Vinyl pressings
by Lloydie & The Lowbites · 1970
Censored! was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1970, 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.
TBL + 120 + AStamped matrix scratched out Side A
LOWBITE 001AMatrix scratched in Side A
TBL + 120 + BStamped matrix scratched out Side B
LOWBITE 001BMatrix scratched in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | UK | Lowbite LOWBITE 001 / Lowbite LOW 001First yearLP | LP |
| 1971 | Jamaica | Lowbite Lowbite 001 / Lowbite LP 0001LP | LP |
| 1971 | Jamaica | Lowbite LP 0001 / Lowbite LOWBITE 001LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Jamaica | Lowbite LP 0001 / Lowbite LOWBITE 001LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | Lowbite LOW001LP | LP |
| 1972 | UK | Lowbite LOW 001LP | LP |
| 1972 | UK | Lowbite LOW 001LP | LP |
| 1972 | UK | Lowbite LOW 001LP | LP |
| 1972 | UK | Lowbite LOWBITE 001LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | Lowbite LOW 001LP | LP |
| 1972 | UK | Lowbite LOW 001LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Jamaica | Lowbite Lowbite 001 / Lowbite LP 0001LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Lowbite LOW 001LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
13 vinyl pressings of Censored! are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1970 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in UK. One of them is Lowbite LOWBITE 001.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LOWBITE 001) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TBL + 120 + A and LOWBITE 001A. 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.
