Vinyl pressings
by Fatboy Slim · 1998
The Rockafeller Skank 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.
7 pressings came out in 1998, the album's first year, in 3 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.
SKINT 35 - A1 SIMON - THE EXCHANGE PR-m KRunout side A, variant 1
SKINT 35AA1 PR-m SIMON - THE EXCHANGE ERunout side B, variant 1
SKINT 35 - A1 SIMON - THE EXCHANGE PR-m MRunout side A, variant 2
SKINT 35AA1 PR-m SIMON - THE EXCHANGE ARunout side B, variant 2
SKINT 35-A1 SIMON-THE EXCHANGE PR-mRunout A etched
SKINT 36 AA1 SIMON-THE EXCHANGE PR-mRunout B etched
SKINT 35 - A1 SIMON - THE EXCHANGE PR-m KRunout side A, etched
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 | Europe | Skint 665968 6 / Skint SKI 665968 6First year12", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1998 | UK | Skint SKINT 35PFirst year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 1998 | UK | Skint SkINT 35First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label, Single Sided · Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label, Single Sided · Colored vinyl |
| 1998 | US | Astralwerks ASW 6242 / Skint ASW 6242First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1998 | UK | Skint SkINT 35First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1998 | UK | Skint SKINT 35First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1998 | UK | Skint SkINT 35First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Promo, White Label · Promo, Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Promo, White Label · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Belgium | Toolroom Trax TRT055-3 / Toolroom Trax TRT55V12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 2009 | UK | Not On Label (Fatboy Slim) FATS1212", Single Sided, White Label | 12", Single Sided, White Label |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Not On Label (Fatboy Slim) FAT 1812", White Label, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", White Label, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | UK | Skint SkINT 3512", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| ? | UK | Not On Label (Fatboy Slim) JAKOBROX012 / Not On Label (Fatboy Slim) JAKOBROX 01212", Single Sided, Promo, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial, Promo | 12", Single Sided, Promo, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial, Promo |
| ? | UK | Not On Label recyle 00512", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
13 vinyl pressings of The Rockafeller Skank are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1998 and 2009.
The earliest pressings are from 1998, in UK, US, Europe. One of them is Skint SkINT 35, released June 8, 1998.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SkINT 35, SKINT 35, SKINT 35P, ASW 6242) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SKINT 35 - A1 SIMON - THE EXCHANGE PR-m K and SKINT 35AA1 PR-m SIMON - THE EXCHANGE E. 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.
