Vinyl pressings
by Black Flag · 1984
Slip It In was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 4 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-029-A ONLY THE STEAMING LIQUID OF CAFFEINE... STARK, STARKER... L-18034 ·ᆽSide A Runout, etched
SST-029-B AND WALKED OUT INTO THE BRIGHT LIGHT WITHOUT SUNGLASSES ʘ L-18034-X ·ᆽ ("·ᆽ" is etched above "03")Side B Runout, etched
SST-029-A ONLY THE STEAMING LIQUID OF CAFFEINE... STARK, STARKER... L-18034Runout Groove Side A
SST-029-B AND WALKED OUT INTO THE BRIGHT LIGHT WITHOUT SUNGLASSES L-18034-XRunout Groove Side B
SSTL-29-A LYN-14999-IPRT ∙Z∙Etched runout side A
SSTL-29-B LYN-15000-IPRT ∙Z∙Etched runout side B
FPL-3016-A TLC-Side A runout, stamped
FPL-3016-B TLC-Side B runout, stamped
ST AG 0041-A mastered by SNBSide A
ST AG 0041-B mastered by SNBSide B
ST AG 0041-A mastered by SNBSide A
ST AG 0041-B mastered by SNBSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Canada | Fringe Product FPL 3016First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Germany | Aggressive Rockproduktionen AG 0041First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Germany | Aggressive Rockproduktionen AG 0041First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | US | SST Records SST 029First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | UK | SST Records SST 029First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | US | SST Records SST 029First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | US | SST Records SST 029LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | US | SST Records SST 029LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | SST Records SST 029LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | SST Records SST 029LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | SST Records SST 029LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | SST Records SST 029LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | SST Records SST 029LP, Album, Remastered, Repress | LP, Album, Remastered, Repress |
| ? | US | SST Records SST 029LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | SST Records SST 029LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
15 vinyl pressings of Slip It In are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1984 and 2011.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in US, UK, Canada, Germany. One of them is SST Records SST 029, released December 1984.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SST 029, FPL 3016, AG 0041) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SST-029-A ONLY THE STEAMING LIQUID OF CAFFEINE... STARK, STARKER... L-18034 ·ᆽ and SST-029-B AND WALKED OUT INTO THE BRIGHT LIGHT WITHOUT SUNGLASSES ʘ L-18034-X ·ᆽ ("·ᆽ" is etched above "03"). 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.
