Vinyl pressings
by The Cynics · 1988
Twelve Flights Up was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 4 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.
NAKED·5·A "DEVILS..." HUBRunout Text, Side A [etched]
NAKED·5·B "...WILL CRUSH THE PENGUINS!" HUBRunout Text, Side B [etched]
86003Label Matrix, Side A
86004Label Matrix, Side B
NAKED·5·A "DEVILS..." HUBRunout Text, Side A [etched]
NAKED·5·B "...WILL CRUSH THE PENGUINS!" HUBRunout Text, Side B [etched]
86003Label Matrix, Side A
86004Label Matrix, Side B
SR-010-A SR-010 ARunout side A
SR-010-BRunout side B
338813 A G. PaulerRunout side A, etched
338813 B2 G. PaulerRunout side B, etched
IMPOSIBLE-005-A-IN3 DMIA Side Etched
IMPOSIBLE 005 B-IN3 DMIB Side Etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Canada | Star Records SR010XFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Europe | Resonance 33-8813 / Resonance 33 - 8813First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Spain | Imposible Records IMPOSIBLE 005 / Imposible Records Imposible Records 005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | Get Hip Recordings NAKED 5 / Skyclad Records NAKED 5First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | Get Hip Recordings NAKED 5 / Skyclad Records NAKED 5First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | US | Get Hip Recordings NAKED 5 / Skyclad Records NAKED 5LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1990 | US | Get Hip Recordings NAKED 5 / Skyclad Records NAKED 5LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1994 | US | Get Hip Recordings GH-1010LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1994 | US | Get Hip Recordings GH-1010LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Get Hip Recordings GH-1010LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Get Hip Recordings GH-1010LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Get Hip Recordings GH-1010LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
12 vinyl pressings of Twelve Flights Up are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1988 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, Canada, Europe, Spain. One of them is Get Hip Recordings NAKED 5.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NAKED 5, SR010X, 33-8813, IMPOSIBLE 005) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NAKED·5·A "DEVILS..." HUB and NAKED·5·B "...WILL CRUSH THE PENGUINS!" HUB. 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.
