Vinyl pressings
by The Monochrome Set · 1980
"Strange Boutique" was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1980, 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.
DID - 4 - A2 BilBo - TA1PE ∴Runout side A, variant 1
DID - 4 - B1 TA1PE 5 ∴Runout side B, variant 1
DID-4-A2 BilBo –TA1PE BRunout side A, variant 2
DID-4-B1 TA1PE ΛRunout side B, variant 2
DID-4-A2 BilBo – TA1PERunout A, variant 1
DID-4-B TA1PERunout B, variant 1
DID-4-A2 3 BilBo – TA1PE BRunout A, variant 2
DID-4-B TA1PE 1 C ΛRunout B, variant 2
DID-4-A2 BilBo – TA1PESide A, etched
DID-4-B1 TA1PESide B, etched
DID-4-A2 BilBo – TA1PESide A, etched
DID-4-B1 TA1PESide B, etched
DID-4-A2 BilBo – TA1PE DRunout Side A (variant 1)
DID-4-B1 TA1PE 2 BRunout Side B (variant 1)
DID-4-A2 BILBO-TA1PE DRunout Side A (variant 2)
DID-4-B1 TA1PE ARunout Side B (variant 2)
DID-4-A2 BilBo –TA1PE CRunout side A, etched
DID-4-B1 TA1PE CRunout side B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Dindisc L 37352First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Australia | Dindisc DNL.37252LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1980 | Japan | Virgin VIP-6959First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | Virgin VIP-6959First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | New Zealand | Dindisc DID 4First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | UK | Dindisc DID 4First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | UK | Dindisc Did. 4 / Dindisc DID 4First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Virgin International DD 4 / Virgin International DD4First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | UK | Dindisc Did. 4 / Dindisc DID 4First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | Dindisc DID 4First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | UK | Dindisc DID 4First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | UK | Dindisc DID 4First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1982 | Australia | Dindisc DID 4LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | UK | Virgin OVED 55LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | UK | Virgin OVED 55LP, Album, Reissue, White Label | LP, Album, Reissue, White Label |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | US | 4 Men With Beards 4m530 / 4 Men With Beards 4M530LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2018 | Germany | Tapete Records TR394LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2018 | UK | Tapete Records TR394LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Dindisc DID 4LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
19 vinyl pressings of "Strange Boutique" are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1980 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK, US, Australia, Japan and more. One of them is Dindisc Did. 4, released February 19, 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Did. 4, DID 4, DD 4, L 37352) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DID - 4 - A2 BilBo - TA1PE ∴ and DID - 4 - B1 TA1PE 5 ∴. 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.
