Vinyl pressings
by Jello Biafra · 1989
Last Scream Of The Missing Neighbors was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1989, 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.
VIRUS+78+A ASSUME NOTHING, ADMIT NOTHING. ORLAKE A PORKY PRIME CUT.Side A runout, etched
VIRUS+78+B DICTATE NOTHING, YOU OWE NOTHING! ORLAKE A PORKY PRIME SOMETHING.Side B runout, etched
VIRUS+78+A ASSUME NOTHING, ADMIT NOTHING ORLAKE A PORKY PRIME CUT.Side A runout, etched
DICTATE NOTHING, YOU OWE NOTHING! A PORKY PRIME SOMETHING. VIRUS+78+B ORLAKESide B runout, etched
VIRUS 78 A1 (A) L-35341Side A, Runout, Hand-etched
VIRUS 78 B1 (A) L-35341XSide B, Runout, Hand-etched
L35341 FPL 30981-A VIRUS 78 A1 (A)Side A runout
L35341 X FPL 30981-B VIRUS 78 B1 (A)Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Canada | Fringe Product FPL3098First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | UK | Alternative Tentacles VIRUS 78First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | UK | Alternative Tentacles VIRUS 78First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | UK | Alternative Tentacles VIRUS 78LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1989 | US | Alternative Tentacles VIRUS 78LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1989 | US | Alternative Tentacles VIRUS 78First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Australia | Alternative Tentacles DAMP 135 / Waterfront Records DAMP 135LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US | Alternative Tentacles Virus 078LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Alternative Tentacles Virus 078LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2024 | US | Alternative Tentacles Virus 078 / Alternative Tentacles VIRUS 78-3LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Alternative Tentacles VIRUS 078 / Alternative Tentacles VIRUS 78-5LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Alternative Tentacles Virus 078LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
12 vinyl pressings of Last Scream Of The Missing Neighbors are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1989 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in UK, US, Canada. One of them is Alternative Tentacles VIRUS 78.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VIRUS 78, FPL3098) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, VIRUS+78+A ASSUME NOTHING, ADMIT NOTHING. ORLAKE A PORKY PRIME CUT. and VIRUS+78+B DICTATE NOTHING, YOU OWE NOTHING! ORLAKE A PORKY PRIME SOMETHING.. 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.
