Vinyl pressings
by Black Flag · 1985
The Process Of Weeding Out 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.
3 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 037 A S-14827 L-21662Etched Runout Side A, Variant 1
SST 037 B S-14828 L-21662XEtched Runout Side B, Variant 1
kdiscStamped Runout Side A And B
SST 037 A 2-14827 Kdisc [triangle] L-21662Side A etched, Variant 2
SST 037 A S-14827 L-21662Etched Runout Side A, Variant 1
SST 037 B S-14828 L-21662XEtched Runout Side B, Variant 1
kdiscStamped Runout Side A And B
SST 037 A 2-14827 Kdisc [triangle] L-21662Side A etched, Variant 2
PORKY SST 037 A-1Side A, etched
SST 037 B-1Side B, etched
O [SNA logo]Side A+B, stamped
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 037First year12", EP, 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", EP, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1985 | UK | SST Records SST 03712", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1985 | US | SST Records SST 03712", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1985 | US | SST Records SST 037First year12", EP, 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", EP, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1985 | US | SST Records SST 037First year12", EP, 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", EP, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | US | SST Records SST 92410", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1991 | US | SST Records SST 92410", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue |
| 1991 | US | SST Records SST 92410", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | US | SST Records SST 92410", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue, Remastered | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | SST Records SST 03712", EP, 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue | 12", EP, 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | SST Records SST 03712", EP, 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue | 12", EP, 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | SST Records SST 03712", EP, 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue | 12", EP, 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue |
12 vinyl pressings of The Process Of Weeding Out 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 037, released September 1985.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SST 037) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SST 037 A S-14827 L-21662 and SST 037 B S-14828 L-21662X. 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.
