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Felt Rocket (Folded)

Front of Sleeve

Back of Sleeve

I don't care what hard core collectors tell you their prize is - the Rocket Pack is still the holy grail of Rocket from the Crypt collecting.  Released by Pushead (this will be a recurring theme here) as part of his fan club, it was limited to 75 copies.  Another 30 were made for the band.  All are hand numbered and signed by Pushead.  Many are on pink marble vinyl, but some range into the red category.  Most of the red ones ended up being used for the Septic Death split. Supposedly, there are a couple (i.e. TWO) on white vinyl.  Don't hold out for those.  

The price for the Rocket Pack was starting to come down a bit in 2007, which is when I locked up my copy, but I have not seen one for sale since, so who knows where the value will go the next time it appears for sale.  The wide price range I have given here represents all of the prices for which I have seen it sold over the past few years.  The sleeve is great for this one - It has a semi-standard foldover paper sleeve, but then it also comes with a felt rocket, which folds around the whole thing.  Good times.  Definitely the crown jewel of my collection.

I thought it would be fun and informative to steal Enrico's Love Buzz idea from sliver.it and assemble an owner's list for the Rocket Pack.  Take a look...it's starting to come together.

Summary:

Sleeve: Paper, enclosed in a felt rocket

Pink

Red

Single #2.  This one came out on everybody's favorite Italian label, Helter Skelter.  It exists on both yellow and black vinyl.  I have new information on this one (thanks to Toby for the heads up), so I need to rewrite my previous entry.

Here's what we now know: there are two different black vinyl versions - each with different labels.  I may have determined which came first.  All of the black ones have stamps on them in Italian, but upon examining both black versions next to each other, I discovered that there is a difference between the two stamps.  They are almost identical, except that one has a "1" in the middle and the other has a "2".  I am now fairly sure these refer to first and second pressings.    

- Original black copies have small center holes, Yum Kippered labels on the A sides, and spiral text labels on the B sides.  This one also has an Italian stamp on the A side label with a "1" in the middle.  There's a picture below, but it is really hard to see the "1" in it...it's there, though.

- Second pressing black copies have Helter Skelter labels on the A sides, and Yum Kippered labels with Italian stamps on them on the B-sides.  This Italian stamp has a "2" in the middle.

- The yellow copies look to have been a third pressing.  They did not seem to appear until much later.  They have large-cut center holes, Yum Kippered labels minus the Italian stamps on the A sides, and spiral text labels on the B sides.  The spiral text on these looks like that of the 1st pressing labels, just squeezed together to fit a large-cut hole.  The yellow one also comes with an unused 7" label, containing a picture of Speedo with GG Allin.  What I can almost guarantee happened here is this: when Helter Skelter went to press the yellow copies, the label was given the Speedo/GG label to use on one side of the record.  However, the re-press had a large-cut hole, which would have entirely cut out the faces on the Speedo/GG labels, so they had to go another route...and that route ended up being using the labels from the original pressing but slightly modified.  

Of course, the yellow ones sell for more than the either of the black ones because people like color vinyl.  They look like the later pressing, though.

Summary:

Sleeve: Paper foldover

Black Side A 1st	Black Side B 1st	Stamp - 1st
Black Side A 2nd	Black Side B 2nd	Stamp - 2nd
Yellow Side A	Yellow Side B	Unused Label

1st Press

2nd Press Sleeve

Rocket's Sympathy debut.  This was originally a really cool picture disc.  A handful of the pic discs (I have heard 50) are floating around that have a red line around the border (thanks to Yuck Foo for the image).  A mispressed version has also surfaced that has the same image on the front and the back of the record.  

It was later re-pressed as a normal black vinyl disc with a picture sleeve, and that version came with two of five RFTC pogs.  It turns out there are many label variations for this pressing.  Four of the variations are shown below.  I know there is at least one other.  The main one is labels made to look like the two sides of the picture disc.  The other ones all appear to be generic Sympathy labels.   The first four variations below are on solid black vinyl.  The fifth one is on transparent black vinyl, which is slightly lighter in weight.  Please let me know by email if you have a different version. 

Summary:

Sleeve: Pic Disc - clear PVC. Black repress - paper foldover.

