Vinyl pressings
by The Cure · 1990
Never Enough was first pressed on vinyl in 1990. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1990, the album's first year, in 6 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 35A -1U-1-1 CURE PROMO-2-A1 MTSide A runout, variant 1
FICSX 35B -1U-1-1 CURE PROMO-2-B1 MTSide B runout, variant 1
FICSX 35A -1U-1-1 CURE PROMO-2-A1 -1 MTSide A runout, variant 2
FICSX 35B -1U-1-1 CURE PROMO-2-B1 -1 MTSide B runout, variant 2
FICS 35 A-1 U-1-2Side A runout, stamped
FICS 35 B-1 U-1-2Side B runout, stamped
CURE PROMO-2-A1 MTHand etched A side
CURE PROMO-2-B1 MTHand etched B side
FICSX 35A -1U-1-1 CURE PROMO-2-A -1 MTSide A runout
FICSX 35B -1U-1-1 CURE PROMO-2-B -1 MTSide B runout
FICS 35 A-1 U-1-1Stamped A side
FICS 35 B-1 U-1-1Stamped B side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Australia | Fiction Records 903172516-0First year12", Single, 45 RPM | 12", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1990 | Australia | Fiction Records 9031725157 / Fiction Records 903172515-7First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1990 | Australia | Fiction Records 903172515-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1990 | Canada | Elektra 96 66040 / Fiction Records 96 66040First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1990 | France | Fiction Records 877 908 7 / Fiction Records 877 908-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1990 | UK | Fiction Records Fics35First year7", White Label | 7", White Label |
| 1990 | UK | Fiction Records FICS 35 / Fiction Records fics 357", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1990 | UK | Fiction Records FICS 35 / Fiction Records fics 357", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Repress |
| 1990 | UK | Fiction Records FICS 35 / Fiction Records 877 908 77", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1990 | UK | Fiction Records FICS 35 / Fiction Records 877 908 77", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1990 | US | Elektra 0-66604First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1990 | US | Elektra 7-64928 / Fiction Records 7-64928First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1990 | US | Elektra ED-5489 / Elektra ed-5489First year12", Single, Promo · Promo | 12", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1990 | France | Fiction Records 87790877", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1990 | Europe | Fiction Records 877 908 7 / Fiction Records fics 35First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
22 vinyl pressings of Never Enough are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1990, in UK, US, Europe, France and more. One of them is Fiction Records ficsx 35, released September 10, 1990.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ficsx 35, FICS 35, Fics35, CURE PROMO-2) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FICSX 35A -1U-1-1 CURE PROMO-2-A1 MT and FICSX 35B -1U-1-1 CURE PROMO-2-B1 MT. 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.
