Vinyl pressings
by The Firesign Theatre · 1972
Not Insane Or Anything You Want To was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 2 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.
PAL 31585 1B o SX T 2Side 1 etched, Variant 1
PBL 31585 1A o TSide 2 etched, Variant 1
PAL 31585 1B o SX T 2Side 2 etched, Variant 2
PBL 31585 1B o SXT 1 2Side 2 etched, Variant 2
2 PAL 31585 1B o SX TRunout, Side A "2" is upside down.
2 PBL 31585 1B o SXT 1Runout, Side B "2" is upside down.
o AL 31585-1G 1T 2DRunout, Side A
o T1 PBL-31585-1FRunout, Side B
1 PAL 31585 1B o SX B 2Side A runout
2 PBL 31585 1B o SX C 3Side B runout
AL 31585Side A label
BL 31585Side B label
P AL 31585-1JRunout, Side 1 stamped ("S" is etched)
P BL 31585 1BRunout, Side 2 etched
C 31585Labels
P AL 31585-1D ◈-P-◈Runout Side A
P BL 31585-1D ◈-P-◈Runout Side B
AL 31585Label Side A
BL 31585Label Side B
PAL-31585-1A C2-GD C7Side 1, etched
PBL-31585-1A C2-G CSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Canada | Columbia KC 31585First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Columbia KC 31585First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Columbia PAL 31585 / Columbia PBL 31585LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1972 | US | Columbia C 31585First yearLP | LP |
| 1972 | US | Columbia KC 31585First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Columbia C 31585First yearLP | LP |
| 1972 | US | Columbia KC 31585First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia PC 31585LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 31585 / Columbia C 31585LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Columbia PC 31585 / Columbia C 31585LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
10 vinyl pressings of Not Insane Or Anything You Want To are listed here, from 2 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, Canada. One of them is Columbia KC 31585.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KC 31585, C 31585) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAL 31585 1B o SX T 2 and PBL 31585 1A o T. 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.