Pic Disc - Side A	Pic Disc - Side B	Pic Disc - Red Border
2nd: V1 - Side A	2nd: V2 Side A&B	2nd: V3 Side A
2nd: V4 Side A&B	2nd: V5 Side A&B	2nd Press Pogs (Uncut Sheet)

Limited to 2916 copies, all on blue vinyl.  The unconditional love of Rocket from the Crypt meets Sub Pop.  Fabulous single.

Summary:

Sleeve: Full glossy

Rocket was apparently busy during the summer of '92.  This one was a one-sided MC5 cover...brutal record.  500 copies on gold vinyl, some (I have heard 50) come with Mardi Gras-esque beads.  There is also theoretically a version of this pressed in very limited quantities (8-10) that has a full-color sleeve.  

Summary:

Sleeve: Red paper, sealed in plastic with a rocket sticker

Back of Sleeve w/ Beads

The Rocket Pack wasn't enough, huh?  Pushead had to torture the collecting community with this one as well.  Limited to 100 copies...in theory.  It is numbered out of 100.  However, according to Pushead, there were actually only 85 of these released.  Perhaps he is still hanging onto the other 15.  There is an image below of a catalogue he sent out in 1995 advertising some of his leftover vinyl (thanks to Frank Wegner for the pic).  The catalogue is consistent with the 85 copy claim.    

The Rocket 7" is red and the Septic Death one is yellow.  The Rocket disc is the exact same one that went into the Rocket Pack.  In fact, leftover copies from that pressing were used for this release.  The sleeve glows in the dark.  It also comes with stickers for both bands.  

Summary:

Sleeve: Paper foldover glow-in-the-dark

RFTC 7"	Septic Death 7"	Insert
Sticker	Sticker	Pushead Catalogue

Bluish Sleeve


Yellowish Sleeve

Black vinyl.  Limited to 1000 numbered copies.  There is a slight sleeve variation that I noticed.  Some sleeves are on bluish paper, and others on yellowish paper.  I don't know if it was an even split between the two types of sleeves, but they seem to be equally prevalent in the market.  I have reports from others who also own both sleeve variations, and there seems to be no definitive pattern in the numbering.  I have also heard that there were some of these (50) pressed on pink vinyl, but have never seen one.  

Summary:

Sleeve: Paper foldover

Rumors: Pink vinyl version, reportedly limited to 50 copies

This was a great single.  I can say that for most of these, though.  All on black vinyl, and came with two inserts: one is a Merge update, and the other is some track info, printed on what appears to be a piece of postage stamp paper.

Summary:

Sleeve: Paper foldover

Inserts

Released on both clear and black vinyl.  The clear version is much rarer, and consequently more expensive. 

Summary:

Sleeve: Full glossy

Grey Sleeve, Pink & Yellow Ink

Brown Sleeve, Red & Black Ink

Grey Sleeve, Glow-in-the-Dark & Black Ink

Pushead strikes again.  This record has three different sleeves (but thankfully, the vinyl is the same - black - for all three).  All are signed and hand-numbered by Pushead and sent to his fan club.  The sleeves are: 1. Grey granite sleeve, pink & yellow ink - 300 copies. 2. Brown granite sleeve, red & black ink - 69 copies. 3. Grey granite sleeve, glow-in-the-dark & black ink - 48 copies (sorry about the image...best one I can get right now).  the sleeves are all on thick paper stock.  The record comes with an insert.

Summary:

Sleeve: Thick-stock paper - see above for variations.

Insert Version 1

Insert Version 2

1st Sleeve

2nd Sleeve - Red

3rd Sleeve - Blue

Originally released in conjunction with Speed Kills Magazine #4.  The record came in a white paper sleeve with a couple of things stamped on it, which was stapled to the mag.  The first press was on black vinyl.  It was later re-pressed in two forms: red vinyl, red thick paper sleeve, and then black vinyl (identical to the 1st press), blue paper sleeve.  The later pressings were numbered, so we can guess how many of each were made.  Red-sleeved ones seem to roughly span numbers from 1-2000, and blue ones go from around 2000 up.  I don't think they go beyond 3000, though, which would mean the blue sleeves are more scarce.

Summary:

Sleeve: 1st - thin white paper w/ stamps, 2nd - thicker red paper, 3rd - thicker blue paper.

