Vinyl pressings
by Dead Kennedys · 1979
California Über Alles 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.
3 pressings came out in 1979, 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.
299 A+R RECORD MFG 99X41-A TKM4 790523A runout, variant 1
299 A+R RECORD MFG 99X41-B TKM4 790523B runout, variant 1
299 299 A+R RECORD MFG 95X41-A TKM4 790523A runout, variant 2
299 299 A+R RECORD MFG 95X41-B CKM4 790523B runout, variant 2
EIN PORKEN PRIMEN KUTTEN [Areacem logo] FAST 12 A2 MADE IN FRANCESide A runout
A PORKY PRIME CUT [Areacem logo] 12-B-1 MADE IN FRANCESide B runout
EIN PORKEN PRIMEN KUTTEN [Areacem logo] FAST 12 A2 MADE IN FRANCESide A runout
A PORKY PRIME CUT [Areacem logo] 12-B-1 MADE IN FRANCESide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | UK | Fast Product F 12First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | UK | Fast Product F 12First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | US | Alternative Tentacles 95-417", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1979 | US | Alternative Tentacles 95-41First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | Optional Music opt 27", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | Optional Music opt 27", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | Optional Music opt 27", Single, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", Single, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1981 | Australia | Missing Link DK 27", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | UK | Alternative Tentacles VIRUS A10", 45 RPM | 10", 45 RPM |
| 1991 | UK | Alternative Tentacles VIRUS A10", 45 RPM | 10", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Fast Product FAST 12 / Fast Product F 127", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Fast Product F 12 / Fast Product FAST 127", 45 RPM, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Repress |
| ? | UK | Fast Product F 12, FAST 127", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| ? | UK | Fast Product FAST 12 / Fast Product F 127", 45 RPM, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Repress |
| ? | UK | Fast Product FAST 12 / Fast Product F 127", 45 RPM, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Repress |
15 vinyl pressings of California Über Alles are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1979 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK. One of them is Alternative Tentacles 95-41.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 95-41, F 12) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 299 A+R RECORD MFG 99X41-A TKM4 790523 and 299 A+R RECORD MFG 99X41-B TKM4 790523. 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.
