Vinyl pressings
by We've Got A Fuzzbox And We're Gonna Use It · 1986
Love Is The Slug 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.
8 pressings came out in 1986, 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.
UGH-14T-A1Side A runout, variant 1
UGH-14T-B1Side B runout, variant 1
UGH-14T-A1 MT.Side A runout, variant 2
UGH-14T-B1 MT.Side B runout, variant 2
UGH 14 A // 2 ∇ 420 R 1 1 1 2Stamped Runout Side A
UGH 14 B // 2 ∇ 420 R 1 1 1 2Stamped Runout Side B
UGH 14 A//2 ▽420 R 1 1 1Side A runout stamped
UGH 14 B//2 ▽420 R 1 1 6Side B runout stamped
UGH 14 A // 2 ∇ 420 R 1 1 1 2Stamped Runout Side A
UGH 14 B // 2 ∇ 420 R 1 1 1 2Stamped Runout Side B
UGH 14T A//2▽420 T 11 0 4Side A runout variant 1
UGH 14T B//2▽420 R 11Side B runout variant 1
UGH 14T A//2▽420 T 11 1Side A runout variant 2
UGH 14T B//2▽420 R 11 1Side B runout variant 2
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 | Europe | WEA 248 556-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1986 | Germany | WEA Records 248 548-0 / WEA Records UGH 14TFirst year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | UK | Vindaloo Records UGH 14 T / Vindaloo Records 248548-0First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1986 | UK | Vindaloo Records UGH 14 / Vindaloo Records 248556-7First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1986 | UK | Vindaloo Records UGH 14 FCFirst year7", 45 RPM, Cassette, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Cassette, Single |
| 1986 | UK | Vindaloo Records UGH 14 NFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1986 | UK | Vindaloo Records UGH 14 / WEA 248556-7First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1986 | UK | Vindaloo Records UGH 14 T / Vindaloo Records UGH 14TFirst year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1987 | US | Geffen Records 0-20637 / Geffen Records 9 20637-012", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1987 | US | Geffen Records 7-28416 / Geffen Records 9 28416-77", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | US | Geffen Records 7-28416-A / Vindaloo Records 7-28416-A7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
11 vinyl pressings of Love Is The Slug are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1986 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in UK, Europe, Germany. One of them is Vindaloo Records UGH 14 T.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UGH 14 T, UGH 14, UGH 14 FC, UGH 14 N) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UGH-14T-A1 and UGH-14T-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.
