Vinyl pressings
by Black Flag · 1985
Loose Nut was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1985, 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.
SST-035-A KICKIN' AND STICKIN' L-20756 S-14536 kdiscRunout Side A, etched / stamped
SST-035-B ALL FOR ME, ALL FOR ME L-20756-X S-14537 kdiscRunout Side B, etched / stamped
SST-035-A1✶ PORKY. MAEtched Runout Side A
SST-035-B1✶ MA PORKY.Etched 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | UK | SST Records SST 035First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | UK | SST Records SST 035LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1985 | US | SST Records SST 035LP, Advance, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Advance, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1985 | US | SST Records SST 035First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | US | SST Records SST 035LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | US | SST Records SST 035LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2011 | US | SST Records SST 035LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2011 | US | SST Records SST 035LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2011 | US | SST Records SST 035LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | SST Records SST 035LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | SST Records SST 035LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | SST Records SST 035LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | SST Records SST 035LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | SST Records SST 035LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | SST Records SST 035LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | SST Records SST 035LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
16 vinyl pressings of Loose Nut are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1985 and 2011.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US, UK. One of them is SST Records SST 035, released May 14, 1985.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SST 035) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SST-035-A KICKIN' AND STICKIN' L-20756 S-14536 kdisc and SST-035-B ALL FOR ME, ALL FOR ME L-20756-X S-14537 kdisc. 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.
