Vinyl pressings
by Augustus Pablo · 1980
Rockers Meets King Tubbys In A Fire House was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 2 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.
N-47 SH-43001-A - A 12T 11-80Side A runout, variant 1
N-47 SH-43001-B - B 12T 11-80Side B runout, variant 1
SH-43001-A - A 12T 11-80Side A runout, variant 2
SH-43001-B - B 12T 11-80Side B runout, variant 2
SH - 43001 - A 12T 11-80Side A
SH - 43001 - B 12T 11-80Side B
SH - 43001 - A 12T 11-80Side A runout
SH - 43001 - B 12T 11-80Side B runout
SH-43001-A 12T 11-80Side A runout
SH-43001-B 12T 11-80Side B runout
SH-43001-A 4̶7̶6̶7̶4̶ 49588 #3 12T 11-80Side A Runout etched
#2 4̶7̶6̶7̶4̶ 49588 SH-43001-B 12T 11-80Side B Runout etched
SHANACHIE - 43001-A-1 K.E.F. ∙TLC∙T∙Side A
SHANACHIE -43001-B-1 K.E.F. TLC∙T∙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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | Shanachie shanachie 43001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Canada | Shanachie shanachie 43001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Canada | Shanachie Shanachie-43001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Shanachie Shanachie-43001 / Shanachie SHANACHIE 43001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Shanachie Shanachie 43001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Shanachie Shanachie-43001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Shanachie Shanachie-43001 / Shanachie SHANACHIE 43001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Shanachie Shanachie-43001First yearLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| 1987 | US | Shanachie Shanachie-43001LP, Album, Misprint, Repress | LP, Album, Misprint, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Netherlands | Walboomers WBLP 05LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Europe | Yard Music ORLP28 / Rockers ORLP28LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Not On Label VOLUME 003 / Yard Music VOLUME 003LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | Jamaica | Yard Music VOLUME 003LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | Jamaica | Yard Music VOLUME 003LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| ? | Jamaica | Yard Music VOLUME 003LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| ? | Jamaica | Yard Music DSR 960 / 961LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
16 vinyl pressings of Rockers Meets King Tubbys In A Fire House are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1980 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, Canada. One of them is Shanachie Shanachie-43001.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Shanachie-43001, Shanachie 43001, shanachie 43001) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, N-47 SH-43001-A - A 12T 11-80 and N-47 SH-43001-B - B 12T 11-80. 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.