1st/3rd Press	2nd Press
1st Press Mag	1st Press Insert

Showcasing one of the great live songs of Rocket's tenure, this was Rocket's second and last single on Merge.  Black vinyl, full glossy sleeve with die-cut center.  The original release came with an insert.  It was re-pressed four years later, which caused the bottom to drop out of the market for this record.  The re-release did not include the insert.

Summary:

Sleeve: Full glossy sleeve with die-cut center

Insert

This might be the only Pushead-related record I have ever seen that is not worth anything.  All on black vinyl.  There must have been many of these pressed, as it is a pretty easy and inexpensive find.  

HOWEVER...there is also a record out there that was a rejected test pressing of the Rocket version of this record.  It is a completely different record, containing Cut It Loose, Glazed, and Pressure's On.  There are EIGHT of them in existence, and it was sent out by Pushead in an inside-out sleeve, signed and hand-numbered, along with all sorts of other goodies, including a sculpture.  Not an easy find.  The image of the whole set of items comes from pusfan.com. 

Summary:

Sleeve: Cardboard gatefold

RFTC - SOUR 2V	Butchers - SOUR 3V	Rejected Test Press Sleeve
Rejected Test Press	Close-up of Rejected Test Press Number	Rejected Test Press - Full Set

You told me I couldn't include compilations with singles.  I defied you. Vehemently.  I am putting the ones in here that I think matter to the collection.   This is one of those.  Black vinyl.

Summary:

Sleeve: Full glossy

5" Sleeve

7" Sleeve

Exactly what the title says - RFTC covers two songs by the Music Machine.  Originally released as a 5", then later as a 7".  The 5" and 7" are easy to find on black vinyl, but there were also 300 of the 5" made on pink vinyl.  The 5" is 33 RPM and the 7" is 45 RPM.

Summary:

Sleeve: Full glossy

Pink 5"

Black 5"

Black 7"

Here we go.  Ah, the Tattoo record.  One of the more legendary moments in the story of Rocket from the Crypt.  Pressed as one of the rewards for fans who got RFTC tattoos (along with theoretically getting into all of the band's shows for free).  I don't know exactly how many of these were pressed, but it could not have been many.  I would say a couple of hundred tops.  They ran out pretty quickly...I am guessing that the band did not anticipate that as many people would get inked as eventually happened.  Anyway, it is a one-sided record - clear vinyl with print on one side showing through the vinyl, so it appears as a picture disc, but isn't.  Personalized by the band for each member of the army.  Highly sought...which, of course, annoys some people.  There are a lot of people out there who get pissed off about copies of this record being sold.  I am of the opinion that if the owner wants to unload it, it is entirely up to them.  Of course, I think it is asinine to want to sell it, but not everyone is all that into vinyl.  A strange idea, I know.  As it is, the only people who received these records modified their bodies before doing so, and so, as you can imagine, they are not sold very often.  It does happen, though. 

Summary:

Sleeve: Clear PVC

Side A


Etched Side B

Released by the band as a mail-order giveaway.  I recall this as being related to the Atomjack email list (hence "I Flame You"...), but others remember it differently as an item available through the Speedo's Army mailing list.  One-sided black vinyl release.  The b-side is etched.  I always thought this one would be more valuable than it has proven to be.  You never can tell sometimes.

Summary:

Sleeve: Clear PVC

Rocket from the Crypt invades Europe...and our lives have never been the same since.  Black vinyl UK release.  Also released as a cd (ELM32CDS).  The cd came with a sticker.  

Summary:

Sleeve: Foldover thick-stock paper in clear PVC sleeve

Sticker (from CD)

The Euro-assault continued with this single.  Same deal as the last one - black vinyl UK release.  Also released as a cd (ELM33CDS) including the song "Lumps".

Summary:

Sleeve: Foldover thick-stock paper in clear PVC sleeve

7"

CD

CD1 Sleeve

CD2 Sleeve

CD3 Sleeve

No vinyl here, but I am including it for completeness.  Three cds released separately, but the first one came in a fold-out pack designed to hold all three.  Tracks: On a Rope, Alone, Who Needs You, Young Livers (Mark Radcliffe Session), On a Rope (Live from the White Room), Allergic Reaction, Transcendent Crankiness, Suit City (Mark Radcliffe Session), On a Rope (live), You and I, Don't Darlene (Mark Radcliffe Session - and incidentally, the best version of this one ever recorded), and Lorna Doom (Mark Radcliffe Session).

