Vinyl pressings
by The Fall · 1986
Bend Sinister 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.
12 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 7 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.
BEGA-75-A 1 MT. DOOMSDAY HOE-DOWN ON AUTO DAMONTSide A runout
BEGA-75-B 1 MT. N MATURE COMPUTER DISSECTION. DAMONTSide B runout
BEGA 75 A*Side A label
BEGA 75 B*Side B label
BEGA-75-A. 1 MT. DOOMSDAY HOE-DOWN ON AUTO DAMONTRunout side A, hand-etched
BEGA-75-B 1 MT. N MATURE COMPUTER DISSECTION. DAMONTRunout side B, hand-etched
Doomsday Hoe-Down On AutoSide A runout, etched
Mature Computer DissectionSide B runout, etched
BEGA 75 A*Side A label
BEGA 75 B*Side B label
DOOMSDAY HOE-DOWN ON AUTO BEGA-75-1 DAMONTSide A runout, etched
MATURE COMPUTER DISSECTION BEGA-75-B DAMONTSide B runout, etched
BEGA 75 ASide A
BEGA 75 BSide B
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 | Canada | Beggars Banquet BEGA 75 / Vertigo BEGA 75First yearLP | LP |
| 1986 | France | Beggars Banquet 80017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | France | Comotion CMT 80017 / Comotion 80017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Germany | FünfUndVierzig 4524 / FünfUndVierzig 4524 - 08First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Germany | FünfUndVierzig 4524 / FünfUndVierzig 4524 - 08LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1986 | Netherlands | Torso TORSO 33023First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Spain | Victoria VLP-205 / Victoria 30.1143First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEGA 75First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1986 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEGA 75First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEGA 75First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1986 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEGA 75First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEGA 75First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | New Zealand | Beggars Banquet BEGA 75First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Greece | Beggars Banquet 58031LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | UK, Europe & US | Beggars Banquet BBQ2153LPLP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2019 | UK | Beggars Banquet BBQ2153LPLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Beggars Banquet BEGA 75 / Stiletto LP3014LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Spain | Victoria VLP-205LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
18 vinyl pressings of Bend Sinister are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1986 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in UK, New Zealand, Canada, France and more. One of them is Beggars Banquet BEGA 75, released September 29, 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BEGA 75, 80017, CMT 80017, 4524) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BEGA-75-A 1 MT. DOOMSDAY HOE-DOWN ON AUTO DAMONT and BEGA-75-B 1 MT. N MATURE COMPUTER DISSECTION. DAMONT. 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.
