Vinyl pressings
by The Dead Milkmen · 1988
Beelzebubba 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.
7 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 5 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.
D1-1-73351 G-1 SRC logo MASTERED BY CAPITOLSide A runout, variant 1
D1-2-73351 G-1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL SRC logoSide B runout, variant 1
D1-1-73351 G-1 1 1 [SRC logo] MASTERED BY CAPITOL E__Side A runout, variant 2
D1-2-73351 G-1 1-1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL E__ [SRC logo]Side B runout, variant 2
D1-1-73351 G-1 1-2 [SRC logo] SP-AR MASTERED BY CAPITOL ES △ 22956 O- B-33356-G1Side A runout
D1-1-73351 G-1 1-2 SP-AR MASTERED BY CAPITOL ES O- △ 22956-X B-33357-G1 [SRC logo]Side 2 runout
7 73351-ASide A label
7 73351-BSide B label
D ENVLP 514 A-1U-1- -1- Townhouse DMMSide A, runout
D ENVLP 514 B-1U-1-1- Townhouse DMMSide B, runout
MX252243 LIB5188 MF 1Side A runout hand etched
MX252244 LIB5188 MF 2Side B runout hand etched
MX252243Side A label
MX252244Side B label
DI-73351-1 IA 5HZ CRSide A Runout - Etched
DI-73351-2 IA 5HZK CRSide B Runout - Etched
D1-73351A-1A G1 A1Side 1 etched
D1-73351B-1A G1 A3Side 2 etched
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 | Australia | Liberation Records LIB 5188First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | Enigma D1 73351-1 / Enigma 7 73351-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Canada | Enigma D1-73351 / Metal Blade Records D1-573351First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Greece | Enigma ENVLP 514 / Virgin VGENVLP 514First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | UK | Enigma ENVLP 514 / Fever Records ENVLP 514First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | Enigma 7 73351-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | Enigma 7 73351-1 / Fever Records 7 73351-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Spain | Enigma 4D-551LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | US | Enigma 7 73351-1LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | US | Asbestos Records ASB098LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | Asbestos Records ASB098 / Enigma ENVLP 514LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | Asbestos Records ASB098LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | Asbestos Records ASB098LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
13 vinyl pressings of Beelzebubba are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1988 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Enigma 7 73351-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7 73351-1, ENVLP 514, LIB 5188, D1 73351-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, D1-1-73351 G-1 SRC logo MASTERED BY CAPITOL and D1-2-73351 G-1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL SRC logo. 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.
