US
November 1980- Label and catalog number
- Frontier Records FLP 1002
- Format
- LP, Album
- Runout / matrix
FLP 1002-A BONG LUDES ∆ 24892 (I) M̶R̶Side A, etched
FLP-1002-B ∆ 24892X (2) M̶R̶Side B, etched

Vinyl pressings
by Circle Jerks · 1980
Group Sex was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. 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 1980, the album's first year. 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.
FLP 1002-A BONG LUDES ∆ 24892 (I) M̶R̶Side A, etched
FLP-1002-B ∆ 24892X (2) M̶R̶Side B, etched
FLP 1002-A BONG LUDES △ 24892 (I) M̶R̶Runout side A
FLP-1002-B △ 24892X (R) M̶R̶Runout side B
FLP 1002-A BONG LUDES △ 24892 (I) M̶R̶Runout side A
FLP-1002-B △ 24892X (R) M̶R̶Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | Frontier Records FLP 1002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Frontier Records FLP 1002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Frontier Records FLP 1002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Frontier Records FLP 1002LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1982 | US | Frontier Records FLP 1002LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1982 | US | Frontier Records FLP 1002LP, Album, Misprint, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Misprint, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 1982 | US | Frontier Records 4600-1-L / Frontier Records FLP 1002LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1988 | Germany | Weird System WS031LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | Germany | Weird System WS031LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1988 | US | Frontier Records FLP 1002LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | US | Frontier Records 4600-1-L / Frontier Records FLP 1002LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1997 | US | Epitaph 80101-1 / Frontier Records 80101-1LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | US | Porterhouse Records PHR-3003CVLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2000 | US | Porterhouse Records PHR-3003CVLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2000 | US | Porterhouse Records PHR-2003PLP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 2000 | US | Porterhouse Records PHR-3003CVLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2002 | Germany | Frontier Records FLP 1002LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2005 | US | Frontier Records FLP 1002 / Frontier Records 31002-1LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2007 | US | Frontier Records FLP 1002 / Frontier Records 31002-1LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2008 | US | Frontier Records 31002-1 / Frontier Records FLP 1002LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2008 | US | Frontier Records 31002-1 / Frontier Records FLP 1002LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2008 | US | Frontier Records 31002-1 / Frontier Records FLP 1002LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2008 | US | Frontier Records 31002-1 / Frontier Records FLP 1002LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2008 | US | Frontier Records 31002-1 / Frontier Records FLP 1002LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2008 | US | Frontier Records 31002-1 / Frontier Records FLP 1002LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | US | Frontier Records FLP1002 / Frontier Records 31002-1LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Trust Records TR001LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Trust Records TR001LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Trust Records TR001LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| 2020 | US | Trust Records TR001LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| 2021 | US | Trust Records TR001LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Trust Records TR001LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Trust Records TR001LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Trust Records TR001LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Trust Records TR001LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Trust Records TR001LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Trust Records TR001LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Trust Records TR001LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Frontier Records 31002-1 / Frontier Records FLP 1002LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Frontier Records 4600-1-LLP, Album, Misprint, Repress | LP, Album, Misprint, Repress |
| ? | US | Frontier Records 4600-1-LLP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Frontier Records 31002-1 / Frontier Records FLP 1002LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Frontier Records FLP 1002LP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Frontier Records FLP 1002LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Frontier Records FLP 1002LP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Frontier Records 31002-1 / Frontier Records FLP 1002LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Frontier Records 31002-1LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Frontier Records 31002-1 / Frontier Records FLP 1002LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Frontier Records 31002-1 / Frontier Records FLP 1002LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Frontier Records FLP 1002LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Frontier Records FLP 1002LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Frontier Records 31002-1LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Frontier Records 31002-1 / Frontier Records FLP 1002LP, Album | LP, Album |
58 vinyl pressings of Group Sex are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1980 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US. One of them is Frontier Records FLP 1002, released November 1980.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FLP 1002) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FLP 1002-A BONG LUDES ∆ 24892 (I) M̶R̶ and FLP-1002-B ∆ 24892X (2) M̶R̶. 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.