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The Feeding Of The Five Thousand by Crass, album cover

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The Feeding Of The Five Thousand

by Crass · 1979

21 pressings2 countriesPunkAnarcho-PunkRock

The Feeding Of The Five Thousand was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of The Feeding Of The Five Thousand

1 pressing came out in 1979, 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.

UK

February 1979
Label and catalog number
Small Wonder Records WEENY 2Small Wonder Records WEENY TWO
Format
12", 45 RPM, Album
Runout / matrix

WEENY 2-A3 PORKY SEZ IT'S OK! OK! BSide A

WEENY 2-B PECKO BSide B

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 21 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1970s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1979UKSmall Wonder Records WEENY 2 / Small Wonder Records WEENY TWO12", 45 RPM, Album, Repress, Stereo12", 45 RPM, Album, Repress, Stereo
1979UKSmall Wonder Records WEENY 2 / Small Wonder Records WEENY TWOFirst year12", 45 RPM, Album12", 45 RPM, Album
1979UKSmall Wonder Records WEENY 2 / Small Wonder Records WEENY TWO12", 45 RPM, Album, Repress12", 45 RPM, Album, Repress
1980s7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980UKCrass Records 62198412", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, White Label12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, White Label
1981UKCrass Records 62198412", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue
1981UKCrass Records 62198412", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue
1982UKCrass Records 62198412", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Repress12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Repress
1982UKCrass Records 62198412", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Repress12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Repress
1982UKCrass Records 62198412", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Repress12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Repress
1982UKCrass Records 62198412", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing
2010s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2011UKCrass Records 621984 / Southern Records 621984LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2017UKCrass Records 621984LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl
2019UKCrass Records 621984 RLP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
Year unknown8 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?FranceCrass Records 62198412", 45 RPM, Album, Repress12", 45 RPM, Album, Repress
?UKCrass Records 62198412", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue
?UKCrass Records 62198412", 45 RPM, Album, Repress12", 45 RPM, Album, Repress
?UKCrass Records 62198412", 45 RPM, Album, Repress12", 45 RPM, Album, Repress
?UKCrass Records 62198412", 45 RPM, Album, Repress12", 45 RPM, Album, Repress
?UKCrass Records 62198412", 45 RPM, Album, Repress12", 45 RPM, Album, Repress
?UKCrass Records 62198412", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Reissue12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Reissue
?UKCrass Records 62198412", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue

Tracklist

  1. A1The Sound Of Free Speech
  2. A2Do They Owe Us A Living?
  3. A3End Result
  4. A4They've Got A Bomb
  5. A5Punk Is Dead
  6. A6Reject Of Society
  7. A7General Bacardi
  8. A8Banned From The Roxy
  9. A9G's Song
  10. B1Fight War, Not Wars
  11. B2Women
  12. B3Securicor
  13. B4Sucks
  14. B5You Pay
  15. B6Angels
  16. B7What A Shame
  17. B8So What
  18. B9Well?....Do They?

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of The Feeding Of The Five Thousand are there?

21 vinyl pressings of The Feeding Of The Five Thousand are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1979 and 2019.

When was The Feeding Of The Five Thousand first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1979, in UK. One of them is Small Wonder Records WEENY 2, released February 1979.

How do I tell if my copy of The Feeding Of The Five Thousand is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WEENY 2) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WEENY 2-A3 PORKY SEZ IT'S OK! OK! B and WEENY 2-B PECKO B. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is The Feeding Of The Five Thousand on vinyl worth?

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.

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