Vinyl pressings
by Hüsker Dü · 1985
New Day Rising was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. 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 1985, the album's first year, in 4 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.
SST-031-A Kdisc HERE IN THE MIDST OF GRAVEYARDS THAT PUSH UP LIGHT S-13121 L-19675Side A runout
SST-031-B S-13122 I'LL TRADE YOU TWO GOOD SHIRLEYS FOR 10.000 DEAD MIDWESTERN INDIANS ☉ L-19675-X KdiscSide B runout
SST-013-A SST 031 A LYN-15540-1M .Z.Runout side A
SST-013-B SST 031 B LYN-15541-1M .Z.Runout side B
SST 031-A FPL-3017 ASide A runout - etched
SST 031-B FPL-3017 BSide A runout - etched
SNB AG 044-ASide A
SNB AG 044-BSide B
AG 044-A SNBSide A runout
AG 044-B SNBSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | US | SST Records SST 031LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1985 | Canada | Fringe Product FPL 3017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Germany | Aggressive Rockproduktionen AG 0044 / Aggressive Rockproduktionen AG 044First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Germany | Aggressive Rockproduktionen AG 0044First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | UK | SST Records SST 031First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | US | SST Records SST 031First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | US | SST Records SST 031LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 1990 | US | SST Records SST 031LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 1990 | US | SST Records SST 031LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1990 | US | SST Records SST 031LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | US | SST Records SST 031LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2011 | US | SST Records SST 031LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | SST Records SST 031LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
13 vinyl pressings of New Day Rising are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1984 and 2011.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US, UK, Canada, Germany. One of them is SST Records SST 031, released January 14, 1985.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SST 031, FPL 3017, AG 0044) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SST-031-A Kdisc HERE IN THE MIDST OF GRAVEYARDS THAT PUSH UP LIGHT S-13121 L-19675 and SST-031-B S-13122 I'LL TRADE YOU TWO GOOD SHIRLEYS FOR 10.000 DEAD MIDWESTERN INDIANS ☉ L-19675-X Kdisc. 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.
