Vinyl pressings
by The Smiths · 1988
Rank was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
30 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 17 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.
"PEEPHOLISM" ROUGH 126 A-2U-1-Runout side A, variant 1
ROUGH 126 B-2-J-1Runout side B, variant 1
"PEEPHOLISM" ROUGH 126 A-2U-1-1Runout side A, variant 2
ROUGH 126 B-2-1-1 TY1Runout side B, variant 2
.ROUGH.126.A1. BΩ "PEEPHOLISM" ∴Side A
ROUGH 126 B1 AJ1 ∴ TY1Side B
ROUGH 126 A-2U-1-1 "PEEPHOLISM"Side A
ROUGH 126 B-2U-1-1 TY1Side B
"PEEPHOLISM" ROUGH. 126. A1. ARunout side A
ROUGH 126 B1 TY1 ARunout side B
ROUGH 126 A 2U-1-¹ "PEEPHOLISM"Side A runout
ROUGH 126 B 2U-1-¹ TY1Side B runout
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 | UK | BBC Transcription Services CN 4890/SLP, Transcription | LP, Transcription |
| 1988 | Benelux | Megadisc MD 7900First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Brazil | Stiletto 230.4003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | Sire 92 57861First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | France | Virgin 70630 / Rough Trade 70630First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Greece | Rough Trade 126A / Virgin VG 50380First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Israel | Rough Trade ROUG 126 / Rough Trade ROUGH 126First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Italy | Rough Trade RGH 20859First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Italy | Rough Trade ROULP 126First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Italy | Rough Trade RGH 20859First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1988 | Japan | Rough Trade VIL-28126First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Portugal | Rough Trade ROUGH 126First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Scandinavia | Rough Trade ROUGH 126First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Spain | Rough Trade 43 332 L / Nuevos Medios 43 332 LFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Spain | Rough Trade 43 332 L / Nuevos Medios 43 332 LFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Europe | WEA SMITHS 7 / WEA 4509-91900-110", Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | 10", Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| 1993 | UK & Europe | WEA SMITHS 710", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, White Label, Stereo | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue, White Label, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | UK | Rhino Records 2564665883LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2016 | UK, Europe & US | Sire 2564665883 / Sire R146642LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 2016 | USA & Europe | Rhino Records R1 46642LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
40 vinyl pressings of Rank are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1987 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in UK, US, Australia, Germany, Austria, & Switzerland and more. One of them is Rough Trade ROUGH 126, released September 5, 1988.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ROUGH 126, ROUGH 126L, 1-25786, 462408 1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, "PEEPHOLISM" ROUGH 126 A-2U-1- and ROUGH 126 B-2-J-1. 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.
