Vinyl pressings
by Minor Threat · 1985
Salad Days was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. 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 1985, 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.
MPO DISCHORD 15-B̶-1̶ A1Runout side A, etched
MPO DISCHORD 15 B-1 M̶P̶O̶ ̶D̶I̶S̶C̶H̶O̶R̶D̶ ̶1̶5̶ ̶B̶1̶Runout side B, etched
MPO DISCHORD 15-A1Side A etched
MPO DISCHORD 15 B-1Side B etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | US | Dischord Records No. FIFTEEN / Dischord Records dischord fifteenFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1985 | US | Dischord Records Dischord 157", 45 RPM, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1985 | US | Dischord Records dischord fifteen / Dischord Records № FIFTEENFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | US | Dischord Records No. FIFTEEN / Dischord Records dischord fifteen7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Dischord Records dischord fifteen / Dischord Records No FIFTEEN7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| ? | US | Dischord Records No. FIFTEEN / Dischord Records dischord fifteen7", Single, Reissue, 45 RPM | 7", Single, Reissue, 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Dischord Records No. FIFTEEN / Dischord Records DIS157", Single, Repress | 7", Single, Repress |
| ? | US | Dischord Records dischord fifteen / Dischord Records No FIFTEEN7", Repress | 7", Repress |
| ? | US | Dischord Records No. FIFTEEN7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| ? | US | Dischord Records № FIFTEEN7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Dischord Records No. FIFTEEN7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Dischord Records No. FIFTEEN7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
12 vinyl pressings of Salad Days are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1985 and 2009.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US. One of them is Dischord Records dischord fifteen, released August 1985.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use dischord fifteen, No. FIFTEEN) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MPO DISCHORD 15-B̶-1̶ A1 and MPO DISCHORD 15 B-1 M̶P̶O̶ ̶D̶I̶S̶C̶H̶O̶R̶D̶ ̶1̶5̶ ̶B̶1̶. 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.
