US
1990- Label and catalog number
- Very Small Records VSR 08
- Format
- LP, Album
- Runout / matrix
VSR-8-A L-35806 DEATH BEFORE COLLEGE ROCKEtched Runout Side A
VSR-8-B L-35806-X DOOKIEFOOT SMOKED YOHANNON'S BUTTSEtched Runout Side B
Vinyl pressings
by Econochrist · 1990
RuiNation was first pressed on vinyl in 1990. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1990, 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.
VSR-8-A L-35806 DEATH BEFORE COLLEGE ROCKEtched Runout Side A
VSR-8-B L-35806-X DOOKIEFOOT SMOKED YOHANNON'S BUTTSEtched Runout Side B
VSR-8-A DEATH BEFORE COLLEGE ROCK L-35806Side A runout
VSR-8-B DOOKIEFOOT SMOKED YOHANNON'S BUTTS L-35806-XSide B runout
VSR-8-A L-35806 DEATH BEFORE COLLEGE ROCKEtched Runout Side A
VSR-8-B L-35806-X DOOKIEFOOT SMOKED YOHANNON'S BUTTSEtched Runout Side B
VSR-8-A L-35806 DEATH BEFORE COLLEGE ROCKEtched Runout Side A
VSR-8-B L-35806-X DOOKIEFOOT SMOKED YOHANNON'S BUTTSEtched Runout Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Germany | Bodonski Records BR 002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | US | Very Small Records VSR 08First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | US | Very Small Records VSR 08First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1990 | US | Very Small Records VSR 08First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1990 | US | Very Small Records VSR 8First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1990 | US | Very Small Records VSR 08First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1990 | US | Very Small Records VSR 08First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1990 | US | Very Small Records VSR 08First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1990 | US | Very Small Records VSR-8First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1990 | US | Very Small Records VSR 08First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1991 | US | Very Small Records VSR 8LP, Album | LP, Album |
11 vinyl pressings of RuiNation are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1990 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1990, in US, Germany. One of them is Very Small Records VSR 08.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VSR 08, VSR 8, VSR-8, BR 002) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, VSR-8-A L-35806 DEATH BEFORE COLLEGE ROCK and VSR-8-B L-35806-X DOOKIEFOOT SMOKED YOHANNON'S BUTTS. 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.