Vinyl pressings
by The Cure · 1985
In Between Days was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
48 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 14 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.
FICSX 22 A/1 420 RSide A runout, stamped, variant 1
FICSX 22 B/1 420 RSide B runout, stamped, variant 1
FICSX 22 A//2▽420 R 11 1 USide A runout, stamped, variant 2
FICSX 22 B//1▽420 R 11Side B runout, stamped, variant 2
FICS 22 A//1 ▽ 420 R ARUNSide A runout, variant 1
FICS 22 B//1 ▽ 420 RSide B runout, variant 1
FICS 22 A//1▽420 R 11 4 ARUNSide A runout, variant 2
FICS 22 B//3▽420 R 1 1 5Side B runout, variant 2
FICS 22 A//2 ▽ 420 R ARUNSide A runout, variant 1
FICS 22 B//1 ▽ 420 RSide B runout, variant 1
FICS 22 A//3▽ 420 R ARUNSide A runout, variant 2
FICS 22 B//3 ▽ 420 RSide B runout, variant 2
FICS 22 A//3 ▽ 420 RStamped A side
FICS 22 B//3 ▽ 420 RStamped B side
ARUNHand-etched A side
FICS 22 A//2 ▽ 420 R 1 1 1Stamped A side
FICS 22 B//3 ▽ 420 R 1 1 2Stamped B side
ARUNHand-etched A side
FICSX 22 A//1 ▽ 420 R 11 1A side stamped
FICSX 22 B//1 ▽ 420 R 11 1B side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Australia | WEA CURE-1First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Canada | Elektra 96 68820First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | Canada | Elektra 96 68820First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo · Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1985 | Canada | Elektra 96-96047First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Canada | Elektra 96 96047First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Canada | Elektra 96 68820First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | Canada | Elektra 96-68820First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Stereo |
| 1985 | Canada | Elektra 96-96047First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Europe | Polydor 883 270-7 / Fiction Records FICS22First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | France | Polydor 883 270-7 / Fiction Records FICS 22First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | Germany | Fiction Records 883 270-7 / Fiction Records 883 270-7 MEFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | Germany | Fiction Records 883 270-1 / Fiction Records 883 270-1 MEFirst year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Ireland | Polydor 822 270-7 / Fiction Records FICS 22First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1985 | Ireland | Fiction Records FICS 22 / Polydor 822 270-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Ireland | Polydor 822 270-7 / Fiction Records FICS 22First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Elektra 0-6688212", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
54 vinyl pressings of In Between Days are listed here, from 14 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in UK, US, France, Netherlands and more. One of them is Fiction Records FICSX 22, released July 19, 1985.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FICSX 22, FICS 22, FICSX 22-DJ, 0-66882) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FICSX 22 A/1 420 R and FICSX 22 B/1 420 R. 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.
