Vinyl pressings
by The Sisterhood · 1986
Gift was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. 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 1986, 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.
SIS 020 A1 VERTEIDIGUNGSKRIEG A GIFT FROM THE RASPBERRY REICH MPOSide A runout
SIS 020 B1 ....UND JETZT KÖNNEN WIR VIELLEICHT SCHLAFEN, ODER? MPOSide B runout
SIS 020 A1 VERTEIDIGUNGSKRIEG A GIFT FROM THE RASPBERRY REICH MPORunout side A
SIS 020 B1 ....UND JETZT KÖNNEN WIR VIELLEICHT SCHLAFEN, ODER ? MPORunout side B
SIS 020 A¹ VERTEIDIGUNGSKRIEG A GIFT FROM THE RASPBERRY REICH MPOSide A runout, etched
SIS 020 B¹ ....UND JETZT KÖNNEN WIR VIELLEICHT SCHLAFEN, ODER? MPOSide B runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | UK | Merciful Release SIS 020First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1986 | Europe | Merciful Release SIS 020LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1986 | UK | Merciful Release SIS 020First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | UK | Merciful Release SIS 020First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | UK | Merciful Release SIS 020LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Germany | Merciful Release SIS 020-LP / Merciful Release RTD 1331.684.1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1993 | Germany | Merciful Release RTD 1331.684.1LP, Album, Reissue, White Label | LP, Album, Reissue, White Label |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | UK | Cadiz Music CADIZLP202LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Numbered | LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Numbered |
| 2023 | UK | Cadiz Music CADIZLP202 / Cadiz Music CADIZLP 202LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | UK | Cadiz Music CADIZLP202LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | UK | Cadiz Music CADIZLP266 / Cadiz Music CADIZLP 266LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | UK | Cadiz Music CADIZLP202LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Numbered | LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Numbered |
| 2024 | UK | Cadiz Music CADIZLP266 / Cadiz Music CADIZLP 266LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
13 vinyl pressings of Gift are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1986 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in UK. One of them is Merciful Release SIS 020, released June 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SIS 020) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SIS 020 A1 VERTEIDIGUNGSKRIEG A GIFT FROM THE RASPBERRY REICH MPO and SIS 020 B1 ....UND JETZT KÖNNEN WIR VIELLEICHT SCHLAFEN, ODER? MPO. 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.
