Vinyl pressings
by The Sugarcubes · 1988
Life's Too Good 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.
61 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 13 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 TPLP 5 A TOWNHOUSE DMMRunout side A, variant 1
MPO TPLP 5 B TOWNHOUSE DMMRunout side B, variant 1
MPO TPLP 5 A-X TOWNHOUSE DMMRunout side A, variant 2
MPO TPLP 5 B-X TOWNHOUSE DMMRunout side B, variant 2
MPO TPLP 5 A TOWNHOUSE DMMSide A variant 1
MPO TPLP 5 B TOWNHOUSE DMMSide B variant 1
MPO TPLP 5 A 2 XSide A variant 2
MPO TPLP 5 A 2 XSide B variant 2
MPO TPLP 5 ARunout Side A ; Variant 1
MPO TPLP 5 BRunout Side B ; Variant 1
MPO TPLP 5 A²Runout Side A ; Variant 2
MPO TPLP 5 B²Runout Side B ; Variant 2
MPO TPLP 5 ASide A
MPO TPLP 5 BSide B
MPO TPLP 5 ASide A
MPO TPLP 5 BSide B
MPO TPLP 5 ASide A
MPO TPLP 5 BSide B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Belgium | Indisc lptp 65005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Belgium | Indisc lptp 65005 / Indisc tplp5First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | Belgium | Indisc lptp 65005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Belgium | Indisc lptp 65005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Belgium | Indisc lptp 65005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Belgium | One Little Indian tplp5 / One Little Indian lptp 65005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | Elektra 96 08011First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | Elektra 96 08011First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | Elektra 96 08011First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | Elektra 96 08011First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | Elektra 96 08011First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | Elektra 96 08011First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Europe | One Little Indian tplp5 / BMG Ariola 209302First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | France | One Little Indian 209302First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Germany | Rough Trade RTD 80First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Australia | Liberation Records L 38852 / Liberation Records LIB 5152LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1991 | Czechoslovakia | Globus International 21 0048-1 311 / Globus International 210048-1311LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1991 | Czechoslovakia | Globus International 21 0048-1 311LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1991 | Lithuania | Zona Records ZN 011LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | UK | One Little Indian tplp5dmmLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Remastered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Remastered · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | UK | One Little Indian tplp5ltdLP, Reissue, Special Edition · Colored vinyl | LP, Reissue, Special Edition · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | UK & US | One Little Independent Records tplp5rLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2022 | UK & US | One Little Independent Records tplp5 / One Little Independent Records TPLP5 - PinkLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | UK | One Little Independent Records tplp5 / One Little Independent Records TPLP5 - OrangeLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | One Little Independent Records tplp5 / One Little Independent Records TPLP5 - BlueLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | UK | One Little Independent Records tplp5 / One Little Independent Records TPLP5YLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | UK | One Little Independent Records tplp5cLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | One Little Independent Records tplp5 / One Little Independent Records TPLP5YLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
78 vinyl pressings of Life's Too Good are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1988 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in UK, US, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is One Little Indian tplp5, released April 25, 1988.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use tplp5, TPLP 5, 60801-1, LIB 5152) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MPO TPLP 5 A TOWNHOUSE DMM and MPO TPLP 5 B TOWNHOUSE DMM. 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.
