Vinyl pressings
by The Mothers · 1970
Weasels Ripped My Flesh 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.
18 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 9 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.
MS-2028 31083-1-A-1B [Artisan logo] AVariant 1: Runout side A
MS-2028 S [Artisan logo] 31084-1 r̶e̶ B-1C5̶Variant 1: Runout side B
S MS-2028 31083-1-A-1B [Artisan logo] B5Variant 2: Runout side A
MS-2028 [Artisan logo] 31084-1 r̶e̶1̶ B-1C5̶Variant 2: Runout side B
TI MS-2028 31083-2 [Artisan Logo] AA Side etched exc. [Artisan Logo] variant 1
MS-2028 [Artisan Logo] 31084-1B Side etched exc. [Artisan Logo] variant 1
TI MS-2028 31083-2 [Artisan Logo] AA Side etched exc. [Artisan Logo] variant 2
MS-2028 TI [Artisan Logo] 31084-1B Side etched exc. [Artisan Logo] variant 2
P MS-2028 31083-1 [Artisan Logo] A 3Side A runout, variant 1
P MS-2028 [Artisan Logo] 31084-1 B 1Side B runout, variant 1
.P MS-2028 31083-1 [Artisan Logo] A 7Side A runout, variant 2
MS-2028 P [Artisan Logo] 31084-1 C 2Side B runout, variant 2
MS-2028 31083-1-A-1B [Artisan logo] AVariant 1: Runout side A, etched [Artisan logo stamped]
MS-2028 S [Artisan logo] 31084-1 re B-1C5Variant 1: Runout side B, etched [Artisan logo stamped, re 5 scratched out]
S MS-2028 31083-1-A-1B [Artisan logo] B5Variant 2: Runout side A, etched [Artisan logo stamped]
MS-2028 [Artisan logo] 31084-1 re1 B-1C5Variant 2: Runout side B, etched [Artisan logo stamped, re1 5 scratched out]
MS-2028 31083-1 [Artisan logo]A Side Runout
MS-2028 [Artisan logo] 31084-1B Side Runout
31,083A Side label
31,084B Side label
MS-2028 31083-1 A1-B [Artisan logo]A Side Runout
MS-2028 [Artisan logo] 31084-1 r̶e̶1̶ B-1D B SXTB Side Runout
31,083A Side label
31,084B Side label
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 | Australia | Reprise Records MS 2028First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2028First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | France | Reprise Records MS 2028First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | France | Reprise Records MS. 2028 / Reprise Records MS 2028First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Germany | Reprise Records RS 2028LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | Germany | Reprise Records RS 2028 / Bizarre Records RS 2028First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Germany | Reprise Records RS 2028 / Bizarre Records RS 2028LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1970 | Germany | Reprise Records RS 2028First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Reprise Records RS 2028First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Taiwan | 中聲 CSJ-1008LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1970 | UK | Reprise Records RSLP 2028 / Bizarre Records RSLP 2028First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Bizarre Records MS 2028First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Bizarre Records MS 2028First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Israel | Bizarre Records MS 2028First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | South Africa | Reprise Records RRC 2028 / Reprise Records MS 2028First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Greece | Reprise Records 44019LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | Greece | Reprise Records 44019LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1980 | US | Reprise Records MS 2028 / Reprise Records 2028LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | Reprise Records MS 2028LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | US | Barking Pumpkin Records BPR 8888-4LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | UK | Simply Vinyl SVLP 0024LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Germany | Reprise Records RS 2028LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2016 | Europe | Zappa Records ZR 3843-1 / Barking Pumpkin Records ZR 3843-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2016 | US | Zappa Records ZR 3843-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2028LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Reprise Records REP 44 019LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Reprise Records REP 44 019LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Reprise Records 44109 / Reprise Records (MS 2028)LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Bizarre Records 44109LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records 44 019LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | Reprise Records MS 2028LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | New Zealand | Reprise Records RS 2028LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Reprise Records K 44019 / Reprise Records RSLP 2028LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Reprise Records MS 2028 / Bizarre Records 2028LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Bizarre Records MS 2028 / Reprise Records MS 2028LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Bizarre Records 2028 / Reprise Records 2028LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
58 vinyl pressings of Weasels Ripped My Flesh are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1970 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Israel, South Africa and more. One of them is Bizarre Records MS 2028, released September 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS 2028, RSLP 2028, RRC 2028, MS. 2028) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MS-2028 31083-1-A-1B [Artisan logo] A and MS-2028 S [Artisan logo] 31084-1 r̶e̶ B-1C5̶. 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.
