UK
1987- Label and catalog number
- Nit Records NIT 01
- Format
- LP, Album
- Runout / matrix
(SNB) NIT 01 A¹Side A, etched
(SNB) NIT 01 B¹Side B, etched
Vinyl pressings
by Toy Dolls · 1987
Bare Faced Cheek was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 4 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.
(SNB) NIT 01 A¹Side A, etched
(SNB) NIT 01 B¹Side B, etched
RCA LP-3032-A ... ISD .....Runout, side A, stamped
RCA LP-3032-B ... ISD .....Runout, side B, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Brazil | Estúdio Eldorado 3.032LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | Brazil | Nit Records NIT 01 / Nit Records LP-3032First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Japan | Vap 35202-25First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Spain | Victoria VLP-271First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | UK | Nit Records NIT 01First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | France | Squale Records SQ 004LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1988 | Spain | Vemsa VLP-271LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Italy | Radiation Reissues RRS141LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2021 | Italy | Radiation Reissues RRS141LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Italy | Radiation Reissues RRS141CVLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of Bare Faced Cheek are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1987 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in UK, Brazil, Japan, Spain. One of them is Nit Records NIT 01.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NIT 01, 35202-25, VLP-271) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, (SNB) NIT 01 A¹ and (SNB) NIT 01 B¹. 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.