Vinyl pressings
by No Use For A Name · 1990
Let Em Out! was first pressed on vinyl in 1990. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1990, 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.
SLAP A HAM # 3-A "WE HAVE NO CONTROL..." L-34680Side A runout
SLAP A HAM # 3-B WORDS OF WISDOM FROM THE ULTIMATE HUMAN! L-34680XSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | US | Slap A Ham Records #37", Repress · Colored vinyl | 7", Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 1990 | US | Slap A Ham Records #37", EP, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 7", EP, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1990 | US | Slap A Ham Records #3First year7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1990 | US | Slap A Ham Records #037", Repress · Colored vinyl | 7", Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 1990 | US | Slap A Ham Records #037", Repress · Colored vinyl | 7", Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 1990 | US | Slap A Ham Records #03First year7" | 7" |
| 1990 | US | Slap A Ham Records #037", 45 RPM, Repress · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 1990 | US | Slap A Ham Records #037", Repress · Colored vinyl | 7", Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 1990 | US | Slap A Ham Records 037", Repress · Colored vinyl | 7", Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 1990 | US | Slap A Ham Records #3First year7" · Colored vinyl | 7" · Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of Let Em Out! are listed here, from 1 country.
The earliest pressings are from 1990, in US. One of them is Slap A Ham Records #3, released January 1990.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use #3, #03) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SLAP A HAM # 3-A "WE HAVE NO CONTROL..." L-34680 and SLAP A HAM # 3-B WORDS OF WISDOM FROM THE ULTIMATE HUMAN! L-34680X. 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.
