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Vinyl pressings

Seventeen Seconds

by The Cure · 1980

78 pressings17 countriesNew WavePost-PunkGoth RockColdwave

Seventeen Seconds was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Seventeen Seconds

24 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 10 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.

UK

April 18, 1980
Label and catalog number
Fiction Records FIX 004Fiction Records 2383 574
Format
LP, Album · Textured Sleeve
Runout / matrix

FIX 4 A // 1▽ESTR 13 STRAWBERRYSide A, variant 1

FIX 4 B // 3▽E STR 14 8 STRAWBERRYSide B, variant 1

FIX 4 A // 1▽ESTR 11 STRAWBERRYSide A, variant 2

FIX 4 B // 3▽E STR 11 STRAWBERRYSide B, variant 2

Full details of this pressing

UK

1980
Label and catalog number
Fiction Records FIX 004Polydor 2383 574
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

FIX 4 A//1▽E STR 14 STRAWBERRYSide A runout, variant 1

FIX 4 B//3▽E STR 14 STRAWBERRYSide B runout, variant 1

FIX 4 A//1▽E STR 1 11 26 STRAWBERRYSide A runout, variant 2

FIX 4 B//3▽E STR 13 STRAWBERRYSide B runout, variant 2

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UK

1980
Label and catalog number
Fiction Records FIX 004
Format
LP, Album, White Label, Stereo
Runout / matrix

FIX 4 A // 1▽ESTR 14 6 STRAWBERRYRunout side A

FIX 4 B // 3▽E STR 12 STRAWBERRYRunout side B

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Netherlands

April 18, 1980
Label and catalog number
Polydor 2442 174Fiction Records 2442 174
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

2442 174 1Y 114 STRAWBERRYRunout side A, stamped, variant 1

2442 174 2Y1 113 STRAWBERRYRunout side B, stamped, variant 1

2442 174 1Y 2 ℗ 1980 670 1120024 06Runout side A, stamped, variant 2

2442 174 2Y 1 120 STRAWBERRY.Runout side B, stamped, variant 2

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Australia

1980
Label and catalog number
Stunn MLF 3637 Records MLF 363
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

MLF363AA side

MLF363BB side

MLF 363 (A)Printed on A side label

MLF 363 (B)Printed on B side label

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Canada

1980
Label and catalog number
Fiction Records PDS-1-6282Polydor PDS-1-6282
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

PDS-1-6282-AS SNB ALSide A etched

PDS-6282-AS BS SNB AlSide B etched

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 78 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1980s45 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980AustraliaStunn MLF 363 / 7 Records MLF 363First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1980CanadaFiction Records PDS-1-6282 / Polydor PDS-1-6282First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1980CanadaPolydor PDS-1-6282 / Fiction Records PDS-1-6282First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1980CanadaPolydor PDS-1-6282 / Fiction Records PDS-1-6282First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1980CanadaFiction Records PDS-1-6282 / Polydor PDS-1-6282First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1980CanadaPolydor PDS-1-6282 / Fiction Records PDS-1-6282First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1980FrancePolydor 2383 574 / Fiction Records 2383 574First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1980FrancePolydor 2383 574 / Fiction Records 2383 574First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1980GermanyFiction Records 0060.305First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1980GermanyFiction Records 0060.305First yearLP, Album, White LabelLP, Album, White Label
1980IrelandFiction Records FIXD 4 / Fiction Records FIXD 004LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1980ItalyPolydor 2383 574 / Fiction Records 2383 574First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1980ItalyPolydor 2383 574 / Fiction Records 2383 574First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1980ItalyPolydor 2383 574 / Fiction Records 2383 574First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1980ItalyPolydor 2383 574 / Fiction Records 2383 574First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
All 45 pressings from the 1980s
1990s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1990SpainPolydor 825 354-1 / Fiction Records 825 354-1LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1991SpainPolydor 825 354-1 / Fiction Records 825 354-1LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1992SpainPolydor 825 354-1 / Fiction Records 825 354-1LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2000s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2007NetherlandsUniversal 5303034LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · UnofficialLP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial
2008EuropeVinyl Lovers 990359Album, LP, Remastered, Reissue · Colored vinylAlbum, LP, Remastered, Reissue · Colored vinyl
2008NetherlandsPolydor 0600753030424LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2008RussiaVinyl Lovers 900358LP, Album, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · LimitedLP, Album, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited
2008RussiaVinyl Lovers 900358LP, Album, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · LimitedLP, Album, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited
2010s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2011EuropeMusic On Vinyl MOVLP394 / Fiction Records MOVLP394LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2012EuropeFiction Records 0600753381144 / Fiction Records FIX 004LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinylLP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl
2016EuropeVinyl Lovers 900358LP, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, RemasteredLP, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered
2016EuropeFiction Records 0602547875372LP, Album, Reissue, RemasteredLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered
2016USFiction Records R1 60784 / Rhino Vinyl R1 60784LP, Album, Reissue, RemasteredLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered
2020s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2020EuropeVinyl Lovers 990359Album, LP, Remastered, Reissue · Colored vinylAlbum, LP, Remastered, Reissue · Colored vinyl
2020EuropeFiction Records 0060250847975 (5) / Fiction Records 00602508479755LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Picture discLP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Picture disc
2020USFiction Records RPDI 60784 / Rhino Records RPDI 60784LP, Album, Record Store Day, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture discLP, Album, Record Store Day, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc
2022EuropeFiction Records 0602547875372LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2022EuropeFiction Records 0602547875372LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
Year unknown15 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?UnknownFiction Records FIX 004LP, Album, White Label, StereoLP, Album, White Label, Stereo
?EuropeMusic On Vinyl MOVLP394 / Fiction Records MOVLP394LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?EuropeFiction Records 0602547875372LP, Album, Reissue, RemasteredLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered
?FrancePolydor 2383 574 / Fiction Records 2383 574LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?GermanyFiction Records 0060.305LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?GreecePolydor 2383 574 / Fiction Records 2383 574LP, Album, Repress, Test Pressing · Test pressingLP, Album, Repress, Test Pressing · Test pressing
?GreecePolydor 2383 574 / Fiction Records FIX 004LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
?GreecePolydor 2383 574 / Fiction Records 2383 574LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
?NetherlandsPolydor 2442 174 / Fiction Records 2442 174LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?New ZealandStunn STUN 001LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?UKFiction Records FIXD 4 / Fiction Records FIXD 004LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?UKFiction Records FIXD 4 / Fiction Records FIXD 004LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?UKFiction Records FIXD 4 / Fiction Records 2383 574LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?UKFiction Records FIXD 4 / Fiction Records 2383 574LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?USFiction Records R1 60784 / Rhino Vinyl R1 60784LP, Album, Reissue, RemasteredLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered

Tracklist

  1. A1A Reflection2:08
  2. A2Play For Today3:40
  3. A3Secrets3:19
  4. A4In Your House4:07
  5. A5Three2:36
  6. B6The Final Sound0:52
  7. B7A Forest5:54
  8. B8M3:03
  9. B9At Night5:54
  10. B10Seventeen Seconds4:00

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Seventeen Seconds are there?

78 vinyl pressings of Seventeen Seconds are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1980 and 2022.

When was Seventeen Seconds first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK, Netherlands, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Fiction Records FIX 004, released April 18, 1980.

How do I tell if my copy of Seventeen Seconds is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FIX 004, 2442 174, MLF 363, PDS-1-6282) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FIX 4 A // 1▽ESTR 13 STRAWBERRY and FIX 4 B // 3▽E STR 14 8 STRAWBERRY. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Seventeen Seconds on vinyl worth?

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.

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