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The Caterpillar by The Cure, album cover

First-year pressing

The Caterpillar 1984 UK Pressing (FICS 20)

The Caterpillar by The Cure

Artist
The Cure
Title
The Caterpillar
Label
  • Fiction Records FICS 20
Country
UK
Released
1984
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single
Format notes
Paper Labels, Black Center Ring

Runout and matrix codes

Etched or stamped in the dead wax between the last track and the label. If yours match, you have this pressing.

  • FICS 20 A // 1 ∇ 420 RRunout, A-side, stamped, variant 1
  • ARUNRunout, A-side, etched, variant 1
  • FICS 20 B // 1 ∇ 420 RRunout, B-side, stamped, variant 1
  • FICS 20 A // 2 ∇ 420 RRunout, A-side, stamped, variant 2
  • ARUNRunout, A-side, etched, variant 2
  • FICS 20 B // 1 ∇ 420 RRunout, B-side, stamped, variant 2
  • FICS 20 A // 2 ∇ 420 RRunout, A-side, stamped, variant 3
  • ARUNRunout, A-side, etched, variant 3
  • FICS 20 B // 2 ∇ 420 RRunout, B-side, stamped, variant 3
  • FICS 20 A // 2 ▽ 420 R 11 ARUN 11Runout, A-side, stamped / etched, variant 4
  • FICS 20 B // 2 ▽ 420 R 1 2 1Runout, B-side, stamped, variant 4
All 25 pressings of The Caterpillar