Vinyl pressings
by NOFX · 2016
First Ditch Effort was first pressed on vinyl in 2016. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 2016, 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.
147043E1/C PIRATES PRESS FAT953-1 ASide A, Variant 1
147043E2/A PIRATES PRESS FAT953-1 BSide B, Variant 1
147043E1/E PIRATES PRESS FAT953-1 ASide A, Variant 2
147043E2/A PIRATES PRESS FAT953-1 BSide B, Variant 2
PIRATES PRESS - FAT953-1 A 147043E1/ASide A
PIRATES PRESS - FAT953-1 B 147043E2/ASide B
147043E1/C PIRATES PRESS - FAT953-1 ASide A
147043E2/A PIRATES PRESS - FAT953-1 BSide B
PIRATES PRESS FAT953-1 A 147043E1/BSide A, stamped
PIRATES PRESS FAT953-1 B 147043E2/BSide B, stamped
147043E1/C PIRATES PRESS FAT953-1 ALP Side A Stamped
147043E2/A PIRATES PRESS FAT953-1 BLP Side B Stamped
148432H1/A PIRATES PRESS - FAT295-7 A7" Side A Stamped
148432H2/A PIRATES PRESS - FAT295-7 B7" Side B Stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Europe | Fat Wreck Chords FAT953-1 / Fat Wreck Chords FAT295-7First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | Fat Wreck Chords FAT953-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2016 | US | Fat Wreck Chords FAT953-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | Fat Wreck Chords FAT953-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | Fat Wreck Chords FAT953-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2016 | US | Fat Wreck Chords FAT953-1 / Fat Wreck Chords FAT295-7First yearLP, Album, 7", 45 RPM, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, 7", 45 RPM, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | Fat Wreck Chords FAT953-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | Fat Wreck Chords FAT953-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | Fat Wreck Chords FAT953-1 / Fat Wreck Chords FAT295-7First yearLP, Album, 7", 45 RPM, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, 7", 45 RPM, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | US | Fat Wreck Chords FAT953-1LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Special Edition · Numbered | LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Special Edition · Numbered |
10 vinyl pressings of First Ditch Effort are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 2016 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 2016, in US, Europe. One of them is Fat Wreck Chords FAT953-1, released October 7, 2016.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FAT953-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 147043E1/C PIRATES PRESS FAT953-1 A and 147043E2/A PIRATES PRESS FAT953-1 B. 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.
