Vinyl pressings
by Papa John Creach · 1972
Filthy! was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 6 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.
BARS-8582-7S [United Sound logo] I - A4Runout side A, variant 1
BARS-8582-7S - I A2Runout side B, variant 1
BARS-8582-7S [United Sound logo] A5Runout side A, variant 2
BARS-8583-7S [United Sound logo] A3Runout side B, variant 2
BARS-8582-10S HSide 1 Runout Variant 1
BARS-8582-10S [USound logo] HSide 2 Runout Variant 1
BARS-8582-10S HSide 1 Runout Variant 2
BARS-8582-9S [USound logo] HSide 2 Runout Variant 2
BARS-8582-4S-A2J [United Sound logo] RSide A runout, var. 1
BARS-8583-2AS-A1A [United Sound logo] RSide B runout, var. 1
BARS-8582-4S-A2D [United Sound logo] RSide A runout, var. 2
BARS-8583-2S- [United Sound logo] AIႱ RSide B runout, var. 2
BARS-8582-7S [United Sound logo] I - A4Runout side A
BARS-8582-7S - I A2Runout side B
BARS-8582Label side A
BARS-8583Label side B
BARS 8582 T6Side 1
BARS 8583 T6Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Grunt FTR-1009-GFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Grunt FTR-1009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Grunt FTR-1009First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Germany | Grunt FTR 1009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Israel | Grunt Records FTR-1009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | South Africa | RCA 38-445First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Grunt BXL1-1009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Grunt FTR-1009First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Grunt FTR-1009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Grunt FTR-1009First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Japan | Grunt RCA-6068LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1973 | Japan | Grunt RCA-6068LP, Album | LP, Album |
12 vinyl pressings of Filthy! are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1972 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, Australia, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Grunt FTR-1009, released October 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FTR-1009, BXL1-1009, FTR-1009-G, FTR 1009) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BARS-8582-7S [United Sound logo] I - A4 and BARS-8582-7S - I A2. 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.
