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Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables

by Dead Kennedys · 1980

120 pressings19 countriesHardcorePunkRock

Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables 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.

How to spot a first pressing of Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables

24 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 11 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.

UK

September 1980
Label and catalog number
Cherry Red B RED 10
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

B RED-10-A-2 IS LIFE AS BORING AS YOU ARE? MAYBE max Lyn-8664-2U A PORKY PRIME CUTSide A etched runout

B RED-10-B-2 max A PORKY PRIME CUT WELL??? WHO ARE THE BRAIN POLICE? Lyn-8665-2USide B etched runout

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UK

September 1980
Label and catalog number
Cherry Red B RED 10
Format
LP, Album · Utopia
Runout / matrix

BRED-10-A MAX IS LIFE AS BORING AS YOU ARE?? Ʊ LYN 8664-1UTSide A, hand-etched runout

BRED-10-B MAX DO YOU DESERVE TO LIVE?? Ʊ LYN 8665-1UTSide B, hand-etched runout

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UK

September 1980
Label and catalog number
Cherry Red B RED 10
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

B RED-10-A-2 IS LIFE AS BORING AS YOU ARE? MAYBE max Lyn-8664-2U A PORKY PRIME CUTSide A etched runout

B RED-10-B-2 max A PORKY PRIME CUT WELL??? WHO ARE THE BRAIN POLICE? Lyn-8665-2USide B etched runout

Full details of this pressing

UK

1980
Label and catalog number
Cherry Red B RED 10
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

B RED-10-A-2 iS LiFE AS BORING AS YOU ARE? MAYBE MAX Lyn-8664-2U A PORKY PRIME CUT."FACE UP" etched.

B RED-10-B-2 MAX A PORKY PRIME CUT. WELL??? WHO ARE THE BRAIN POLiCE? Lyn-8665-2U"FACE DOWN" etched.

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UK

1980
Label and catalog number
Cherry Red B RED 10
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

B RED-10-A-2 IS LIFE AS BORING AS YOU ARE? MAYBE MAX Lyn-8664-2U A PORKY PRIME CUT"FACE UP"

B RED-10-B-2 MAX A PORKY PRIME CUT WELL??? WHO ARE THE BRAIN POLICE? Lyn-8665-2U"FACE DOWN"

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 120 vinyl pressings

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

1980s76 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980FinlandPoko International SPUTNIK 1First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1980FinlandPoko International SPUTNIK 1First yearLP, Album, White LabelLP, Album, White Label
1980FranceCherry Red 201872 / Virgin 201872First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1980GermanyHafenklang Records 6.24506 / Hafenklang Records 6.24 506First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1980GermanyHafenklang Records 6.24 506 AO / Pool 6.24 506First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1980GermanyHafenklang Records 6.24506 AO / Hafenklang Records 6.24 506First yearLP, Album, MispressLP, Album, Mispress
1980GermanyHafenklang Records 6.24506LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressingLP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing
1980GermanyHafenklang Records 6.24506 / Hafenklang Records 6.24 506LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressingLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing
1980IrelandCherry Red B RED 10First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1980JapanTrio Records AW-1055First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1980JapanTrio Records AW-1055First yearLP, Album, Promo · PromoLP, Album, Promo · Promo
1980NetherlandsCherry Red B RED 10 / Cherry Red VR 21752First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1980New ZealandCherry Red B RED 10 / RTC B RED 10LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1980New ZealandCherry Red B RED 10 / RTC B RED 10First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1980ScandinaviaPlanet Records B RED 10First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
All 76 pressings from the 1980s
1990s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1991USAlternative Tentacles VIRUS 1LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1993USAlternative Tentacles VIRUS 1LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1993USAlternative Tentacles VIRUS 1LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2000s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2002USManifesto MFO 42907LP, Album, Reissue, RemasteredLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered
2010s9 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2011USA & CanadaManifesto MFO 42917LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2011USA & CanadaManifesto MFO 42917 / Manifesto MFO 42907LP, Album, Misprint, ReissueLP, Album, Misprint, Reissue
2011USA & CanadaManifesto MFO 42917LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2014UnknownContinental 3.35.404.002LP, Album, Unofficial Release · UnofficialLP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial
2014UKCherry Red BRED640LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressingLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing
2014UKCherry Red BRED 640LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2017FranceRestless Empire CULT04LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2017USA & CanadaManifesto MFO42917LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressingLP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing
2018USA & CanadaManifesto MFO 42917LP, Album, Reissue, RepressLP, Album, Reissue, Repress
2020s10 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2022UKCherry Red BRED855LP, Album, RemasteredLP, Album, Remastered
2022UKCherry Red BRED855LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressingLP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing
2022USManifesto MFO 42934LP, Album, RemasteredLP, Album, Remastered
2022JapanCherry Red BRED 640LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2023USManifesto MFO 42934LP, Album, Limited Edition, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl
2023USManifesto MFO 42934LP, Album, Limited Edition, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl
2025UKCherry Red BRED 640LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2026USGoldState Music 823375009979LP, Album, Limited Edition, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl
2026UKCherry Red BREDX640 / Cherry Red BRED640LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl
2026North America (inc Mexico)GoldState Music 198704989674LP, Album, Reissue, RemasteredLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered
Year unknown21 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?UnknownCherry Red B RED 10LP, Album, Unofficial Release · UnofficialLP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial
?AustraliaMissing Link LINK 8LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?BelgiumCherry Red RR 9988LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?BrazilCherry Red B RED 10 / GEL Continental 3.35.404.002LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl
?FinlandPoko International SPUTNIK 1LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?GreeceMusic Box International SMB 40128 / Music Box International M. BOX 40128LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
?GreeceMusic Box International SMB 40128 / Music Box International Μ.B.I. 40128LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
?GreeceMusic Box International SMB 40128 / Music Box International Μ.B.I. 40128LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
?GreeceMusic Box International SMB 40128 / Music Box International Μ. BOX 40128LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
?GreeceMusic Box International SMB 40128 / Music Box International Μ.B.I. 40128LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
?UKCherry Red B RED 10LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?UKCherry Red B RED 10LP, Album, Reissue, RepressLP, Album, Reissue, Repress
?UKCherry Red B RED 10LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?UKCherry Red B RED 10LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
?UKCherry Red B RED 10LP, Album, Repress, Unofficial Release · UnofficialLP, Album, Repress, Unofficial Release · Unofficial
All 21 pressings from unknown years

Tracklist

  1. A1Kill The Poor
  2. A2Forward To Death
  3. A3When Ya Get Drafted
  4. A4Let's Lynch The Landlord
  5. A5Drug Me
  6. A6Your Emotions
  7. A7Chemical Warfare
  8. B1California Über Alles
  9. B2I Kill Children
  10. B3Stealing Peoples' Mail
  11. B4Funland At The Beach
  12. B5Ill In The Head
  13. B6Holiday In Cambodia
  14. B7Viva Las Vegas

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables are there?

120 vinyl pressings of Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1980 and 2026.

When was Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK, Australia, Finland, France and more. One of them is Cherry Red B RED 10, released September 1980.

How do I tell if my copy of Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use B RED 10, UK Cherry Red B RED 10, LINK 8, SPUTNIK 1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, B RED-10-A-2 IS LIFE AS BORING AS YOU ARE? MAYBE max Lyn-8664-2U A PORKY PRIME CUT and B RED-10-B-2 max A PORKY PRIME CUT WELL??? WHO ARE THE BRAIN POLICE? Lyn-8665-2U. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables 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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