US
March 19, 1993- Label and catalog number
- Lookout! Records Lookout 66
- Format
- LP, Album
- Runout / matrix
LOOKOUT-66-A L-41019Side A, etched
LOOKOUT-66-B L-41019-XSide B, etched
Vinyl pressings
by The Queers · 1993
Love Songs For The Retarded was first pressed on vinyl in 1993. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1993, the album's first year. 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.
LOOKOUT-66-A L-41019Side A, etched
LOOKOUT-66-B L-41019-XSide B, etched
LOOKOUT-66-A L-41019Side A runout
LOOKOUT-66-B L-41019-XSide B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | US | Lookout! Records Lookout 66First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1993 | US | Lookout! Records Lookout 66First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Italy | Gonna Puke GPK 030LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2009 | Italy | Gonna PukeLP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2009 | US | Recess Records Recess#107LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2009 | US | Recess Records Recess#107LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2009 | US | Recess Records Recess 107LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | US | Asian Man Records AM-136LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered | LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered |
| 2012 | US | Asian Man Records AM 136LP, Reissue, Repress | LP, Reissue, Repress |
| 2012 | US | Asian Man Records AM136LP, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | US | Asian Man Records AM 136LP, Reissue, Repress | LP, Reissue, Repress |
| 2015 | US | Asian Man Records AM 136LP, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Europe | Hey Suburbia SUB010 / Radiation Reissues SUB010LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Asian Man Records AM 136LP, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited | LP, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited |
14 vinyl pressings of Love Songs For The Retarded are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1993 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1993, in US. One of them is Lookout! Records Lookout 66, released March 19, 1993.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Lookout 66) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LOOKOUT-66-A L-41019 and LOOKOUT-66-B L-41019-X. 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.