Vinyl pressings
by The Orb · 1990
Little Fluffy Clouds was first pressed on vinyl in 1990. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1990, 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.
BLK 33R-A. LYN-27730 BOAT FROM BANGKOK.Side A runout, etched, variant 1
BLK33-2-3 LYN-27731 1 TO ISLANDS IN THE SKY.Side B runout, etched, variant 1
BLR-33R-A1 LYN-27730 BOAT FROM BANGKOK.Side A runout, etched, variant 2
BLR-33[illegible]3 LYN-27731 TO ISLANDS IN THE SKYSide B runout, etched, variant 2
BLR 33TA² ORB B WITH U. DAMONT SEtched Side A
BLR 33TAA² ORB - B OUT U. O̶R̶B̶ P̶R̶O̶M̶O̶ -̶ 2̶ -̶ A̶A̶² DAMONT MEtched Side AA
BOAT FROM BANGKOKSide A, etched
TO ISLANDS IN THE SKYSide B, etched
ORB PROMO 2 - A1Side A
ORB B WITH USide A Runout
ORB PROMO 2 - AA2Side B
ORB B OUT USide B Runout
BLR 33TA2 ORB B WITH USide A
BLR 33TAA2 ORB B OUT USide B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | UK | Big Life ORB PROMO 2First year12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single · Promo | 12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single · Promo |
| 1990 | UK | Big Life BLR 33T / WAU! Mr. Modo Recordings BLR 33TFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1990 | UK | Big Life BLR 337", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing, Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing, Promo |
| 1990 | UK | Big Life BLR 33RFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1990 | UK | Big Life BLR 33 RFirst year12", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 1990 | UK | Big Life BLR 33T / WAU! Mr. Modo Recordings BLR 33TFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1990 | UK | Big Life BLR 33 / WAU! Mr. Modo Recordings BLR 33First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1991 | US | Big Life 865 139-1 / Mercury 865 139-112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1991 | US | Big Life 865 139-1 / Mercury 865 139-112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1993 | UK | Big Life BLRT 98 / WAU! Mr. Modo Recordings BLRT 9812", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1993 | UK | Big Life BLRT 98 / WAU! Mr. Modo Recordings BLRT 9812", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Reissue, White Label · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Reissue, White Label · Promo |
| 1993 | UK | Big Life BLRR 98 / WAU! Mr. Modo Recordings BLRR 9812", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1998 | Italy | Many Records MN 0321212", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1998 | UK | Island Records 12 ISD 729 / Island Records 572 503-112", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1998 | UK | Island Records LFC 112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Polygram PRO-971-112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
17 vinyl pressings of Little Fluffy Clouds are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1990 and 1998.
The earliest pressings are from 1990, in UK. One of them is Big Life BLR 33R, released November 1990.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BLR 33R, BLR 33 R, BLR 33T, BLR 33) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BLK 33R-A. LYN-27730 BOAT FROM BANGKOK. and BLK33-2-3 LYN-27731 1 TO ISLANDS IN THE SKY.. 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.
