Vinyl pressings
by The Residents · 1978
Duck Stab / Buster & Glen was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1978, 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.
RR0278-S/F-Re-1 ALSHIRESide A, etched/stamped runout
RR0278-RUB ALSHIRESide B, etched/stamped runout
RR0278-s/f RE-1Side A, label
RR0278-RUBSide B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | US | Ralph Records RR0278LP, Single Sided, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Single Sided, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1978 | US | Ralph Records RR0278LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1978 | US | Ralph Records RR0278First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | Ralph Records RR0278LP, Album, Repress, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Repress, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1985 | US | Ralph Records RR0278LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1987 | Netherlands | Torso Torso 40006 / Torso 40006LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | US | Ralph Records RR87521 / Ralph Records RZ-87521LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1987 | US | Ralph Records RR87521 / Ralph Records RZ-87521LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | US | Ralph Records RR87521LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Europe | Euro Ralph LP 035LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Promo, Reissue · Promo, Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Promo, Reissue · Promo, Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2005 | Germany | Euro Ralph LP 035LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2005 | Europe | Euro Ralph LP 035LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2005 | Germany | Euro Ralph LP 035 / Cryptic Corporation LP 035LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | US | Ralph Records MVD5452LP / MVD Audio MVD5452LPLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Ralph Records MVD5452LP / MVD Audio MVD5452LPLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2021 | US | MVD Audio MVD5452LP / Ralph Records MVD5452LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Germany | Psychofon Records PR 055LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing, Numbered | LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing, Numbered |
| 2023 | UK | New Ralph Too NRTLP005DLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo, LP, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo, LP, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2023 | UK, Europe & US | New Ralph Too NRTLP005D / MVD Audio NRTLP005DLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, 7", 45 RPM, White Label, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, 7", 45 RPM, White Label, Stereo |
| 2023 | UK, Europe & US | New Ralph Too NRTLP005D / MVD Audio NRTLP005DLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2023 | Germany | Psychofon Records PR 055LP, Single Sided, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | LP, Single Sided, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
21 vinyl pressings of Duck Stab / Buster & Glen are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1978 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US. One of them is Ralph Records RR0278, released November 20, 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RR0278) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RR0278-S/F-Re-1 ALSHIRE and RR0278-RUB ALSHIRE. 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.
