Vinyl pressings
by The Sugarcubes · 1988
Motorcrash 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.
8 pressings came out in 1988, 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.
[SRC logo] [ST-ED-5337-A-1 crossed out] sf/atl. [STED-66276-A1 crossed out] 1-1 STED-66726-A1Side A Runout Etched
[SRC logo] ST-ED-66726 B·3 1-1 sf/atl.Side B Runout Etched
ST-ED-66726A2 sf/atl QB-33336-2 △22934 1-2Side A Runout Etched (alt.)
ST-ED-66726B4 QB-33354-4 sf/atl △22934-X 1-1Side B Runout Etched (alt.)
ST-E-69355A1Side A
ST-E-69355B3Side B
ST-ED-66726A-A² sf/atl Q B-33336-2 Δ 22934 /-ZVersion 2 Side A Etched
ST-ED-5341-B² sf/atl Q B-33337-2 Δ 22935-X /-/Version 2 Side B Etched
SRCBoth Sides, Stamped "Specialty Records Corporation" Logo
ST-E-69355A sf/atl.Both Sides
ST-E-69355Aɑ sf/atl. 1-1 △22939 ɑ R-21784-2Runout Both Sides
ST-E-69335A-ARLabel Both Sides
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 | US | Elektra ED 5341First year12", Single, Promo · Promo | 12", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | US | Elektra 0-66726First year12", Single | 12", Single |
| 1988 | US | Elektra 7-69355First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | US | Elektra 7-69355First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1988 | US | Elektra ED-533712", Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1988 | US | Elektra 7-69355First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | US | Elektra ED 5341First year12", Single, Promo · Promo | 12", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Germany | Rough Trade RTD 047 T / Rough Trade RTD 047TFirst year12" | 12" |
| 1988 | Germany | Rough Trade RTD 047First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1989 | Spain | Grabaciones Accidentales GA-310 / One Little Indian GA-3107", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | UK | One Little Indian TPLP40P12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
11 vinyl pressings of Motorcrash are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1988 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, Germany. One of them is Elektra 0-66726.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 0-66726, 7-69355, ED 5341, RTD 047 T) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, [SRC logo] [ST-ED-5337-A-1 crossed out] sf/atl. [STED-66276-A1 crossed out] 1-1 STED-66726-A1 and [SRC logo] ST-ED-66726 B·3 1-1 sf/atl.. 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.
