Vinyl pressings
by The Residents · 1978
Not Available 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.
3 pressings 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.
RR1174 A Re 1 LK [⊏◯⊐ stamp]Side A, hand-etched runout
RR 1174 B Re 3 LK [⊏◯⊐ stamp]Side B, hand-etched runout
RR1174ASide A label
RR1174BSide B label
RR1174A Re1 LK ⊏◯⊐Side A runout
RR1174B Re3 LK ⊏◯⊐Side B runout
RR1174ASide A label
RR1174BSide B label
RR1174A Re1 LK ⊏◯⊐Side A, hand-etched runout (Sonic Arts logo stamped
RR1174B Re1 LK ⊏◯⊐Side B, hand-etched runout (Sonic Arts logo stamped
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 RR1174First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Ralph Records RR1174First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Ralph Records RR1174First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | US | Ralph Records RR1174LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | US | Ralph Records RR1174LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | US | Ralph Records RR1174LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1988 | Netherlands | Torso TORSO 40014 / Torso Torso 40014LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Germany | Euro Ralph LP 034LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2004 | Germany | Euro Ralph LP 034LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2005 | Europe | Euro Ralph LP 034LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2005 | Europe | Euro Ralph LP 034LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Promo, Reissue · Promo, Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Promo, Reissue · Promo, Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | MVD Audio MVD5122LP / Ralph Records MVD5122LPLP, Album, Reissue, Special Edition | LP, Album, Reissue, Special Edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Germany | Psychofon Records PR056LP, 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 NRTLP007DLP, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo, LP, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing, Limited | LP, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo, LP, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing, Limited |
| 2023 | UK, Europe & US | Cherry Red NRTLP007DLP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2023 | UK, Europe & US | New Ralph Too NRTLP007D / Cherry Red NRTLP007DLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Remastered, White Label, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition, Remastered, White Label, Stereo · Limited |
| 2023 | UK, Europe & US | New Ralph Too NRTLP007D / Cherry Red NRTLP007DLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2023 | Germany | Psychofon Records PR056LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Germany | Psychofon Records PR056.1LP, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Special Edition, Stereo, Box Set, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Special Edition, Stereo, Box Set, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
19 vinyl pressings of Not Available 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 RR1174, released October 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RR1174) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RR1174 A Re 1 LK [⊏◯⊐ stamp] and RR 1174 B Re 3 LK [⊏◯⊐ stamp]. 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.
