Vinyl pressings
by The Cynics · 1987
Blue Train Station 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.
4 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year. 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.
86001A-Side Variation 1
86002B-Side Variation 1
"GET HIP... H4B GH.1000/NAKED TOO.AA-Side Variation 2
...GET NAKED TOO ! " MUM, 1966 H4B GH 1000/NAKED TOO. BB-Side Variation 2
GH·1000/NAKED TOO·A "GET HIP... HUBRunout Text, Side A
GH 1000/NAKED TOO·B ...GET NAKED TOO!" MUM, 1966 HUBRunout Text, Side B
86001Label Matrix, Side A
86002Label Matrix, Side B
"GET HIP... EXP GH.1000/NAKED TOO.ASide A run-out, etched
...GET NAKED TOO ! " MUM, 1966 EXP GH 1000/NAKED TOO. BSide B run-out, etched
86001A-Side Variation 1
86002B-Side Variation 1
"GET HIP... H4B GH.1000/NAKED TOO.AA-Side Variation 2
...GET NAKED TOO ! " MUM, 1966 H4B GH 1000/NAKED TOO. BB-Side Variation 2
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 | US | Get Hip Recordings GH-1000 / Skyclad Records NAKED 2First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | US | Get Hip Recordings GH-1000 / Get Hip Recordings GH-100First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Get Hip Recordings GH-1000 / Skyclad Records NAKED 2First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | US | Get Hip Recordings GH-1000 / Skyclad Records NAKED TOOFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | US | Get Hip Recordings GH-1000HLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1994 | US | Get Hip Recordings GH-1000CVLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1994 | US | Get Hip Recordings GH-1000LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1994 | US | Get Hip Recordings GH-1000LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1994 | US | Get Hip Recordings GH-1000 / Skyclad Records NAKED 2LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1994 | US | Get Hip Recordings GH-1000LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1994 | US | Get Hip Recordings GH-1000LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Get Hip Recordings GH-1000LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 2021 | US | Get Hip Recordings GH-1000CVLP, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Get Hip Recordings GH-1000YCVLP, Album, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Get Hip Recordings GH-1000 / Skyclad Records NAKED 2LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Get Hip Recordings GH-1000 / Skyclad Records NAKED 2LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
16 vinyl pressings of Blue Train Station are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1987 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US. One of them is Get Hip Recordings GH-1000.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GH-1000) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 86001 and 86002. 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.
