Vinyl pressings
by The Sisters Of Mercy · 1983
Temple Of Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 2 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.
MPO MRX 027 A1 LONG LIVE GONZOID AMPHETAMINE FILTHRunout side A, etched
MPO MRX 027 AA1 FOR SPIGGYRunout side AA, etched
MRX 027 ALabel, side A
MRX 027 AALabel, side AA
MPO MRX 027 A¹ LONG LIVE GONZOID AMPHETAMINE FILTHRunout side A, etched
MPO MRX 027 AA¹ FOR SPIGGYRunout side AA, etched
MRX 027 ALabel, side A
MRX 027 AALabel, side AA
MR 027 A1 MPO GONZOID AMPHETAMINE FILTH IS DEADSide A, hand-etched runout
MR 027 AA1 MPO FOR SPIGGYSide AA, hand-etched runout
MR 027 A1 MPO GONZOID AMPHETAMINE FILTH IS DEADSide A, hand-etched runout
MR 027 AA1 MPO FOR SPIGGYSide AA, hand-etched runout
MR 027 A1 GONZOID AMPHETAMINE FILTH IS DEAD MPOSide A runout
MR 027 AA1 FOR SPIGGY MPOSide AA runout
MRX 027-ASide A runout, etched
MRX 027-BSide B runout, etched
MRX 027 ASide A label
MRX 027 AASide B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Belgium | Merciful Release MR 02712", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo |
| 1983 | Benelux | Merciful Release MRX027 / Merciful Release MRX 027First year12", Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1983 | Benelux | Merciful Release MR 027First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Benelux | Merciful Release MRX027First year12" | 12" |
| 1983 | UK | Merciful Release MR 027First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | UK | Merciful Release MR 027First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | UK | Merciful Release MR 027First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | UK | Merciful Release MRX02712", Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1983 | UK | Merciful Release MRX02712", Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1983 | UK | Merciful Release MRX027 / Merciful Release MRX 027First year12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | UK | Merciful Release MRX027 / Merciful Release MRX 027First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1989 | Netherlands | Merciful Release MRX027 / Merciful Release MRX 02712", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Merciful Release MRX027 / Merciful Release MRX 02712", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
13 vinyl pressings of Temple Of Love are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1983 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in UK, Benelux. One of them is Merciful Release MRX027, released October 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MRX027, MR 027) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MPO MRX 027 A1 LONG LIVE GONZOID AMPHETAMINE FILTH and MPO MRX 027 AA1 FOR SPIGGY. 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.
