Vinyl pressings
by Wim Mertens · 1987
The Belly Of An Architect 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 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.
TWI 813 A 4C2Side A runout, variant 1
TWI 813 B 4C2Side B runout, variant 1
TWI 813 A 50C1Side A runout, variant 2
TWI 813 B 50C1Side B runout, variant 2
A 11.099 A01Side A
A 11.099 B01Side B
A11.099 A01
A11.099 B01
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 | Germany | Normal NORMAL 63First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Germany | Normal NORMAL 63First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Spain | Gasa GA-173First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Belgium | Les Disques Du Crépuscule TWI 813First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Greece | Music-Box SMB 40369 / Music-Box M.BOX 40369LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Greece | Music Box International SMB 40369LP | LP |
| 1988 | Italy | CGD HYM 20729 / Les Disques Du Crépuscule HYM 20729LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | UK | Factory Fact 195LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Belgium | Les Disques Du Crépuscule TWI 813LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1990 | Italy | Materiali Sonori MASO 33030LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVCL004 / Usura Music MOVCL004LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Greece | Music Box International M. BOX 40369 / Music-Box SMB 40369LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
12 vinyl pressings of The Belly Of An Architect are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1987 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in Belgium, Germany, Spain. One of them is Les Disques Du Crépuscule TWI 813, released December 1987.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TWI 813, NORMAL 63, GA-173) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TWI 813 A 4C2 and TWI 813 B 4C2. 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.
