Vinyl pressings
by The Chisel · 2021
Retaliation was first pressed on vinyl in 2021. 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 2021, 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.
MUS 247 A Blue Aidan. Tin Savage. Pat Henderson?A-side runout, variant 1
MUS 247 B So Fire It Burnt Down Fuzz BrainB-side runout, variant 1
Blue Aidan. Tin Savage. Pat Henderson? MUS 247 AA-side runout, variant 2
So Fire It Burnt Down Fuzz Brain Greg@FT MUS247 BB-side runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | UK | La Vida Es Un Mus MUS247 TP-2LP, Album, Repress, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Repress, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2021 | UK | La Vida Es Un Mus MUS247LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2021 | UK | La Vida Es Un Mus MUS247 / La Vida Es Un Mus MUS 247First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2021 | UK | La Vida Es Un Mus MUS247First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | UK | La Vida Es Un Mus MUS247LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | UK | La Vida Es Un Mus MUS247LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 2022 | UK | La Vida Es Un Mus MUS247LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 2022 | UK | La Vida Es Un Mus MUS247LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | UK | La Vida Es Un Mus MUS247LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | UK | La Vida Es Un Mus MUS247LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 2022 | UK | La Vida Es Un Mus MUS247LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 2023 | US | Pure Noise Records PNE373LP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Pure Noise Records PNE373LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2023 | US | Pure Noise Records PNE373LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2023 | US | Pure Noise Records PNE373LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
16 vinyl pressings of Retaliation are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 2021 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 2021, in UK. One of them is La Vida Es Un Mus MUS247, released December 2021.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MUS247) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MUS 247 A Blue Aidan. Tin Savage. Pat Henderson? and MUS 247 B So Fire It Burnt Down Fuzz Brain. 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.
