Vinyl pressings
by Meat Puppets · 1984
Meat Puppets II was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1984, 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.
SST-019-A kdisc IN THE LAP OF THE GODS #17612 L-15961Side A runout
SST- 019-B kdisc L-15961-X ...AND IN THE HANDS OF S.S.T. #17613 (LITTLE SHOOOMERS COURTESY AMPEX CORP. & OTARi CORP.)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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | UK | SST Records SST 019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | US | SST Records SST 019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | US | SST Records SST 019LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1989 | US | SST Records SST 019LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | US | SST Records SST 019LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Ryko Analogue RLP 10467-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2012 | US | MVD Audio MVD5326LP12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2014 | US | MVD Audio MVD5326LP12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue |
| 2014 | US | MVD Audio MVD5326LP12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | MVD Audio 5326-NC2LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | MVD Audio MVD5326LP12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2021 | US | MVD Audio MVD53326LPLP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Meat Puppets Music MVD5326LPLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | MVD Audio MVD5326LP12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
14 vinyl pressings of Meat Puppets II are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1984 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in US, UK. One of them is SST Records SST 019, released April 1984.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SST 019) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SST-019-A kdisc IN THE LAP OF THE GODS #17612 L-15961 and SST- 019-B kdisc L-15961-X ...AND IN THE HANDS OF S.S.T. #17613 (LITTLE SHOOOMERS COURTESY AMPEX CORP. & OTARi CORP.). 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.
