Vinyl pressings
by The Fugs · 1970
Golden Filth was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 3 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.
RS-1-6396 WW1A Side, runout, etched (variant 1
RS-2-6396 WW1B Side, runout, etched (variant 1
RS-1-6396 WW1 —◁A Side, runout, etched (variant 2
RS-2-6396 WW1 #2 —◁B Side, runout, etched (variant 2
31055-1 RS 6396 A 1-CSide A, runout, etched
31056-1 RS 6396 B 1-CSide B, runout, etched
PBoth sides, runout, stamped
31,055Side A, label
T I 31055-1 RS 6396 A 1-A ASide 1 runout etched, except T, last A stamped
T I 31056-1 RS 6396 B 1-A BSide 2 runout etched, except T stamped
31,055Side 1 label
31,056Side 2 label
31055-1 RS 6396-A 1-CSide 1 Matrix Hand Etched
31056-1 RS 6396-B 1-CSide 2 Matrix Hand Etched
P 31055-1 RS 6396-A 1-C V 3A runout
P 31056-1 RS 6396-B 1-C V 3B runout
31055 - 1 RS 6396A 1-BEtched Runout Side A
31056 - 1 RS 6396 B 1-BEtched Runout Side B
31,055Label Side A
31,056Label Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Canada | Reprise Records RS 6396 / Reprise Records 6396First yearLP | LP |
| 1970 | Germany | Reprise Records RS 6396First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Reprise Records RS 6396First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Reprise Records 6396 / Reprise Records RS 6396First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Reprise Records RS 6396 / Reprise Records 6396First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Reprise Records RS 6396 / Reprise Records 6396First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Reprise Records RS 6396First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Reprise Records RS 6396 / Reprise Records 6396First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Canada | Reprise Records 6396 / Reprise Records RS 6396LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Reprise Records RS 6396LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1972 | US | Reprise Records RS 6396 / Reprise Records 6396LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Reprise Records 6396 / Reprise Records RS 6396LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1975 | Canada | Reprise Records RS 6396LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1975 | Canada | Reprise Records RS 6396LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1975 | Canada | Reprise Records RS 6396LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | UK | Edsel Records ED 217LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Reprise Records RS 6396LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Reprise Records RS 6396LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Reprise Records RS 6396 / Reprise Records 6396LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Reprise Records RS 6396LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Reprise Records RS 6396 / Reprise Records 6396LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Reprise Records RS 6396LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Reprise Records RS 6396 / Reprise Records 6396LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Reprise Records 6396 / Reprise Records RS 6396LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
25 vinyl pressings of Golden Filth are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1970 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, Canada, Germany. One of them is Reprise Records RS 6396.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RS 6396, 6396) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RS-1-6396 WW1 and RS-2-6396 WW1. 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.
