Vinyl pressings
by Tuxedomoon · 1986
Ship Of Fools 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.
12 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 9 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.
CRAMBOY 6060-A/59417-1Runout side A, variant 1
CRAMBOY 6060-B/59418-2Runout side B, variant 1
CRAMBOY 6060-A//59417-1Runout side A, variant 2
CRAMBOY 6060-B//59418-2Runout side B, variant 2
72149-1-A G-1 S-16174 MASTERED BY CAPITOL Ɛ_Runout side A
72149-1-B G-1 S-16175 1~ MASTERED BY CAPITOL Ɛ_Runout side B
CRAMBOY 6060-A//59417-1Side A runout, stamped
CRAMBOY 6060-B//59418-2Side B runout, stamped
CBOY 6060 A. FOONRun-out side A, variant 1
CBOY 6060 B. FOONRun-out side B, variant 1
CBOY 6060-A1 FOONRun-out side A, variant 2
CBOY 6060-B1Run-out side B, variant 2
CRAMBOY 6060-A//59417-1 669415-AVariant 1: Runout side A
CRAMBOY 6060-B//59418-2 669415-BVariant 1: Runout side B
CRAMBOY 6060-A//59417-1 669415-AVariant 2: Runout side A
CRAMBOY 6060-B//59418-2 669415-B 1Variant 2: Runout 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 | Benelux | Cramboy CBoy 6060First yearLP, Mini-Album | LP, Mini-Album |
| 1986 | Benelux | Cramboy CBOY 6060LP, Mini-Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Mini-Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1986 | Benelux | Cramboy CBOY 6060LP, Mini-Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Mini-Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1986 | Europe | Cramboy CBOY 6060 / Materiali Sonori MASO 40003First yearMini-Album, 12" | Mini-Album, 12" |
| 1986 | Europe | Attitude ATT 002 / Cramboy CBOY 6060First yearLP, Mini-Album | LP, Mini-Album |
| 1986 | Europe | Cramboy CBoy 6060First yearLP, Mini-Album | LP, Mini-Album |
| 1986 | Germany | Normal NORMAL 25 / Normal Normal 25First yearLP, Mini-Album, Stereo | LP, Mini-Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Greece | Virgin VG 50188First year12", Mini-Album, Stereo | 12", Mini-Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Italy | Materiali Sonori MASO 40003 / Cramboy Cboy 6060First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Japan | Cramboy 28CRL-3015First yearLP, Mini-Album | LP, Mini-Album |
| 1986 | Japan | Cramboy 28CRL-3015First yearLP, Mini-Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Mini-Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | Scandinavia | Cramboy CBoy 6060 / Crammed Discs CBoy 6060First yearLP, Mini-Album, Stereo | LP, Mini-Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Spain | DRO 3D-176First yearLP, Mini-Album | LP, Mini-Album |
| 1986 | US | Restless Records 72149-1First year12", Mini-Album | 12", Mini-Album |
| 1987 | Poland | Pronit PLP 0076 / Cramboy CBoy 6060LP, Mini-Album | LP, Mini-Album |
15 vinyl pressings of Ship Of Fools are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1986 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in Benelux, US, Europe, Germany and more. One of them is Cramboy CBoy 6060.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CBoy 6060, 72149-1, CBOY 6060, ATT 002) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CRAMBOY 6060-A/59417-1 and CRAMBOY 6060-B/59418-2. 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.
