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
Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1989
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.
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.
VSR-2-A-Re VSR-2-A-ReSide A, etched
VSR-2-B L-33712-XSide B, etched
VSR-2-A-Re VSR-2-A-ReSide A runout
VSR-2-B L-33712-XSide B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | US | Very Small Records VSR 02First year10", Compilation · Colored vinyl | 10", Compilation · Colored vinyl |
| 1989 | US | Very Small Records VSR 0210", Compilation, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 10", Compilation, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1989 | US | Very Small Records VSR 02First year10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Compilation · Colored vinyl | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Compilation · Colored vinyl |
| 1989 | US | Very Small Records VSR 02First year10", Compilation · Colored vinyl | 10", Compilation · Colored vinyl |
| 1989 | US | Very Small Records VSR 02First year10", Compilation · Colored vinyl | 10", Compilation · Colored vinyl |
| 1989 | US | Very Small Records VSR 02First year10", Compilation · Colored vinyl | 10", Compilation · Colored vinyl |
| 1989 | US | Very Small Records VSR 02First year10", Compilation · Colored vinyl | 10", Compilation · Colored vinyl |
| 1989 | US | Very Small Records VSR 02First year10", Compilation · Colored vinyl | 10", Compilation · Colored vinyl |
| 1989 | US | Very Small Records VSR 02First year10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Compilation · Colored vinyl | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Compilation · Colored vinyl |
| 1989 | US | Very Small Records VSR 02First year10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Compilation · Colored vinyl | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Compilation · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | US | Too Many Records Too Many #25 / Very Small Records VS #210", 33 ⅓ RPM, Compilation, Reissue | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Compilation, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of What Are You Pointing At? are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1989 and 1994.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in US. One of them is Very Small Records VSR 02, released September 1989.
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.
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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