US
1982- Label and catalog number
- Modern Method Records MM018
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, EP
- Runout / matrix
MM018A FW℺ SMKSide A, hand-etched
MM018B SMK FW℺Side B, hand-etched
Vinyl pressings
by The Freeze · 1982
Guilty Face was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1982, 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.
MM018A FW℺ SMKSide A, hand-etched
MM018B SMK FW℺Side B, hand-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | US | Modern Method Records MM018First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1982 | US | Modern Method Records MM0187", 45 RPM, EP, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | US | Ax/ction Records ACT 1210", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 10", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1991 | US | Ax/ction Records ACT 1210", EP, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 10", EP, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1991 | US | Ax/ction Records ACT 1210", EP | 10", EP |
| 1991 | US | Ax/ction Records ACT 1210", EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 10", EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1995 | Germany | Lost And Found Records LF 184/19957" · Colored vinyl | 7" · Colored vinyl |
| 1995 | Germany | Lost And Found Records LF 184/19957", Reissue | 7", Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Canada | Schizophrenic Records SCHIZ 287", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| 2006 | Canada | Schizophrenic Records SCHIZ 28 / Schizophrenic Records SCHIZ#287", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2006 | Canada | Schizophrenic Records SCHIZ 287", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2006 | Canada | Schizophrenic Records SCHIZ 287", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2006 | Canada | Schizophrenic Records SCHIZ 287", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2006 | Canada | Schizophrenic Records SCHIZ 287", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Lost And Found Records7", White Label | 7", White Label |
15 vinyl pressings of Guilty Face are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1982 and 2006.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US. One of them is Modern Method Records MM018.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MM018) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MM018A FW℺ SMK and MM018B SMK FW℺. 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.