Vinyl pressings
by The Durutti Column · 1986
Circuses And Bread was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 5 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.
FBN 36-A//59233-2Side A runout, variant 1
FBN 36-B//59234-1Side B runout, variant 1
FBN 36-A//59233-2 2 2Side A runout, variant 2
FBN 36-B//59234-1 11 1Side B runout, variant 2
YX-7400-AA label
YX-7400-BB label
FBN 36-A//59233-2 669 374-A-0Runout Side A
FBN 36-B//59234-1 669 374-B-0Runout Side B
FBN 36 A
FBN 36 B
850 NM 33207*A*1
850 NM 33207*B*1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Germany | Normal Normal 20 / Normal normal 20First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Germany | Normal Normal 20LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1986 | Italy | Base Record FBN 36First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Japan | Factory YX-7400-AX / Columbia YX-7400-AXFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Spain | Factory Benelux fbn 36 / Nuevos Medios 33 207 LFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Belgium | Factory Benelux FBN 36LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1986 | Belgium | Factory Benelux fbn 36First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Japan | Factory YX-7400-AX / Columbia YX-7400-AXFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | France | Attitude ATT 004 / Factory Benelux FBN 36LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Europe | Vinyl Lovers 901165LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2010 | Europe | Vinyl Lovers 901165LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Europe | Factory Benelux fbn 154 / Factory Benelux FBN 154LP, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
12 vinyl pressings of Circuses And Bread are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1986 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in Belgium, Japan, Germany, Italy and more. One of them is Factory Benelux fbn 36, released April 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use fbn 36, YX-7400-AX, Normal 20, FBN 36) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FBN 36-A//59233-2 and FBN 36-B//59234-1. 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.
