Vinyl pressings
by The Clean · 1987
Compilation 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.
4 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 3 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.
FNUK 3 A-1U-1-2-2Side A runout, variant 1
FNUK 3 B-1U-1-1-1Side B runout, variant 1
FNUK 3 A-1U-1-2-3Side A runout, variant 2
FNUK 3 B-1U-1-1-2Side B runout, variant 2
FNUK 3 A-1U-1-1-1Side A stamped runout
FNUK 3 B-1U-1-1-1Side B stamped runout
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 | Au Go Go ANDA 63First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1987 | Germany | Normal NORMAL 51First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1987 | Germany | Normal NORMAL 51LP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1987 | UK | Flying Nun UK FNUK 3First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1987 | UK | Flying Nun UK FNUK 3First yearLP, Compilation, White Label | LP, Compilation, White Label |
| 1988 | US | Homestead Records HMS114-1LP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1988 | US | Homestead Records HMS114-1LP, Album, Compilation · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Compilation · Colored vinyl |
| 1988 | US | Homestead Records HMS114-1LP, Compilation, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Compilation, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | US | Little Axe Records 002 / Mississippi Records MR-027LP, Reissue, Limited Edition, Compilation · Limited | LP, Reissue, Limited Edition, Compilation · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | New Zealand | Flying Nun Records FNANDA 63LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
10 vinyl pressings of Compilation are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1987 and 2008.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in UK, Australia, Germany. One of them is Flying Nun UK FNUK 3, released October 13, 1987.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FNUK 3, ANDA 63, NORMAL 51) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FNUK 3 A-1U-1-2-2 and FNUK 3 B-1U-1-1-1. 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.
