Vinyl pressings
by The Screaming Blue Messiahs · 1987
Bikini Red 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.
9 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 6 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.
ST E 60755-A-3 SRC (logo)A Side Etch, except SRC [logo] stamp - Variant 1
ST E 60755-B-3 SRC (logo)B Side Etch, except SRC [logo] stamp - Variant 1
ST E - 60755 - A - 2 1-1 SRC (logo)A Side Etch, except SRC [logo] stamp - Variant 2
ST E - 60755 B - 2 1-4 SRC (logo)B Side Etch, except SRC [logo] stamp - Variant 2
ST E 60755-A-2 1-1 SRC B-29389Side A runout, variant 1
ST E 60755-B-2 1-1 SRC B-29390Side B runout, variant 1
ST E 60755-A-2 1-2 SPAR [SRC logo] B-29389 ·△18534 O-Side A runout, variant 2
ST E 60755 B-2 1-5 SPAR O- △18534-X [SRC logo] B-29390-2Side B runout, variant 2
STE -60755-A-2 1-1 SRC [logo]Side A etched SRC stamped
STE -60755-B-2 1-4 SRC [logo]Side B etched SRC stamped
ST-E-60755-A-SPSide A label
ST-E-60755-B-SPSide B label
Δ MX 300009 242212-1 S1Side A
Δ MX 300010 242212-1 S2Side B
24-22121-A➁ J.W. McCLEAR CR (in a circle)Side A Runout
24-22121-B J.W. McCLEAR CR (in a circle)Side B Runout
R/S Alsdorf 242212-1 A xSide A runout, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 242212-1 BSide B runout, variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 242212-1 A x 20Side A runout, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 242212-1 B 26Side B runout, variant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Australia | WEA 242212-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | WEA 24 22121First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Europe | WEA WX117 / WEA 242212-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Japan | WEA P-13626First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Japan | WEA P-13626First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Spain | WEA 242212-1First yearLP | LP |
| 1987 | US | Elektra 9 60755-1 / Elektra 60755-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Elektra 9 60755-1 / Elektra 60755-1First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | US | Elektra 9 60755-1 / Elektra 60755-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Elektra 60755LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1988 | Brazil | WEA 670.0097LP, Album | LP, Album |
11 vinyl pressings of Bikini Red are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1987 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, Australia, Canada, Europe and more. One of them is Elektra 9 60755-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9 60755-1, 242212-1, 24 22121, WX117) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST E 60755-A-3 SRC (logo) and ST E 60755-B-3 SRC (logo). 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.
