Vinyl pressings
by Billy Childish · 2014
The Fen Raft Spider was first pressed on vinyl in 2014. 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 2014, 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.
SR 17.115 A Vinyl Manufacture BerlinRunout side A, hand-etched
Squoodge Records SR # 17.115 BRunout side B, hand-etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Austria | Squoodge Records SR 17.115First year7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | Austria | Squoodge Records SR 17.115First year7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered | 7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2014 | Austria | Squoodge Records SR 17.115First year7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | Austria | Squoodge Records SR 17.115First year7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered | 7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2014 | Austria | Squoodge Records SR 17.115First year7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | Austria | Squoodge Records SR 17.115First year7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | Germany | Squoodge Records SR 17.115First year7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | Germany | Squoodge Records SR 17.115First year7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | Germany | Squoodge Records SR 17.115First year7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered | 7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2014 | Germany | Squoodge Records SR 17.1157", 45 RPM, Numbered, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Numbered | 7", 45 RPM, Numbered, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Numbered |
| 2014 | Germany | Squoodge Records SR 17.115First year7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | Germany | Squoodge Records SR 17.115First year7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | Germany | Squoodge Records SR 17.115First year7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | Germany | Squoodge Records SR 17.1157", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Special Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Special Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
14 vinyl pressings of The Fen Raft Spider are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 2014 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 2014, in Germany, Austria. One of them is Squoodge Records SR 17.115, released November 19, 2014.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SR 17.115) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SR 17.115 A Vinyl Manufacture Berlin and Squoodge Records SR # 17.115 B. 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.
