Vinyl pressings
by The Fuzztones · 1985
Lysergic Emanations was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1985, 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.
[AGI logo] 3 / 85 ABC LP 4 A1 timtomSide A runout, variant 1
[AGI logo] 3 / 85 ABC LP 4 B1Side B runout, variant 1
[AGI logo] 85 / 3 ABC LP 4 A1 timtomSide A runout, variant 2
[AGI logo] 85 / 3 ABC LP 4 B1Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | France | ABC ABC LP 4 / ABC ABC LP4First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | UK | ABC ABC LP 4 / ABC ABC LP4First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | UK | ABC ABC LP 4PFirst yearLP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 1985 | UK | ABC ABC LP 4LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1986 | Netherlands | Pink Dust 2123-1 / Pink Dust 2123-4LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Spain | Enigma 4D-188 / DRO 4D-188LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | US | Pink Dust 72123-1LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1986 | US | Pink Dust 72123-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Italy | ABC ABC 4LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Europe | Music Maniac Records MMLP 036LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1992 | Germany | Music Maniac Records MMLP 036LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Italy | Get Back GET 157LPLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Germany | Hound Gawd! Records HGR-008LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2015 | Germany | Hound Gawd! Records HGR-008LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2015 | Germany | Hound Gawd! Records HGR-008LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | Germany | Hound Gawd! Records HGR-008LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | UK | Easy Action EARS081PLP, Album, Record Store Day, Picture Disc, Reissue, Remastered · Picture disc | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Picture Disc, Reissue, Remastered · Picture disc |
| 2021 | UK | Easy Action EARS081LPLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2024 | Italy | Radiation Reissues RRS250LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Italy | Radiation Reissues RRS250LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
20 vinyl pressings of Lysergic Emanations are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1985 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in UK, France. One of them is ABC ABC LP 4.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ABC LP 4, ABC LP 4P) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, [AGI logo] 3 / 85 ABC LP 4 A1 timtom and [AGI logo] 3 / 85 ABC LP 4 B1. 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.
