Vinyl pressings
by Rapeman · 1988
Two Nuns And A Pack Mule was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 4 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.
TG-LP-#36-A Europadisk DMM IT IS ?Runout, Side A, Hand-etched
TG-LP-#36-B Europadisk DMM Rio Grand PudRunout, Side B, Hand-etched
T&GLP#36-ALabel, Side A
T&GLP#36-BLabel, Side B
BFFP 33 A1 Europadisk DMM MISF\ SM2 [TG-LP-#36-A scratched] IT IS PSide A, hand-etched runout, variant 1
BFFP 33 B1x Europadisk DMM MISF\ SM3 [TG-LP-#36-B scratched] Rio Grand PudSide B, hand-etched runout, variant 1
[TG-LP-#36-A scratched] BFFP 33 A1 Europadisk DMM IT IS ? MISF\ SM2Side A, hand-etched runout, variant 2
[TG-LP-#36-B scratched] BFFP 33 B1 Europadisk DMM Rio Grand Pud MISF\ SM1Side B, hand-etched runout, variant 2
SUR LP-3ASide A, hand-etched
SUR LP-3BSide B, hand-etched
08 24463 1A1 ARunout A
08 24463 1B1 ARunout B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Canada | Touch And Go T&GLP#36 / Fringe Product FPL3075LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | Netherlands | Torso 33087First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | UK | Blast First BFFP 33First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | US | Touch And Go T&GLP#36First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | Touch And Go T&GLP#36First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1988 | Japan | Supernatural Organization SURLP 3First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Australia | Au Go Go ANDA 98LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1989 | Australia | Au Go Go ANDA 98 / Blast First ANDA 98LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Touch And Go T&GLP#36LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Touch And Go T&GLP#36LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of Two Nuns And A Pack Mule are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1988 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, UK, Japan, Netherlands. One of them is Touch And Go T&GLP#36.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T&GLP#36, BFFP 33, SURLP 3, 33087) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TG-LP-#36-A Europadisk DMM IT IS ? and TG-LP-#36-B Europadisk DMM Rio Grand Pud. 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.
