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Rocket's debut album, released on Headhunter.  There are black and solid yellow versions of this record, but the yellow version was a much later pressing (late-'90s).  The early black copies came with inserts.  I am fairly sure that no later pressings did.  The early sleeves have tiny "Printed in Canada" marks on the backs of the sleeves.  The later ones do not.  The yellow version has a gold "Limited Edition Color Vinyl" sticker on the front of the sleeve (on the outer plastic).  

At any rate, the yellow one is rarer, and consequently more expensive.  My copy actually smells like paint.  Thanks to RAB for the test press image.

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Test Press	Insert

Yeah, it's a compilation, but I consider this to be an important early appearance for Rocket from the Crypt.  Contains the songs Nail Biter and Battery Licker.  Black vinyl. 

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One of the band's greatest efforts.  The vinyl showed up on a couple of colors, some rarer than others.  Other than black, the solid yellow one is the most common version.  The blue and purple are rarer, and the orange is the rarest.  The purple one...well, there is a true purple one, and then there is a blue one with bits of purple in it.  Thanks to Frank Wegner for notifying me of the blue version.  The blue ones seem to surface more often than the straight purple ones.  I have no idea about exact quantities.  This summary is just based on experience.  The yellow version (as with Paint as a Fragrance) was a much later pressing (late-'90s).  

The early sleeves have tiny "Printed in Canada" marks on the backs of the sleeves.  The later ones do not.  The yellow version has a gold "Limited Edition Color Vinyl" sticker on the front of the sleeve (on the outer plastic).  

Circa: Now! was re-released a couple of times in later years, but not on vinyl.  The test pressing came in a sleeve designed by Mike Stobbe (thanks to RAB for the test press pics).

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Test Press Sleeve	Test Press

Not to be mistaken with the Japanese cd-only release "All Systems Go!" on Toy's Factory earlier that year (very different track listing).  A compilation of material from the band's early singles.  Black vinyl.  Comes with the booklet that was used for the cd version as an insert.

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Greatest Christmas compilation ever.  This 1993 10" has a number of highlights in addition to the Rocket song.  It may exist on color vinyl...most things on Sympathy did.  I have not seen it, though.  This record was paired with its sequel and re-released later as a double CD.  

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Insert

This record actually caught fire and melted my last turntable.  The tracks from this record made frequent appearances in the band's live sets.  They would regularly play at least the first three songs in order.  Most of these were on black vinyl, but there were also 300 on blue marble vinyl and a handful (supposedly about 30) on pink marble vinyl (thanks to Yuck Foo for the pic).  Thanks to RAB for the test press image.

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I have never seen the bottom drop out of the value of a record the way it did for this one.  Limited to an overall press run of 5000-7500 (I have heard both numbers), this record was highly sought after in the record community for many years.  It was not released in cd form for a very long time, and so, in order to get most of these tracks, you had to track down the vinyl (between the Japanese and Australian cd versions of Scream, Dracula, Scream, all of the tracks were made available in cd form, but the album itself was not released on cd until 2002.  In that 7-year gap, Hot Charity's value skyrocketed.  I have seen it sold anywhere from $80-$125.  Once the cd came out, the value of the vinyl plummeted.  It was something to behold.  I picked up a red vinyl copy for $25 at one point there.  Anyway, as I mentioned, there were either 5000 or 7500 total pressed.  Either 500 or 1000 of those were on red vinyl (1000 is the number I have heard most often).  There was also a UK version released on Elemental - no idea how many of those there were.  

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UK Version	Insert

This album is important.  It means something.  Rocket's major label debut - the vinyl was released on Headhunter, though.  Basically all were on black vinyl.  I say basically because...well, rumor has it that there were 10 (TEN!  Why do they do this to us?) pressed on black & white swirled vinyl.  I have never seen one, so I can't confirm this.

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Rumors: Black & White swirled vinyl version.  If you have one, please let me know.

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Sympathy had the U.S. vinyl for this album, another major label record for Rocket from the Crypt.  In theory, there were 500 of these pressed on orange vinyl.  I think there were many more on orange, and that the black one is actually the rarer version.  Neither is particularly tough to find.  Comes with a nice booklet as an insert.  There was also a UK version on Elemental.

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UK Version	Insert Booklet

And from the pit of blackness emerges the Swami with a slab of greatness.  Most of these are on black vinyl.  There are some on red, though there were not many, and it is getting fairly expensive to procure.  Thanks to RAB for the red vinyl images.

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Test Press Side A	Test Press Side C
Red Side A	Red Side C
Black Side A	Black Side C

A fun (or annoying, depending on how cool you are) record, where a label affixed to the sleeve is attached to the record, so that you actually have to cut it out in order to get to the vinyl.  Originally a pressing of 3000, with 100 on clear blue vinyl.  Later re-pressed.  The later pressings look no different from the originals, so it is tough to know which you have unless you bought it when it came out.  The blue ones are becoming really expensive (thanks to RAB for the pic).

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Nothing much to report here.  Black vinyl.  Available everywhere.

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All on black vinyl.  Easy to find. 

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This one bothers me.  The most unnecessary Rocket record in history.  Includes the tracks from The State of Art is On Fire, the Music Machine single, the Boychucker single, and the On the Prowl single.  Same versions.  No value whatsoever.  UK release.  Black vinyl.

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Pink Insert

Green Insert

Light Green Insert

Limited to 300 copies - this is a one-sided 12" that contains the same tracks that showed up on the In the White Room and Star Search 7"s.  Plain black sleeve with a hand-numbered insert, which apparently came in a couple of different colors.  Blue vinyl, one side of which has a very cool Rocket print on it.  It can sell for a fair amount of money.

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Blue Insert

Off-white Insert

Test Press Insert

This contains exactly the same recordings as the one above...this one just has a 1981 Misfits set on the flip side.  Also limited to 300 copies with a plain black sleeve and hand-numbered insert.  I have seen this sell for a lot of money.  Must be the Misfits collectors getting in on it.  Of course, this was the one I didn't buy when I had the chance, since I already had all of the tracks on multiple other releases.  These were all on white vinyl (as far as I know).  However, I recently came across a test pressing of it on black vinyl.  The inserts (the two on separate pieces of paper) are taped to the inner sleeve, and the 300 is crossed out and replaced with a number out of 15.  If it were just the inserts that were altered, I would be skeptical, but the fact that it is on a different color of vinyl tells me that it is a legit test pressing.  

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Test Press