1024 A1 22701(3)Side A runout
(A) HOT 1024 B1 22702(3)Side B runout
MD7962 A 20C1Side A Runout, stamped
MD7922 B 20C1Side B Runout, stamped
XX 62Side B Runout, hand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Netherlands | Megadisc MD 7962First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | UK | Hot Records HOT 1024First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | Hot Records HOT 1024 / Rough Trade HOT 1024First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | Hot Records HOT 1024LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1986 | Australia | Hot Records HOT 1024 / Phantom Records PHANTOM PHREE-2First yearLP, Album, 7", Single, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, 7", Single, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered |
| 1986 | Australia | Hot Records HOT 1024First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Spain | Lamia D-LP-1052LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Italy | Area Pirata AP101LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue · Numbered | LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue · Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Hot Records HOT 1024LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Australia | Hot Records HOT 1024LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
10 vinyl pressings of The Turgid Miasma Of Existence are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1986 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in Australia, UK, US, Netherlands. One of them is Hot Records HOT 1024, released June 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use HOT 1024, MD 7962) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A SIDE DB and B SIDE SAVE DAINTREE. 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.
