Vinyl pressings
by Hard-Ons · 1988
Dickcheese 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.
5 pressings came out in 1988, 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.
MX 300321 DAMP 71-1 A THE ADVENTURES OR FERTMAN "AND HIS ENDLESS JOURNEY THRU THE IRREVELANT LEONSide A runout etched
MX 300322 B B-2 DAMP 71.2 ARE WE GOING TO PERTH?.... OH I CAN'T GUYS MY TOOTH FELL OUT. LEONSide B runout etched
TAANG-26-A LEON Mx̶̶ ̶̶3̶̶0̶̶0̶̶3̶̶2̶̶I DAMP ̶̶7̶̶1-1 A THE ADVENTURES OF FARTMAN AND HIS ENDLESS JOURNEY THRU IRREVELANTEtched runout A side
TAANG-26-B LEON Mx̶̶ ̶̶3̶̶0̶̶0̶̶3̶̶2̶̶2̶̶ ̶̶B B-2 DAMP ̶̶7̶̶1̶-̶2̶ ARE WE GOING TO PERTH?...OH I CANT GUYS MY TOOTH FELL OUT.Etched runout B side
SOL - 10 A1 PAG TOM PITTMAN OWNS THIS RECORD 15%Side A runout, etched
SOL - 10 B1 PAG CATFISH BREEDING AWARD WINNERS '88Side B runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Australia | Waterfront Records DAMP 71First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Australia | Waterfront Records DAMP 71LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1988 | UK | Vinyl Solution SOL 10 / Vinyl Solution SOL-10LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1988 | US | Taang! Records TAANG! 26First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1988 | US | Taang! Records TAANG! 26First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | Taang! Records TAANG! 26First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1988 | US | Taang! Records TAANG! 26LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1988 | UK & France | Vinyl Solution SOL 10 / Vinyl Solution SOL-10First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Unknown | Taang! Records TAANG! 26LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2019 | US | Taang! Records TAANG#26LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US | Taang! Records T-26LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Dickcheese are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1988 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in Australia, US, UK & France. One of them is Waterfront Records DAMP 71.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DAMP 71, TAANG! 26, SOL 10) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MX 300321 DAMP 71-1 A THE ADVENTURES OR FERTMAN "AND HIS ENDLESS JOURNEY THRU THE IRREVELANT LEON and MX 300322 B B-2 DAMP 71.2 ARE WE GOING TO PERTH?.... OH I CAN'T GUYS MY TOOTH FELL OUT. LEON. 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.
