Vinyl pressings
by The Triffids · 1986
Born Sandy Devotional was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 10 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.
HOT L.P. 1023-B DB SMX65959Side A, variant 1
HOT L.P 1023-B DB SMX65960 THANKS BLEDDYN AND JUDESide B, variant 1
HOT L.P. 1023-A DB SMX 65959 6A3Side A, variant 2
HOT L.P. 1023-B DB SMX 65960 THANKS BLEDDYN AND JUDE !Side B, variant 2
HOTLP 1023 A-1U-1--1Variant 1: Runout side A, stamped
HOTLP 1023 B-1U-1--1Variant 1: Runout side B, stamped
HOTLP 1023 A-1U-1--1 1 X1Variant 2: Runout side A, stamped, [4th 1 horizontal]
HOTLP 1023 B-1U-1--1 1 X1Variant 2: Runout side B, stamped, [4th 1 horizontal]
HOT 1023 A₁ 22649(3) (A)Side A
HOT 1023 B₁ 22650(2̷)̷ B) (A)Side B
70453 A 1 M6 353700 2Side A runout, stamped
70453 B 1 M6 353701 2Side B runout, stamped
HOTLP 1023 A - 1U - 1 -Side A runout
HOTLP 1023 B - 1U - 1 - 1 -Side B runout
MD7963 A 24C1 K.G.Runout side A
MD7963 B 24C1Runout side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | France | Hot Records 70453 / Virgin 70453First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Greece | Virgin VG 50209 / Rough Trade VG 50209First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Netherlands | Megadisc MD 7963First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | New Zealand | White Hot L 38521 / Festival Records L 38521First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Portugal | Hot Records HOTLP 1023First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Scandinavia | Hot Records HOTLP 1023First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Spain | Nuevos Medios 43-204 LFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | UK | Hot Records HOTLP 1023First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | Hot Records HOTLP 1023First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | Hot Records HOTLP 1023LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1986 | Australia | White Hot L 38521First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Brazil | Rough Trade 670.4012 / Rough Trade 59.000LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Australia | White Hot L 19457LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Europe | Domino REWIGLP24LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2015 | UK | Domino REWIGLP24LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Worldwide | [pias] TRIFFLP4 / Bloodlines TRIFFLP4LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
16 vinyl pressings of Born Sandy Devotional are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1986 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in Australia, UK, US, France and more. One of them is White Hot L 38521, released March 24, 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use L 38521, HOTLP 1023, 70453, VG 50209) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HOT L.P. 1023-B DB SMX65959 and HOT L.P 1023-B DB SMX65960 THANKS BLEDDYN AND JUDE. 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.
