Vinyl pressings
by Lenny Bruce · 1960
I Am Not A Nut, Elect Me! was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. 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 1960, the album's first year. 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.
F-1874-1 A2 RA-side runout, variant 1
F-1875-1 A2 RB-side runout, variant 1
F-1874-1 A1 RA-side runout, variant 2
F-1875-1 A1 RB-side runout, variant 2
F1874 III 6254 FSide A runout, III (roman numeral)
F 1875 III 6255 FSide B runout, III (roman numeral)
F-1874Side A label
F-1875Side B label
F1874 III 6254Fetched (Side A)
F1875 IIetched (Side B)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | US | Fantasy 7007First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1960 | US | Fantasy 7007 / Fantasy F-1875First yearLP · Colored vinyl | LP · Colored vinyl |
| 1960 | US | Fantasy 7007First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1960 | US | Fantasy 7007First yearLP | LP |
| 1960 | US | Fantasy 7007 / Fantasy F-1874First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | US | Fantasy 7007 / Fantasy FANT-7007LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1973 | US | Fantasy F-7007LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | US | Fantasy F-7007LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Fantasy 7007 / Fantasy F-7007LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Fantasy FANT-7007LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | US | Fantasy 7007LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Fantasy FANT-7007 / Fantasy 7007LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
12 vinyl pressings of I Am Not A Nut, Elect Me! are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1960 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US. One of them is Fantasy 7007.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7007) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, F-1874-1 A2 R and F-1875-1 A2 R. 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.
