Vinyl pressings
by Dead Kennedys · 1981
Too Drunk To Fuck was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
26 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 14 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.
IRS VIRUS 2-A S2 (the 1 is crossed out) ROCK AGAINST REAGANSide A runout variant 1
IRS VIRUS 2-B S2Side B runout variant 1
IRS VIRUS 2-A S1• ROCK AGAINST REAGAN ssssssSide A runout, variant 2
IRS VIRUS 2-B S1• ssssssSide B runout, variant 2
SNA RISE TO THE OCCAISION CHERRY 24 A1 A PORKY PRIME CUTRunout side A, variant 1
SNA IM AROUND THE NEXT CORNER CHERRY 24 B1Runout side B, variant 1
SNA RISE TO THE OCCASION CHERRY 24 A12 A PORKY PRIME CUT.Runout side A, variant 2
SNA IM AROUND THE NEXT CORNER. CHERRY 24 B12Runout side B, variant 2
SNA RISE TO THE OCCAISION CHERRY 24 A1 A PORKY PRIME CUTVariant 1, side A runout, hand-etched
SNA IM AROUND THE NEXT CORNER CHERRY 24 B1Variant 1, side B runout, hand-etched
SNA RISE TO THE OCCASION CHERRY 24 A¹2 A PORKY PRIME CUT.Variant 2, side A runout, hand-etched
SNA IM AROUND THE NEXT CORNER. CHERRY 24 B¹2Variant 2, side B runout, hand-etched
CHERRY 24 A1 A PORKY PRIME CUT SNA RISE TO THE OCCAISIONSide A runout, variant 1
CHERRY 24 B/1 SNA IM AROUND THE NEXT CORNERSide B runout, variant 1
CHERRY 24 A1 A PORKY PRIME CUT. SNA RISE TO THE OCCAISIONSide A runout, variant 2
CHERRY 24 B1 SNA IM AROUND THE NEXT CORNER.Side B runout, variant 2
SNA RISE TO THE OCCAISION CHERRY 24 A1 POLYGRAM I. M A PORKY PRIME CUTSide A runout etched / stamped / etched
SNA IM AROUND THE NEXT CORNER CHERRY 24 B1 POLYGRAM I.MSide B runout etched / stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | Missing Link DK-1First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Canada | Fringe Product FP1701First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Canada | Fringe Product FP1701 / Fringe Product FPS 1701First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Canada | Fringe Product FPS 1701First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Finland | Poko International INTER 2First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Finland | Poko International INTER 27", Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1981 | France | Cherry Red 101577 / Virgin 101577First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | France | Cherry Red Cherry 24First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | France | Cherry Red Cherry 24First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Germany | Cherry Red INT 113.201 / Cherry Red Cherry 24First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Greece | Music-Box MB 10099First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1981 | Ireland | Cherry Red Cherry 24First year7", Single, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", Single, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1981 | Ireland | Cherry Red Cherry 24First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Cherry Red Cherry 24First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Portugal | Warm Records AWMR 2013First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Cherry Red 12 CHERRY 2412", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 12", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| ? | UK | Cherry Red CHERRY 247", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
36 vinyl pressings of Too Drunk To Fuck are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1981 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, UK, Italy, Australia and more. One of them is I.R.S. Records Virus 2.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Virus 2, CHERRY 24, Cherry 24, 12 CHERRY 24) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, IRS VIRUS 2-A S2 (the 1 is crossed out) ROCK AGAINST REAGAN and IRS VIRUS 2-B S2. 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.
