Vinyl pressings
by James Brown · 1973
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 11 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.
66 PD-6015-A-2A STERLINGRunout, side A
66 PD-6015-B-1A STERLINGRunout, side B
PD 6015 ALabel, side A
PD 6015 BLabel, side B
PR D PD-6015-A-2A-1B-1-1 STERLINGSide A runout, variant 1
P.R. D PD-6015-B-1B-11-1 STERLINGSide B runout, variant 1
PR D PD-6015-A-2A-1B-1-1 STERLINGSide A runout, variant 2
P.R. D PD-6015-B-1B-1-1Side B runout, variant 2
STERLING RL D-2 T1 PD-6015-A-1DRunout area side A
STERLING RL C 2 T1 PD-6015-B-1DRunout area side B
PD 6015 ALabel side A
PD 6015 BLabel side B
PD-6015-A-A2-1C-RE (MR) △18080(2) STERLINGSide A runout
PD-6015-B-1C (MR) △18080-X(4)Side B runout
PD 6015 ASide A label
PD 6015 BSide B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Brazil | Polydor 2391084 / Polydor 2391 084First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Canada | Polydor PD 6015First yearLP | LP |
| 1973 | France | Polydor 2490 119First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | Polydor 2391 084First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Polydor 2391 084First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Greece | Polydor 2391 084First yearLP | LP |
| 1973 | Italy | Polydor 2391 084 AFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Japan | Polydor MP 2338First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | Polydor MP 2338First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Peru | Polydor 2391084First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Spain | Polydor 23 91 110First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1973 | UK | Polydor 2391 084First yearLP | LP |
| 1973 | US | Polydor PD 6015 / Polydor PD-6015First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Polydor PD 6015First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Polydor PD 6015First yearLP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Japan | P-Vine Records PLP-7706 / Polydor PD 6015LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | US | Polydor PD 6015 / Polydor 2391 084LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | US | Polydor B0028632-01 / UMe B0028632-01LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2019 | Europe | Polydor 00602567717652 / Republic Records 00602567717652LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Korea | Yegrin LM 202LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Polydor PD 6015 / Polydor 2391 084LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
27 vinyl pressings of Slaughter's Big Rip-Off are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1973 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Polydor PD 6015.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PD 6015, PD 6015, 2391 084, 2391084) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 66 PD-6015-A-2A STERLING and 66 PD-6015-B-1A STERLING. 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.
