Vinyl pressings
by The Cramps · 1986
A Date With Elvis 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.
9 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 5 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.
DM B - 4065 A - 2 / 86 S IIRunout side A, variant 1
DM B - 4065 B - 2 / 86 S IIRunout side B, variant 1
DM B - 4065 A - 2 / 86 S IIRunout side A, variant 2
DM B - 4065 B - 2 / 86 S II IIRunout side B, variant 2
DM B - 4065 A - 2 / 86 S II(Variant 1) Side A runout, stamped
DM B - 4065 B - 2 / 86 S II II(Variant 1) Side B runout, stamped [II etched]
DM B - 4065 A - 3 / 5 - 87(Variant 2) Side A runout, stamped
DM B - 4065 B - 2 / 86 S II II(Variant 2) Side B runout, stamped [II etched]
LIB 5075 A -MASTERED ON COPPER-Side A runout
LIB 5075 B-2 -MASTERED ON COPPER-Side B runout
D̶M̶ ̶B̶-̶4̶0̶6̶5̶ ̶A̶-̶2̶/̶8̶6̶ S II ROSE 81 A2 102Runout side A
D̶M̶ ̶B̶-̶4̶0̶6̶5̶ ̶B̶-̶2̶/̶8̶6̶ S II ROSE 81 B2 102Runout side B
102 ROSE 81 A2Side A, Runout, Etched
102 ROSE 81 B2Side B, Runout, Etched
D̶̷M̶̷ ̶̷B̶̷-̶̷4̶̷0̶̷6̶̷5̶̷ ̶̷A̶̷-̶̷2̶̷/̶̷8̶̷6̶̷ ̶̷S̶̷ ̶̷I̶̷I̶̷Side A, Runout, Crossed Out
D̶̷M̶̷ ̶̷B̶̷-̶̷4̶̷0̶̷6̶̷5̶̷ ̶̷B̶̷-̶̷2̶̷/̶̷8̶̷6̶̷ ̶̷S̶̷ ̶̷I̶̷I̶̷Side B, Runout, Crossed Out
MPO I ROSE 81 AA-side, hand-etched
MPO I ROSE 81 BB-side, 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 | France | New Rose Records ROSE 81First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | France | New Rose Records CRAMPS 3 / New Rose Records ROSE 81First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 1986 | France | New Rose Records ROSE 81First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | New Zealand | WEA CRAMP 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Sweden | Planet Records MOP 3044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Sweden | Planet Records MOP 3044First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | UK | Big Beat Records WIKA 46First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | UK | Big Beat Records WIKA 46LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1986 | UK | Big Beat Records WIKA 46 / Big Beat Records WIK A46First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Australia | Liberation Records LIB 5075First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | US | Dutch East Wax Records DEI2009-1 / Enigma DEI2009-1LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1990 | US | Dutch East Wax Records DEI2009-1 / Enigma DEI2009-1LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1990 | US | Dutch East Wax Records DEI2009-1 / Enigma DEI2009-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | USA, Canada & UK | Vengeance Records 671 / Vengeance Records VENGEANCE 671LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2001 | USA, Canada & UK | Vengeance Records 671 / Vengeance Records VENGEANCE 671LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | UK | Big Beat Records WIKAD 46LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | UK | Big Beat Records WIKAD 46LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2014 | US | Vengeance Records 671LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | US | Vengeance Records VEN671LP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | USA, Canada & UK | Vengeance Records 671 / Vengeance Records VENGEANCE 671LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2014 | USA, Canada & UK | Vengeance Records 671 / Vengeance Records VENGEANCE 671LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | Vengeance Records 671LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Europe | Vengeance Records 671LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | Vengeance Records VEN671LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2026 | Europe | Big Beat Records WIKAD 046T / Big Beat Records WIKAD 46LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2026 | Japan | Solid Records CDSOL-72755 / Big Beat Records WIKAD 46LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2026 | Worldwide | Vengeance Records VEN671LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Liberation Records LIB 5075LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | France | New Rose Records ROSE 81LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | New Rose Records ROSE 81LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Big Beat Records WIKA 46LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Colored vinyl |
31 vinyl pressings of A Date With Elvis are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1986 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in UK, Australia, France, New Zealand and more. One of them is Big Beat Records WIKA 46.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WIKA 46, LIB 5075, ROSE 81, CRAMPS 3) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DM B - 4065 A - 2 / 86 S II and DM B - 4065 B - 2 / 86 S II. 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.
