Vinyl pressings
by The Stimulators · 1980
Loud Fast Rules was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. 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 1980, 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.
CB570B-A (TR)SR1279 GOL S-8343Side A, "B" has an X through it
CB570A-B (TR)SR1279 GOL S-8342Side B, "A" has an X through it
CB570-ALabel Side A
CB570-BLabel Side B
CB570B-A (TR)SR1279 GOL S-8343Side A, "B" has an X through it
CB570A-B (TR)SR1279 GOL S-8342Side B, "A" has an X through it
CB570-ALabel Side A
CB570-BLabel Side B
CB570B-A (TR)SR1279 GOL S-8343Side A, "B" has an X through it
CB570A-B (TR)SR1279 GOL S-8342Side B, "A" has an X through it
CB570-ALabel Side A
CB570-BLabel Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | Not On Label (The Stimulators Self-released) CB570First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Not On Label (The Stimulators Self-released) CB570First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1980 | US | Not On Label (The Stimulators Self-released) CB570First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Unknown | Not On Label (The Stimulators) CB5707", 45 RPM, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | US | Frontier Records FRT 113-7 / Frontier Records FRT113-77", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Frontier Records FRT113-7 / Frontier Records FRT 113-77", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Frontier Records FRT113-7 / Frontier Records FRT 113-77", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Frontier FRT-1137", 45 RPM, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2018 | US | Frontier Records FRT 113-7 / Frontier Records FRT113-77", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Spain | Munster Records MR73297", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 2021 | Spain | Munster Records MR73297", 45 RPM, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition, Colored vinyl |
11 vinyl pressings of Loud Fast Rules are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1980 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US. One of them is Not On Label (The Stimulators Self-released) CB570.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CB570) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CB570B-A (TR)SR1279 GOL S-8343 and CB570A-B (TR)SR1279 GOL S-8342. 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.
