Vinyl pressings
by The Wedding Present · 1989
Bizarro was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1989, 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.
020 D-0319 A-1 II Ʊtopia.MilesEtched runout side A, variant 1
020 D-0319 B-2 Utopia.MilesEtched runout side B, variant 1
020 D-0319 A-1 II Ʊtopia.MilesEtched runout side A, variant 2
020 D-0319 B-1 Utopia.MSEtched runout side B, variant 2
2173.1.RA ERNEST #08557Side A Runout
2173.1.RB ERNEST #08557XSide B Runout
(2173-1-R-A)Side A Label
(2173-1-R-B)Side B Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Germany | RCA / BMG AriolaLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1989 | Spain | RCA PL74302First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | US | RCA 2173-1-RFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | US | RCA 2173-IRLP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1989 | UK & Europe | RCA PL74302 / RCA PL74302-8First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Brazil | RCA 150.8050 / RCA 1508050LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | UK | Vinyl 180 VIN180LP03510", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Box Set, Limited Edition · Limited | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Box Set, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2011 | UK | Vinyl 180 VIN180LP03510", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2012 | UK | Vinyl 180 VIN180LP039LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | UK | RCA 19439793371LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2024 | UK | RCA 19802837691LP, Album, Bioplastic, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Bioplastic, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
11 vinyl pressings of Bizarro are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1989 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in UK & Europe, US, Spain. One of them is RCA PL74302, released October 23, 1989.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PL74302, 2173-1-R) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 020 D-0319 A-1 II Ʊtopia.Miles and 020 D-0319 B-2 Utopia.Miles. 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.
