US
February 1983- Label and catalog number
- Version Sound dub 002
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM
- Runout / matrix
212057-A QCA TDSide A runout
212057-B QCA TDSide B runout
Vinyl pressings
by Die Kreuzen · 1983
Cows And Beer was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1983, 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.
212057-A QCA TDSide A runout
212057-B QCA TDSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | US | Version Sound Dub 0027", Repress | 7", Repress |
| 1983 | US | Version Sound Dub 0027", 45 RPM, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Repress |
| 1983 | US | Version Sound dub 002First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | US | Version Sound Dub 0027", 45 RPM, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | US | Barbarian Records BARB-6117", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 2007 | US | Barbarian Records BARB-6117", Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2007 | US | Barbarian Records BARB-6117", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | US | Beer City Records BCR 1677", 45 RPM, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | US | Beer City Records BCR 16912", 45 RPM, EP, Record Store Day, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, EP, Record Store Day, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | US | Beer City Records BCR 1677", 45 RPM, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | US | Beer City Records BCR 1677", 45 RPM, Record Store Day, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Record Store Day, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | US | Beer City Records BCR 1677", 45 RPM, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | US | Beer City Records BCR 1677", 45 RPM, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Not on Label Dub 0027", Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 7", Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
14 vinyl pressings of Cows And Beer are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1983 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in US. One of them is Version Sound dub 002, released February 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use dub 002) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 212057-A QCA TD and 212057-B QCA TD. 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.