Vinyl pressings
by The Detergents · 1964
Leader Of The Laundromat / Ulcers was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. 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 1964, 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.
R-18266-1ARunout A, Variant 1
R-18267-1B M͟S͟Runout B, Variant 1
R-18266-1B M͟S͟Runout A, Variant 2
R-18267-1B M͟S͟Runout B, Variant 2
(18266)A label
(18267)B label
R-18266-1A MS RA-Side Runout
R-18267-1 A1 MS RB-Side Runout
18266A-Side Label
18267B-Side Label
R-18266-1ARunout A, Variant 1
R-18266-1C T111Side A
R-18266-1D MS T111Side B
18266Label A
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Australia | Roulette R-013First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Canada | Roulette 4590First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Netherlands | Roulette RL 21.186First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | UK | Columbia DB 7513First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1964 | UK | Roulette DB 7513First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | US | Roulette R-4590First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1964 | US | Roulette R-4590First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Roulette R-4590First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1964 | US | Roulette R-4590First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Roulette R-4590First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | New Zealand | Roulette R.45907", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
11 vinyl pressings of Leader Of The Laundromat / Ulcers are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Roulette R-4590.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R-4590, DB 7513, R-013, 4590) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R-18266-1A and R-18267-1B M͟S͟. 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.
