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The Thing That Ate Floyd

by Various Artists · 1988

15 pressings1 countryHardcorePunkRock

The Thing That Ate Floyd was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. 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 The Thing That Ate Floyd

2 pressings came out in 1988, 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.

US

December 1988
Label and catalog number
Lookout! Records Lookout 011
Format
LP, Compilation
Runout / matrix

L-31895 Kdisc Lookout-11-A Santa Is My MasterRunout Side A

L-31895 Kdisc Lookout-11-B When Will D.C. Photographers Learn To Focus?Runout Side B

L-31895 Kdisc Lookout-11-C Sponsored By The Sewer Braü Rock NetworkRunout Side C

L-31895 Kdisc Lookout-11-D Über Alles? California?Runout Side D

Full details of this pressing

US

1988
Label and catalog number
Lookout! Records Lookout 011
Format
LP, Compilation, White Label
Runout / matrix

L-31895 Kdisc Lookout-11-A Santa Is My MasterRunout Side A

L-31895 Kdisc Lookout-11-B When Will D.C. Photographers Learn To Focus?Runout Side B

L-31895 Kdisc Lookout-11-C Sponsored By The Sewer Braü Rock NetworkRunout Side C

L-31895 Kdisc Lookout-11-D Über Alles? California?Runout Side D

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 15 vinyl pressings

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

1980s7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1988USLookout! Records Lookout 011LP, Compilation, Repress · Colored vinylLP, Compilation, Repress · Colored vinyl
1988USLookout! Records Lookout 011LP, Compilation, Repress · Colored vinylLP, Compilation, Repress · Colored vinyl
1988USLookout! Records Lookout 011First yearLP, Compilation, White LabelLP, Compilation, White Label
1988USLookout! Records Lookout 011LP, Compilation, RepressLP, Compilation, Repress
1988USLookout! Records Lookout 011LP, Compilation, Repress · Colored vinylLP, Compilation, Repress · Colored vinyl
1988USLookout! Records Lookout 011LP, Compilation, RepressLP, Compilation, Repress
1988USLookout! Records Lookout 011First yearLP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1990s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1992USLookout! Records #11LP, Compilation, RepressLP, Compilation, Repress
1992USLookout! Records #11LP, Compilation, RepressLP, Compilation, Repress
2020s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2021USLavasocks Records SOX-035LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinylLP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl
2021USLavasocks Records SOX-035LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinylLP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl
2021USLavasocks Records SOX-035LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinylLP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl
2021USLavasocks Records SOX-035LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinylLP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl
2021USLavasocks Records SOX-035LP, Compilation, Reissue, White Label · Colored vinylLP, Compilation, Reissue, White Label · Colored vinyl
Year unknown1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?USLookout! Records Lookout 011LP, Compilation, Repress · Colored vinylLP, Compilation, Repress · Colored vinyl

Tracklist

  1. A1Straight Edge Song3:23
  2. A2Win Or Lose2:14
  3. A3Big Man1:15
  4. A4Gloria2:20
  5. A5Not One Of Mine2:14
  6. A6Cottleston Pie1:06
  7. A7Bananas Smell Funny Sonata In G2:30
  8. A8The Incredibly Blue Moustache Of Mr. Tinselteeth3:36
  9. A9Happy Now1:46
  10. B129°2:30
  11. B2On And On1:36
  12. B3Tied / Tried1:07
  13. B4Common Inconsistencies4:01
  14. B5We Must Do Something Now2:27
  15. B6Product Of Misdirection3:14
  16. B7Broken Strings2:29
  17. B8Life Sucks2:58
  18. C1Abandoned Beer Messiah2:38
  19. C2Boredom Zone2:57
  20. C3Vagina Envy2:32
  21. C4No Way Back2:01
  22. C5Andorra1:38
  23. C6Don't Lick My Leg0:19
  24. C7What!?!2:36
  25. C8Extreme Racial Pride2:42
  26. C9Outside3:04
  27. D1Jackknifed Rig2:40
  28. D2Summertime2:39
  29. D3In My Past3:05
  30. D4Change2:17
  31. D5Contraversy1:40
  32. D6Day Of Sun2:53
  33. D7Hangin' Out1:21
  34. D8Bee Sting4:03

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of The Thing That Ate Floyd are there?

15 vinyl pressings of The Thing That Ate Floyd are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1988 and 2021.

When was The Thing That Ate Floyd first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US. One of them is Lookout! Records Lookout 011, released December 1988.

How do I tell if my copy of The Thing That Ate Floyd is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Lookout 011) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, L-31895 Kdisc Lookout-11-A Santa Is My Master and L-31895 Kdisc Lookout-11-B When Will D.C. Photographers Learn To Focus?. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is The Thing That Ate Floyd 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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