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Let Them Eat Jellybeans! by Various Artists, album cover

Vinyl pressings

Let Them Eat Jellybeans!

by Various Artists · 1981

16 pressings6 countriesPunkHardcoreExperimentalElectronic

Let Them Eat Jellybeans! was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Let Them Eat Jellybeans!

2 pressings came out in 1981, the album's first year, in 2 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.

UK

October 1981
Label and catalog number
Alternative Tentacles VIRUS 4
Format
LP, Compilation
Runout / matrix

VIRUS 4 - A-1 A PORKY PRIMED CUT. LYN-10241-1TSide A

VIRUS 4B-1 A PORKY PRIME CUT LYN-10242-1TSide B

Full details of this pressing

Italy

1981
Label and catalog number
Alternative Tentacles VIRUS 4
Format
LP, Compilation
Runout / matrix

M VIRUS 4 ASide A, hand-etched

M VIRUS 4 BSide B, hand-etched

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 16 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1980s14 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1981ItalyAlternative Tentacles VIRUS 4First yearLP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1981UKAlternative Tentacles VIRUS 4First yearLP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1981UKAlternative Tentacles VIRUS 4LP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressingLP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressing
1982FranceAlternative Tentacles VIRUS 4 / New Rose Records ROSE 5LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1982FranceAlternative Tentacles VIRUS 4 / New Rose Records ROSE 5LP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressingLP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressing
1982GreeceStatik Records STAT 3104 / Alternative Tentacles STAT 3104LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
1982GreeceStatik Records STAT 3104 / Alternative Tentacles STAT 3104LP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressingLP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressing
1982ScandinaviaPolarvox Oy VIRUS 4LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1982USAlternative Tentacles VIRUS 4LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1982USAlternative Tentacles VIRUS 4LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1984FranceAlternative Tentacles VIRUS 4 / New Rose Records ROSE 5LP, Compilation, Repress · Colored vinylLP, Compilation, Repress · Colored vinyl
1984UKAlternative Tentacles VIRUS 4LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1985USAlternative Tentacles VIRUS 4LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue
1985USAlternative Tentacles VIRUS 4LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
Year unknown2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?ItalyAlternative Tentacles VIRUS 4 / Base Record VIRUS 4LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue
?UKAlternative Tentacles VIRUS 4LP, Compilation, RepressLP, Compilation, Repress

Tracklist

  1. A1Ha Ha Ha
  2. A2The Prisoner
  3. A3Police Story
  4. A4Pay To Cum
  5. A5Nazi Punks - Fuck Off
  6. A6Paid Vacation
  7. A7Prostitution
  8. A8Jesus Entering From The Rear
  9. A9Slave To My Dick
  10. B1Isotope Soap
  11. B2Persecution - That's My Song
  12. B3An Object
  13. B4Everyone's A Bigot
  14. B5Corporate Food
  15. B6Fun Again
  16. B7Joke's On You
  17. B8Sleep

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Let Them Eat Jellybeans! are there?

16 vinyl pressings of Let Them Eat Jellybeans! are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1981 and 1985.

When was Let Them Eat Jellybeans! first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1981, in UK, Italy. One of them is Alternative Tentacles VIRUS 4, released October 1981.

How do I tell if my copy of Let Them Eat Jellybeans! is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VIRUS 4) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, VIRUS 4 - A-1 A PORKY PRIMED CUT. LYN-10241-1T and VIRUS 4B-1 A PORKY PRIME CUT LYN-10242-1T. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Let Them Eat Jellybeans! on vinyl worth?

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.

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