Vinyl pressings
by Butthole Surfers · 1987
Locust Abortion Technician was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 6 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.
T&G-LP #19-A Europadisk DMMRunout A, variant 1
T&G-LP #19-B Europadisk DMMRunout B, variant 1
T&G-LP #19-A Europadisk DMM S1Runout A, variant 2
T&G-LP #19-B Europadisk DMMRunout B, variant 2
BFFP 15 A2 Europadisk DMM B MISFISM 5 - DMM -Runout Side A, etched, variant 1
BFFP 15 B2 Europadisk DMM B MISFISM 4Runout Side B, etched, variant 1
BFFP-15 A2 Europadisk DMM A MISFISM 5 - DMM -Runout Side A, etched, variant 2
BFFP-15 B2 P₁ Europadisk DMM A MISFISM 4Runout Side B, etched, variant 2
- BFFP 15 A - T&G LP#19 A Europadisk DMM B MISFISM3Side A
- BFFP 15 B - T&G LP#19 B Europadisk DMM A MISFISM3Side B
MX213992 ANDA 61-1 (T&G-LP#19-A) Europadisk DMM MlSFl SM4Side A
MX213993 6̶1̶-̶2̶ ANDA 61-2 (T&G-LP#19-B) Europadisk DMM MlSFl SM5Side B
T&G LP#19 A Europadisk DMM MISFISM2Side A Variant 01
T&G LP#19 B Europadisk DMM MISFISM2Side B Variant 01
BFFP 15 A T&G LP#19 A Europadisk DMM MISFISM3Side A Variant 02
BFFP 15 B T&G LP#19 B Europadisk DMM MISFISM3Side B Variant 02
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Australia | Au Go Go ANDA 61First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Germany | Blast First BFFP 15 / Touch And Go T&GLP#19First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Germany | Blast First BFFP 15 / Touch And Go T&GLP#19LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1987 | Greece | Blast First BFFP 15 / Di Di Music Di.-Di. Records 113First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Netherlands | Torso TORSO 33030 / Blast First TORSO 33030First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | UK | Blast First BFFP 15 / Touch And Go BFFP 15First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | UK | Blast First BFFP 15 / Touch And Go BFFP 15First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | US | Touch And Go T&GLP#19First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Touch And Go T&GLP#19LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | US | Latino Bugger Veil LBV-05LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2013 | US | Latino Bugger Veil LBV05LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2019 | US | Latino Bugger Veil LBV05LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | UK | Latino Bugger Veil LBV05LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Europe | Matador OLE2058LPLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Blast First BFFP15 / Touch And Go Records BFFP15LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Touch And Go T&GLP#19LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Touch And Go T&GLP#19LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
17 vinyl pressings of Locust Abortion Technician are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1987 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, UK, Australia, Germany and more. One of them is Touch And Go T&GLP#19.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T&GLP#19, BFFP 15, ANDA 61, TORSO 33030) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T&G-LP #19-A Europadisk DMM and T&G-LP #19-B Europadisk DMM. 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.
