Vinyl pressings
by Crimpshrine · 1988
Sleep, What's That? E.P. was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1988, 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.
LOOKOUT-4-A NEVER TOO MUCH C.S. HYPE ! KDISC L-29388Side A runout
LOOKOUT-4-B ANY DUCT TAPE COMPANIES WANNA SPONSOR US ? L-29388-X KDISCSide B runout
LOOKOUT-4-A NEVER TOO MUCH C.S. HYPE ! KDISC L-29388Side A runout
LOOKOUT-4-B ANY DUCT TAPE COMPANIES WANNA SPONSOR US ? L-29388-X KDISCSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | US | Lookout! Records Lookout #4First year7", 45 RPM, EP, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, EP, White Label |
| 1988 | US | Lookout! Records #4First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Numbered · Numbered | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Numbered · Numbered |
| 1988 | US | Lookout! Records Lookout #47", 45 RPM, EP, Repress · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Lookout! Records Lookout #47", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
| ? | US | Lookout! Records Lookout #47", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
| ? | US | Lookout! Records Lookout #47", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
| ? | US | Lookout! Records Lookout #47", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
| ? | US | Lookout! Records Lookout #47", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
| ? | US | Lookout! Records Lookout #47", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
| ? | US | Lookout! Records Lookout #47", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
10 vinyl pressings of Sleep, What's That? E.P. are listed here, from 1 country.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US. One of them is Lookout! Records #4, released January 30, 1988.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use #4, Lookout #4) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LOOKOUT-4-A NEVER TOO MUCH C.S. HYPE ! KDISC L-29388 and LOOKOUT-4-B ANY DUCT TAPE COMPANIES WANNA SPONSOR US ? L-29388-X KDISC. 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.
