Vinyl pressings
by The Cult · 1987
Love Removal Machine 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.
26 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 8 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.
BEG 182 T A // 1 ▽ 4̶2̶ 130 11 MASTERDISK BEG 182T - A HwSide A runout
BEG 182 T B // 1 ▽ 4̶2̶0̶ 130 1 1 BEG 182T - BSide B runout
BEG 182T ASide A label
BEG 182T BSide B label
MASTERDISK HWA Side Runout Variant 1
BEG-182-A 0 T 1 1A Side etched Variant 1
BEG 182 A // 1 ▽ 130 12A Side stamped Variant 1
BEG-182-BB Side etched Variant 1
BEG 182 A//1▽130 11 5 MASTERDISK BEG-182-ASide A runout, variant 1
BEG 182 B//1▽4̶2̶130 11 5 BEG-182-BSide B runout, variant 1
CULT 10 A//1▽130 11 1 MASTERDISK CULT-10-ASide C runout, variant 1
CULT 10 B//1▽4̶130 11 MASTERDISK CULT-10-_BSide D runout, variant 1
MASTERDISK HWRunout A
BEG-182-A 0 T 1 1Side A etched
BEG 182 A // 1 ▽ 130 11Side A stamped
BEG-182-BSide B etched
BEG 182 A // 1▽130 11 BEG-182-A MASTERDISK HWVariant 1, side A runout
BEG 182 B // 1▽4̶2̶ 130 11 BEG-182-BVariant 1, side B runout
CULT 10 A // 1▽130 11 CULT-10-A MASTERDISK HWVariant 1, side C runout
CULT 10 B // 1▽4̶ 130 11 MASTERDISK CULT-10-BVariant 1, side D 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 | Virgin BEG 182 / Beggars Banquet BEG 182First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Canada | Vertigo CULT 1 / Beggars Banquet CULT 1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1987 | Canada | Vertigo SOV 2387 / Beggars Banquet SOV 2387First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Canada | Vertigo SOVX 2387First year12", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1987 | Canada | Vertigo DJV 219First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Sampler · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Sampler · Promo |
| 1987 | Canada | Vertigo DJV 222First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Canada | Vertigo DJ 96 / Beggars Banquet DJ 96First year7", Single, Promo, Sampler · Promo | 7", Single, Promo, Sampler · Promo |
| 1987 | Europe | Virgin 608 887 / Beggars Banquet 608 887-213First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1987 | Europe | Virgin 108 887 / Beggars Banquet 108 887-100First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1987 | Ireland | Beggars Banquet BEG 182First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Italy | Virgin VIN 45217First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1987 | Italy | Virgin VINX 171 / Beggars Banquet VINX 171First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEG 182RFirst year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEG 182TFirst year12", Advance, Single | 12", Advance, Single |
| 1987 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEG 182First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
28 vinyl pressings of Love Removal Machine are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in UK, US, France, Australia and more. One of them is Beggars Banquet BEG 182T, released February 16, 1987.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BEG 182T, BEG 182, BEG 182D, BEG 182R) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BEG 182 T A // 1 ▽ 4̶2̶ 130 11 MASTERDISK BEG 182T - A Hw and BEG 182 T B // 1 ▽ 4̶2̶0̶ 130 1 1 BEG 182T - B. 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.
