UK
1988- Label and catalog number
- Swordfish Records drop 1Swordfish Records drop1
- Format
- 12", 45 RPM
- Runout / matrix
DROP-1 A1 PAG A PORKY PRIME CUT. ATHIEST ACID. USE ADRENALIN.Runout A side
DROP-1 B1 PAG DEDICATED TO MECCA.Runout B side
Vinyl pressings
by Ecstasy Club · 1988
Jesus Loves The Acid (Acid Chant) was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. 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 1988, 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.
DROP-1 A1 PAG A PORKY PRIME CUT. ATHIEST ACID. USE ADRENALIN.Runout A side
DROP-1 B1 PAG DEDICATED TO MECCA.Runout B side
ATHIEST ACID . USE ADRENALIN . A PORKY PRIME CUT. DROP-1 A ı PAGEtched runout side A
DEDICATED TO MECCA . DROP- 1 B ı PAGEtched runout side B
FFR 1207-ASide A
FFR 1207-BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Germany | Flim Flam Records FFR 1207First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | Germany | Flim Flam Records FFR 1207First year12", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc | 12", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc |
| 1988 | UK | Swordfish Records drop 1 / Swordfish Records drop1First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | UK | Swordfish Records drop1First year12", 45 RPM, Special Cut | 12", 45 RPM, Special Cut |
| 1988 | UK | Swordfish Records Drop0112", 45 RPM, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1989 | Belgium | LD Records LD 892612", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1989 | Portugal | Vidisco 11.20.23412" | 12" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | UK | Hardware Records HWR00112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mispress | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mispress |
| 1991 | UK | Hardware Records HWR00112", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | UK | Bugged Out! Recordings BUG01512" | 12" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | UK | Swordfish Records DROP312", Picture Disc, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Picture disc | 12", Picture Disc, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Picture disc |
| 2016 | UK | Swordfish Records DROP312", Picture Disc · Picture disc | 12", Picture Disc · Picture disc |
12 vinyl pressings of Jesus Loves The Acid (Acid Chant) are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1988 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in UK, Germany. One of them is Swordfish Records drop 1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use drop 1, drop1, FFR 1207) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DROP-1 A1 PAG A PORKY PRIME CUT. ATHIEST ACID. USE ADRENALIN. and DROP-1 B1 PAG DEDICATED TO MECCA.. 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.