Vinyl pressings
by The Gun Club · 1982
Miami 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.
9 pressings came out in 1982, 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.
APE - 6001 - A - CT3 STERLING - P - ITRunout A, variant 1
APE - 6001 - BS - CTH - 1 STERLING P ITRunout B, variant 1
APE - 6001 - A - CT3 ☆ STERLING Λ3 ITRunout A, variant 2
APE - 6001 - BS - CTH ∙ 2 STERLING E2 ITRunout B, variant 2
APE-6001-A- RE- PRC-C-1-1 -33- STERLINGRunout A
APE-6001-B- RE-PRC-1-1-1 -7- ☆ STERLINGRunout B
APE 6001 ASLabel A
APE 6001 BSLabel B
CHR 1398 A//1▽420 P 1 1 1 3Side A runout
CHR 1398 B//1▽420 P 1 1 2Side B runout
CHR 1398-ASide A label
CHE 1398-BSide B label
CHR 1398 A//1▽420 P 1 11 4 TONERunout side A, variant 1
CHR 1398 B//1▽420 P 1 2Runout side B, variant 1
CHR 1398 A//1▽420 P 1 11 11 TONERunout side A, variant 2
CHR 1398 B//1▽420 P 1 2Runout side B, variant 2
CHR 1398 A//1▽420 P 1 1 1 toneSide A runout
CHR 1398 B//1▽420 P 1 1Side B runout
APE 6001-ASide A Runout
Ape 6001-BSide B Runout
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 | Canada | Passport Records Ape 6001 / Animal Records Ape 6001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | Chrysalis APE 6001 / Animal Records APE 6001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Europe | Animal Records 204 977First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | France | Animal Records CHR 1398 / Chrysalis CHR 1398First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | UK | Animal Records CHR 1398First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | UK | Animal Records CHR 1398First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | UK | Animal Records CHR 1398First yearLP, Advance, Album | LP, Advance, Album |
| 1982 | US | Animal Records APE 6001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | US | Animal Records APE 6001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | Animal Records APE 6001LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1982 | US | Animal Records APE 6001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | France | RCA 1398LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1983 | Australia | Chrysalis L 38091 / Chrysalis CHR 1398LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | US | Sympathy For The Record Industry SFTRI 740LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2004 | US | Sympathy For The Record Industry SFTRI 740LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, White Label | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, White Label |
| 2004 | US | Sympathy For The Record Industry SFTRI 740LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP645LP, Album, LP, All Media, Numbered, Reissue · Numbered | LP, Album, LP, All Media, Numbered, Reissue · Numbered |
| 2013 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP630 / Cooking Vinyl MOVLP630LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2015 | Europe | Cooking Vinyl COOKLP505LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | Blixa Sounds ETA829LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Blixa Sounds ETA 829 / Extra Term Audio LLC ETA 829LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, All Media | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, All Media |
| 2021 | US | Blixa Sounds ETA 873LP, Album, Reissue, LP, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Reissue, LP, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2026 | US | Blixa Sounds ETA 829LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Animal Records 204 977LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | Europe | Chrysalis 1C 038-3 21398 1 / Animal Records 1C 038-3 21398 1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Chrysalis 1C 038-3 21398 1 / Chrysalis 749 004LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Animal Records 204 977 / Animal Records 204 977 270LP, Album | LP, Album |
27 vinyl pressings of Miami are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1982 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in US, UK, Canada, Europe and more. One of them is Animal Records APE 6001.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use APE 6001, CHR 1398, Ape 6001, 204 977) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, APE - 6001 - A - CT3 STERLING - P - IT and APE - 6001 - BS - CTH - 1 STERLING P IT. 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.
