Vinyl pressings
by The Southern Death Cult · 1983
Southern Death Cult 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.
5 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 3 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.
BEGA.46 A1-2-5 BilBo TAPE ONE B.G. MT*Side A runout - variant 1
BEGA.46 B1-2-3 BilBo. TAPE ONE MT.Side B runout - variant 1
BEGA.46 A1-2-3 BilBo TAPE ONE B.G. MT*Side A runout - variant 2
BEGA.46 B1-2-1 BilBo. TAPE ONE MT.Side B runout - variant 2
BEGA · 46 · A¹ - 1 BilBo. TAPE ONE B.G. MT*Side A, hand-etched
BEGA - 46 · B¹ - 1 BilBo. TAPE ONE MT.Side B, hand-etched
BEGA 46 ASide A runout
BEGA 46 BSide B runout
S P 2 5 - 5 0 7 9 A 1 1 1Side-1
S P 2 5 - 5 0 7 9 B 1 1 3Side-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | New Zealand | Beggars Banquet BEGA 46First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1983 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEGA 46First yearLP, Compilation, White Label | LP, Compilation, White Label |
| 1983 | UK | Beggars Banquet BEGA 46First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1983 | Japan | SMS Records SP25-5079First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1983 | Japan | SMS Records SP25-5079First yearLP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Brazil | RCA Victor 130.8019 / Beggars Banquet 130.8019LP, Compilation, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1987 | Brazil | RCA Victor 130.8019 / Beggars Banquet 130.8019LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1988 | Canada | Vertigo 834 691-1 / Beggars Banquet 834 691-1Compilation, LP | Compilation, LP |
| 1988 | UK | Beggars Banquet BBL 46LP, Reissue, Compilation | LP, Reissue, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Beggars Banquet BBL 46 / Virgin BBL 46LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of Southern Death Cult are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1983 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in UK, Japan, New Zealand. One of them is Beggars Banquet BEGA 46, released May 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BEGA 46, SP25-5079) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BEGA.46 A1-2-5 BilBo TAPE ONE B.G. MT* and BEGA.46 B1-2-3 BilBo. TAPE ONE MT.. 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.
