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What Are You Pointing At?

by Various Artists · 1989

11 pressings1 countryHardcorePunkRock

What Are You Pointing At? was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. 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 What Are You Pointing At?

9 pressings came out in 1989, 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

September 1989
Label and catalog number
Very Small Records VSR 02
Format
10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Compilation · Clear with red, yellow, green, blue splatter
Runout / matrix

VSR-2-A-Re VSR-2-A-ReSide A, etched

VSR-2-B L-33712-XSide B, etched

Full details of this pressing

US

September 1989
Label and catalog number
Very Small Records VSR 02
Format
10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Compilation · Translucent Yellow With Blue And Red Splatter
Runout / matrix

VSR-2-A-Re VSR-2-A-ReSide A runout

VSR-2-B L-33712-XSide B runout

Full details of this pressing

US

1989
Label and catalog number
Very Small Records VSR 02
Format
10", Compilation · Purple with red, yellow, green, blue splatter, Green Cover
Full details of this pressing

US

1989
Label and catalog number
Very Small Records VSR 02
Format
10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Compilation · Clear with red, yellow, green, blue splatter
Full details of this pressing

US

1989
Label and catalog number
Very Small Records VSR 02
Format
10", Compilation · Red translucent with red and blue splatter
Full details of this pressing

US

1989
Label and catalog number
Very Small Records VSR 02
Format
10", Compilation · Green translucent with red, yellow, green and blue splatter
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 11 vinyl pressings

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

1980s10 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1989USVery Small Records VSR 02First year10", Compilation · Colored vinyl10", Compilation · Colored vinyl
1989USVery Small Records VSR 0210", Compilation, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing10", Compilation, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing
1989USVery Small Records VSR 02First year10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Compilation · Colored vinyl10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Compilation · Colored vinyl
1989USVery Small Records VSR 02First year10", Compilation · Colored vinyl10", Compilation · Colored vinyl
1989USVery Small Records VSR 02First year10", Compilation · Colored vinyl10", Compilation · Colored vinyl
1989USVery Small Records VSR 02First year10", Compilation · Colored vinyl10", Compilation · Colored vinyl
1989USVery Small Records VSR 02First year10", Compilation · Colored vinyl10", Compilation · Colored vinyl
1989USVery Small Records VSR 02First year10", Compilation · Colored vinyl10", Compilation · Colored vinyl
1989USVery Small Records VSR 02First year10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Compilation · Colored vinyl10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Compilation · Colored vinyl
1989USVery Small Records VSR 02First year10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Compilation · Colored vinyl10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Compilation · Colored vinyl
1990s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1994USToo Many Records Too Many #25 / Very Small Records VS #210", 33 ⅓ RPM, Compilation, Reissue10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Compilation, Reissue

Tracklist

  1. A1Take
  2. A2Tooth Itch
  3. A3I Wanna Be A Homosexual
  4. A4Kamala's Too Nice
  5. A5Die Robot Die
  6. A611:40
  7. A7Rich Boy
  8. B1Peanut Butter
  9. B2Punching Bag
  10. B3Governmental Parasites
  11. B4Chamba
  12. B5Typical
  13. B6Meathouse
  14. B7Do What You Can
  15. B8Ignorance
  16. B9Morals

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of What Are You Pointing At? are there?

11 vinyl pressings of What Are You Pointing At? are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1989 and 1994.

When was What Are You Pointing At? first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1989, in US. One of them is Very Small Records VSR 02, released September 1989.

How do I tell if my copy of What Are You Pointing At? is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VSR 02) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, VSR-2-A-Re VSR-2-A-Re and VSR-2-B L-33712-X. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is What Are You Pointing At? 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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