Vinyl pressings
by The Cure · 1987
Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me 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.
41 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 24 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.
FIX-13-A-7 TOWNHOUSE DMMSide A runout, variant 1
FIX-13-B-3 TOWNHOUSE DMMSide B runout, variant 1
FIX-13-C-3 TOWNHOUSESide C runout, variant 1
FIX-13-D-1 TOWNHOUSE DMMSide D runout, variant 1
STE-60737-A7-DMM SP1-1 TOWNHOUSE DMMSide A runout etched, variant 1
STE-60737-B-DMM-2 1-1 TOWNHOUSE DMMSide B runout etched, variant 1
STE-60737-C-DMM-1 TOWNHOUSE DMM SP1-5Side C runout etched, variant 1
STE-60737-D-DMM-1 TOWNHOUSE DMM 2-5Side D runout etched, variant 1
△ 16403 B-27604-A7 ST-E-60737-A 7 DMM SP 1-2 0-SM1-1 SP-AR TOWNHOUSE DMMSide A runout, variant 1
0-SM1-1 △ 16403-X B-27360-DMM2 STE-60737-B DMM2 1-2 SPAR TOWNHOUSE DMMSide B runout, variant 1
0-SM1-1 △ 16388 SPAR B-27343-C-DMM-1 STE-60737 C-DMM-1 SP 1-4 TOWNHOUSE DMMSide C runout, variant 1
0-SM1-1 △ 16388-X B-27359-DMM-1 STE-60737-D DMM-1 2-1 SP-AR TOWNHOUSE DMMSide D runout, variant 1
FIX-13-A-1 TOWNHOUSE DMMSide A, variant 1
FIX-13-B-1 TOWNHOUSE DMMSide B, variant 1
FIX-13-C-1 TOWNHOUSE DMMSide C, variant 1
FIXH-13-D/4 TOWNHOUSESide D, variant 1
STE 60737 B-DMM2 1-2 SPAR TOWNHOUSE DMM 0-SM1-1 △ 16403-X B-27360-DMM-2Variant 1 Side A
STE 60737-A 7 SP1-2 0-SM1-1 SPAR TOWNHOUSE DMM △ 16403 B-27604-A7Variant 1 Side B
STE 60737 C DMM-1 TOWNHOUSE DMM SP 1-4 0-SM1-1 △ 16388 SPAR B-27343-C-DMM-1Variant 1 Side C
STE 60737 D-DMM-1 TOWNHOUSE DMM 2-1 SPAR △ 16388-X B-27359-DMM-1Variant 1 Side D
FIX-13-A-7 TOWNHOUSE DMMSide A
FIX-13-B-3 TOWNHOUSE DMMSide B
FIX-13-C-3 TOWNHOUSESide C
FIX-13-D-1 TOWNHOUSE DMMSide D
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 | Argentina | Polydor 832131/32-1 / PolyGram 29036/37First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Argentina | Polydor 832131/32-1First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Australia | WEA 600143.1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Brazil | Fiction Records 832 130-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | Elektra 96 07371First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | Elektra E1 60737LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1987 | Canada | Elektra 96 07371First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | France | Fiction Records 832 130-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Greece | Fiction Records 832 130-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Greece | Fiction Records 832 130-1First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1987 | Israel | FIction Records 832 130-1 / Phonokol 832 130-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Italy | Fiction Records 832 130-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Japan | Polydor 33MM 0566/7First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | New Zealand | Fiction Records 600143-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Peru | Polydor AL-POL 8321301.8First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Spain | Fiction Records 832 130-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1992 | Germany | Fiction Records 832 130-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Europe | Fiction Records 0060253729408 (4)LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | US | Rhino Vinyl R1-60737 / Rhino Records R1-60737LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | Fiction Records R1-60737 / Rhino Records R1-60737LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2016 | Europe | Fiction Records 0602547875655LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Europe | Fiction Records 0602547875655LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Fiction Records FIXH 13LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Fiction Records R1-60737 / Fiction Records 081227967451LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
56 vinyl pressings of Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me are listed here, from 25 countries, released between 1987 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in UK, US, Ireland, Mexico and more. One of them is Fiction Records FIXH 13, released May 25, 1987.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FIXH 13, 60737-1, 9 60737-1, 832 130 1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FIX-13-A-7 TOWNHOUSE DMM and FIX-13-B-3 TOWNHOUSE DMM. 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.
