US
May 1995- Label and catalog number
- Mutant Pop MP-03
- Format
- 7", Single, Limited Edition · Gold
- Runout / matrix
MR-03A A DAFFY PRIME CUT L-44474Side A runout
MR03-B FAY + EUGENE - THE CHECK IS IN THE MAIL L-44474-XSide B runout

Vinyl pressings
by Boris The Sprinkler · 1995
Drugs & Masturbation was first pressed on vinyl in 1995. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1995, 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.
MR-03A A DAFFY PRIME CUT L-44474Side A runout
MR03-B FAY + EUGENE - THE CHECK IS IN THE MAIL L-44474-XSide B runout
MR-03A A DAFFY PRIME CUT L-44474Side A runout
MR03-B FAY + EUGENE - THE CHECK IS IN THE MAIL L-44474-XSide B runout
MR-03A A DAFFY PRIME CUT L-44474Side A runout
MR03-B FAY + EUGENE - THE CHECK IS IN THE MAIL L-44474-XSide B runout
MP-03A A DAFFY PRIME CUT L-44474Side A Runout
MP03-B FAY + EUGENE-THE CHECK IS IN THE MAIL L-44474-xSide B Runout
MR-03A A DAFFY PRIME CUT L-44474Side A runout
MR03-B FAY + EUGENE - THE CHECK IS IN THE MAIL L-44474-XSide B runout
MR-03A A DAFFY PRIME CUT L-44474Side A runout
MR03-B FAY + EUGENE - THE CHECK IS IN THE MAIL L-44474-XSide B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Finland | Killer Records KILL 007First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1995 | Finland | Killer Records KILL 007First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1995 | Finland | Killer Records KILL 007First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Mispress · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Mispress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1995 | Finland | Killer Records KILL 007PDFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Stereo · Limited, Picture disc | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Stereo · Limited, Picture disc |
| 1995 | Japan | Mimi Records7", Single, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | 7", Single, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 1995 | Japan | Mimi Records7", Single, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | 7", Single, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 1995 | US | Mutant Pop MP-03First year7", Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1995 | US | Mutant Pop MP-03First year7", Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1995 | US | Mutant Pop MP-03First year7", Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1995 | US | Mutant Pop MP-03First year7", Single, Limited Edition, Mispress, 45 RPM · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", Single, Limited Edition, Mispress, 45 RPM · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1995 | US | Mutant Pop MP-03First year7", Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1995 | US | Mutant Pop MP-037", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1995 | US | Mutant Pop MP-037", Single, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | 7", Single, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 1995 | US | Mutant Pop MP-03First year7", Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1995 | US | Mutant Pop MP-037", Single Sided, Numbered, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Numbered | 7", Single Sided, Numbered, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | US | Mutant Pop MP-037", Single, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | 7", Single, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
21 vinyl pressings of Drugs & Masturbation are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1995 and 2008.
The earliest pressings are from 1995, in US, Finland. One of them is Mutant Pop MP-03, released May 1995.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MP-03, KILL 007, KILL 007PD) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MR-03A A DAFFY PRIME CUT L-44474 and MR03-B FAY + EUGENE - THE CHECK IS IN THE MAIL L-44474-X. 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.