Vinyl pressings
by The Orb · 1989
A Huge Ever Growing Pulsating Brain That Rules… was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1989, 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.
M̶W̶S̶ ̶0̶1̶6̶T̶ A¹ R BECAUSE 76̶-8-9 MWS 017̶6 T A-1 MB D — LYN 24004 MWS-017-T-A₁Runout side A
MWS-017-T-B₁ MWS 017̶6T B-1 R — >I LYN 24005 MWS 0̶1̶6̶T̶ ̶B̶'̶Runout side B
MWS017T A2 | DAMONT | A PORKY PRIMECUTSide 1
MWS 01X6T B-1 | LYN 24005 | MWS-017-T-B1Side 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | UK | WAU! Mr. Modo Recordings MWS 017TFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1989 | UK | WAU! Mr. Modo Recordings MWS 017TFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1989 | UK | WAU! Mr. Modo Recordings MWS 017TFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | UK | Big Life BLR 27 T12", White Label, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", White Label, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1990 | UK | WAU! Mr. Modo Recordings MWS 017R12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1990 | UK | Big Life BLR 270T12" | 12" |
| 1990 | UK | WAU! Mr. Modo Recordings MWS 017R12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1990 | UK | WAU! Mr. Modo Recordings MWS 017R12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, White Label | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, White Label |
| 1990 | UK | Big Life BLR 27OT / Big Life BLR 270T12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue |
| 1990 | UK | Big Life BLR 27T / WAU! Mr. Modo Recordings BLR 27T12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1990 | UK | Big Life ORB PROMO 112", Promo, 45 RPM · Promo | 12", Promo, 45 RPM · Promo |
| 1990 | UK | Big Life BLR 27T / WAU! Mr. Modo Recordings BLR 27T12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1996 | UK | WAU! Mr. Modo Recordings REF 017R12", White Label, Repress | 12", White Label, Repress |
| 1996 | UK | WAU! Mr. Modo Recordings REF 017T / WAU! Mr. Modo Recordings MWS 017T12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label, Repress | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label, Repress |
14 vinyl pressings of A Huge Ever Growing Pulsating Brain That Rules… are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1989 and 1996.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in UK. One of them is WAU! Mr. Modo Recordings MWS 017T, released October 1989.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MWS 017T) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, M̶W̶S̶ ̶0̶1̶6̶T̶ A¹ R BECAUSE 76̶-8-9 MWS 017̶6 T A-1 MB D — LYN 24004 MWS-017-T-A₁ and MWS-017-T-B₁ MWS 017̶6T B-1 R — >I LYN 24005 MWS 0̶1̶6̶T̶ ̶B̶'̶. 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.
