Please pay attention that there are pressings with first pressing vinyl (large pressing rings), but regular gatefold sleeves (white inside), which are the versions that I see most of the time. They fill the lartge gap between 1984 and 1989 when the rainbo versions has been pressed.

Unfortunately a lot submitters have used these scans of the tip-on sleeve for their versions as well (not seeing the difference I suppose), even for UK pressings!

Just the very first batch has had these old tip-on sleeves!

Have a copy with labels as listed (no SST above side two), but no 37516.___.

Does this release use white cardboard inside, where the records are stored? With a 4" square folded SST / Cruz Records catalog?

40 years later and this still uses the same stampers as the original pressing, how in the f*** does that work?

This is a quality release, the packaging is a sturdy heavy duty cardboard construction. You can see the natural brown color of the cardboard in the sleeve. Plus the records sound great.

A LOT of people are selling the second pressing as first pressing here. It’s quite easy to distinguish them as the labels are different, or rather the pressing ring(s) on the labels.

First pressing = one big pressing ring (as in the pics)
Second pressing = one big and one smaller pressing ring
Later pressings = one small pressing ring

It’s really not that complicated

If you wanna be 100% you’re getting a first press; ask for pics, or just get the UK pressing instead.

Purchased new direct from SST in 2022. One of the cleanest records I’ve received in a long time. Silent also. Gatefold is strong and sturdy. I appreciate they didn’t correct the misprint that was on the original release on the label/cover for Track A5 and D2.

Does anyone know how to differentiate this edition from the 1989 reissue?

Mine has the purple background on the lyrics(just like this release) but has no import sticker

I noticed that you can still buy this album on vinyl directly off of SST’s store - question is are the copies being sold from there new (old) stock original pressings or modern repressings that used the same stampers?

EDIT 9/22: Thanks everyone for your input, I lucked out and scored an original 1st press and I can confirm that it looks like the original wasn’t pressed at Rainbo, but all subsequent repressings were based on the matrix info