US
1994- Label and catalog number
- Recess Records Recess #12
- Format
- 10", EP · Blue Covers
Vinyl pressings
by Propagandhi · 1994
I'd Rather Be Flag-Burning was first pressed on vinyl in 1994. 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 1994, 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.
RECESS-12-A L-42802Side A runout
RECESS-12-B L-42802-XSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | US | Recess Records Recess #12First year10", EP | 10", EP |
| 1994 | US | Recess Records Recess #12First year10", EP | 10", EP |
| 1994 | US | Recess Records Recess #12First year10", EP | 10", EP |
| 1994 | US | Recess Records Recess #12First year10", EP | 10", EP |
| 1994 | US | Recess Records Recess #12First year10", EP | 10", EP |
| 1994 | US | Recess Records Recess #12First year10", EP | 10", EP |
| 1994 | US | Recess Records Recess #12First year10", 45 RPM, EP | 10", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1994 | US | Recess Records Recess #12First year10", EP | 10", EP |
| 1994 | US | Recess Records Recess #12First year10", 45 RPM, Mini-Album | 10", 45 RPM, Mini-Album |
| 1994 | US | Recess Records10", 45 RPM, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 10", 45 RPM, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
10 vinyl pressings of I'd Rather Be Flag-Burning are listed here, from 1 country.
The earliest pressings are from 1994, in US. One of them is Recess Records Recess #12.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Recess #12) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.