Vinyl pressings
by Dwarves · 1998
Free Cocaine 86-88 was first pressed on vinyl in 1998. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1998, 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.
RECESS - 51 A L-51230Side A runout
RECESS - 51 B L-51230Side B runout
RECESS - 51 C L-51230Side C runout
RECESS - 51 D L-51230Side D 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | US | Recess Records recess#51 / Recess Records Recess Record #51First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1998 | US | Recess Records recess#51First yearLP, Compilation · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation · Colored vinyl |
| 1998 | US | Recess Records recess#51First yearLP, Compilation · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation · Colored vinyl |
| 1998 | US | Recess Records recess#51First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1998 | US | Recess Records recess#51LP, Compilation, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Compilation, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | US | Recess Records Recess #51LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | Recess Records Recess #51LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | Recess Records Recess #51LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | Recess Records Recess#051LP, Compilation, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | Recess Records RECESS#051LP, Compilation, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2016 | US | Recess Records RECESS#051 / GreedyLP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2018 | US | Burger Records BRGR847LP, Compilation, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Burger Records BRGR847LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Worldwide | Greedy GR0002LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 2020 | Worldwide | Greedy GR0002LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Greedy Media GR0002 / Creamy Deluxe GR0002LP, LP, All Media, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, All Media, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
16 vinyl pressings of Free Cocaine 86-88 are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1998 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1998, in US. One of them is Recess Records recess#51.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use recess#51) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RECESS - 51 A L-51230 and RECESS - 51 B L-51230. 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.
