Vinyl pressings
by The Housemartins · 1987
The People Who Grinned Themselves To Death was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
30 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 18 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.
AGOLP.9.A6 DRunout side A, variant 1
AGOLP.9.B6 DRunout side B, variant 1
AGOLP.9.A3 Λ C:Runout side A, variant 2
AGOLP.9.B3 Λ C:Runout side B, variant 2
SP ST-E-60761A-3 1-1 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.Side A runout
SRC ST-E-60761B-4 1-1 ATLANTIC STUDIOSSide B runout
ST-E-60761-A-SPLabel Side A
ST-E-60761-B-SPLabel Side B
ST-E-60761-A-SPRunout Side A, LP
ST-E-60761-B-SPRunout Side B, LP
ST-E-69436-A-SPRunout Side A, 7"
ST-E-69436-B-SPRunout Side B, 7"
SP ST-E-60761A-3 1-2 SPAR ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. B-29410-3 △18560Runout A
[SRC logo] ST-E-60761B-4 SPAR 0- △18560-X ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. B-29411-4Runout B
ST-E-60761-A-ARLabel A
ST-E-60761-B-ARLabel B
SP ST-E-60761A-3 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. B-29410Runout A
SRC ST-E-60761B-4 1-1 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. B-29411Runout B
ST-E-60761-A-ARLabel A
ST-E-60761-B-ARLabel B
ST-E-60761A-3 1-1 SPSide A Runout - Etched
ST-E-60761B-4 1-1 (SRC logo, stamped)Side B Runout - Etched
ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.Side A/B Runout - Stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Argentina | Chrysalis 120.016 / CBS 1616First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Australia & New Zealand | Go! Discs L 38794 / Go! Discs AGOLP 9First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Brazil | Go! Discs AGOLP 9 / Chrysalis 231112First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | Go! Discs CHS-46009 / Chrysalis CHS-46009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | Go! Discs CHS-46009LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| 1987 | Canada | Go! Discs CHS-46009 / Chrysalis CHS-46009LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1987 | Europe | Chrysalis 208 613 / Go! Discs 208 613First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Europe | Go! Discs 1C 038 - 3 21616 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | France | Go! Discs 832 855-1 / Chrysalis 832 855-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | Germany | Go! Discs AGOLP 9LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1987 | Greece | Chrysalis 832855-1 / Go! Discs 832855-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Greece | Chrysalis 832855-1 / Go! Discs 832855-1LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1987 | Ireland | Go! Discs AGOLP 9First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Israel | Go! Discs AGOLP 9-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Italy | Chrysalis CHR 1616First yearLP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Europe | Go! Discs 0602557442342LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2018 | Europe | Go! Discs 5744234LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Spain | Go! Discs CHR 1616 / Chrysalis CHR 1616LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
40 vinyl pressings of The People Who Grinned Themselves To Death are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1987 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in UK, US, Europe, France and more. One of them is Go! Discs AGOLP 9, released September 1987.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AGOLP 9, 60761-1, 9 60761-1, 208 613) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AGOLP.9.A6 D and AGOLP.9.B6 D. 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.
