Jamaica
1975- Label and catalog number
- E-E SAW
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM
- Runout / matrix
TY003ASide A etched runout
TY003BSide B etched runout
Vinyl pressings
by Jacob Miller · 1975
Tired Fe Lick Weed / Collie Weed Dub was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
TY003ASide A etched runout
TY003BSide B etched runout
EW LP 300 ASide A etched runout
TY003BSide B etched runout
TY003A
TY003B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Jamaica | E-E SAWFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Jamaica | E-E SAWFirst year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | US | TY Disco Rockers TY-0002First year7" | 7" |
| 1976 | UK | Neville King NK 27", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | UK | Neville King NK 27", 45 RPM, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | UK | Neville King NK 27", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Collectable Series7", 45 RPM, Mispress, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 7", 45 RPM, Mispress, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Jamaica | Arab7", Reissue | 7", Reissue |
| ? | Jamaica | Arab7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Jamaica | collectable series7", 45 RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 7", 45 RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Jamaica | Collectable Series7", 45 RPM, Mispress, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 7", 45 RPM, Mispress, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Jamaica | Arab7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
12 vinyl pressings of Tired Fe Lick Weed / Collie Weed Dub are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1975 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in Jamaica, US. One of them is E-E SAW.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TY-0002) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TY003A and TY003B. 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.