Vinyl pressings
by NOFX · 2001
Surfer was first pressed on vinyl in 2001. 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 2001, 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.
FAT 624 A (7) "THE MASSES OF HUMANITY HAVE ALWAYS HAD TO SURF..."runout A, Variant 1
FAT624-7 B OASIS MASTERINGrunout B, Variant 1
FAT 624 A (7) "THE MASSES OF HUMANITY HAVE ALWAYS HAD TO SURF..."runout A, Variant 2
FAT624-7 B DcBqs OASIS MASTERINGrunout B, Variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | US | Fat Wreck Chords FAT624-7First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP |
| 2001 | US | Fat Wreck Chords FAT 624-7First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP · Colored vinyl | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | US | Fat Wreck Chords FAT624-77", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | US | Fat Wreck Chords FAT624-77", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Repress · Colored vinyl | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | Fat Wreck Chords FAT624-7 / Fat Wreck Chords FAT 624-77", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | US | Fat Wreck Chords FAT624-7 / Fat Wreck Chords FAT 624-77", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Repress |
| 2024 | US | Fat Wreck Chords FAT624-7 / Fat Wreck Chords FAT 624-77", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Japan | Fat Wreck Chords FAT 624-77", 45 RPM, Numbered, Reissue · Numbered | 7", 45 RPM, Numbered, Reissue · Numbered |
| 2024 | Netherlands | Fat Wreck Chords FAT624-7 / Fat Wreck Chords FAT 624-77", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Germany | Fat Wreck Chords FAT624-7 / Fat Wreck Chords FAT 624-77", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Germany | Fat Wreck Chords FAT624-7 / Fat Wreck Chords FAT 624-77", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Germany | Fat Wreck Chords FAT624-7 / Fat Wreck Chords FAT 624-77", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | UK | Fat Wreck Chords FAT624-7 / Fat Wreck Chords FAT 624-77", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Fat Wreck Chords FAT624-7 / Fat Wreck Chords FAT 624-77", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Fat Wreck Chords FAT624-7 / Fat Wreck Chords FAT 624-77", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Canada | Fat Wreck Chords FAT624-7 / Fat Wreck Chords FAT 624-77", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Canada | Fat Wreck Chords FAT624-7 / Fat Wreck Chords FAT 624-77", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Fat Wreck Chords FAT624-7 / Fat Wreck Chords FAT 624-77", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Fat Wreck Chords FAT624-7 / Fat Wreck Chords FAT 624-77", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Fat Wreck Chords FAT624-7 / Fat Wreck Chords FAT 624-77", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
20 vinyl pressings of Surfer are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 2001 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 2001, in US. One of them is Fat Wreck Chords FAT624-7, released April 10, 2001.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FAT624-7, FAT 624-7) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FAT 624 A (7) "THE MASSES OF HUMANITY HAVE ALWAYS HAD TO SURF..." and FAT624-7 B OASIS MASTERING. 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.