Summary:

CD1

CD2

CD3

Referred to as "Tattoo Single #2," this single was released in conjunction with a pair of Rocket from the Crypt in-store performances in London.  Black vinyl with plain white labels.  It also came with a jukebox tag with the tracks printed on it, and the ones given away at the in-stores were wrapped in posters advertising the in-stores.  Some other copies ended up in various London record stores, and some others were given away to Tattoo club members.  Purportedly no more than 200 were pressed.  I originally had the value for this one listed as $50-$80, because that was the range of the prices the record fetched the last few times it was auctioned.  However, it had been a good long time before one was sold.  I did have one conflicting report of someone who sold one back in 2004 for a LOT more (we're talkin' 350 euros).  That is not a normal price for this record.  Another was finally auctioned in November 2008.  It went for just over $200.  That seems to be the more realistic range these days.  There is another listed as I type this, and I will keep an eye on it.  

Summary:

Sleeve: Plain paper

Jukebox Tag

Poster

This comp has a good Rocket song on it, but I was always put off by the production quality of it.  I don't know what happened, but it sounds funny.  It makes me feel uncomfortable in weird places.  Black vinyl.

Summary:

Sleeve: Thick-stock paper foldover 

This one was a cd-only release, put out in conjunction with the release of the RFTC album.  It was given away with purchases of the RFTC album while the band was on tour in 1998.   

Summary:

Sleeve: Full cardboard

This record is cool.  It is shaped like the Rocket logo.  Not much else to say.  I would really like to hear Tiger Feet Tonite released in a different format.  Maybe I am crazy, but I think the picture disc production detracted slightly from the sound quality.  

Summary:

Sleeve: Clear PVC

7" Sleeve

CD1 Sleeve

CD2 Sleeve

Part of the UK single assault of 1998 in support of the RFTC album.  Black vinyl. Also exists as a two-part cd single (ELM48CDS1 and ELM48CDS2) minus Hot Heart.  The songs included on the cds are Heads are Gonna Roll, Cheetah, When in Rome (Do the Jerk), and Strangehold.

Summary:

Sleeve: Full glossy

7"

CD1

CD2

If I recall correctly, this is a different version of Lumps from the others.  Black vinyl. 

Summary:

Sleeve: Full glossy

7" Sleeve

CD1 Sleeve

CD2 Sleeve

More UK fun.  There were so many tracks released on these that they could have made a whole other album out of...oh wait...they did.  Anyway, same story as Lipstick - black vinyl, also released as a two-part cd single (ELM49CDS1 and ELM49CDS2).  Included on the cds are the tracks Turkish Revenge, Crack Attack, U.S. Army (mislabeled - actually U.S. Aim), and Raped By Ape.  

Summary:

Sleeve: Full glossy

7"

CD1

CD2

This single came with Gearhead magazine #10.  The track is spelled "Delorian" on the label...I choose to believe the sleeve spelling.  Black vinyl. 

Summary:

Sleeve: Paper foldover

Test pressing: Clear vinyl, small hole, white labels

	Test Press
Full Sleeve

This single was the inaugural release of Glazed Records, a project undertaken by Bill, who did the original rftc.com site (whatever happened to Bill?  I lost touch with him after 2000 or so).  Released on several colors: 200 on gold/black mixed vinyl, 550 on red vinyl, and 2000 on black vinyl.  It came with an insert.  There are also supposedly 5-8 copies on straight yellow vinyl.  I think there are more than that, but I'm just one guy talkin'.  The black vinyl version was later re-pressed, but without the insert.  Thanks to RAB for the test press image.

Summary:

Sleeve: Full glossy

Test Press	Insert 1	Insert 2

Another split 7" - this one pressed on several colors of vinyl.  Grey is the rarest - 300 copies.  However, despite its scarcity, it seems to surface fairly often, and does not sell for too high a price.  There were also 500 on blue, 800 on orange, and 2000 on white.  It came in a thick white cardboard embossed full sleeve with a velum insert.  Thanks to RAB for the test press pic.

Summary:

Sleeve: Full thick white embossed cardboard

Test Press
		Insert

Rocket from the Crypt's swan song...theoretically.  Almost all on black vinyl, aside from 100 pressed on red.  The red one is difficult to find, and can sell for an awful lot of money at times, considering it is still a fairly recent release.  

Summary:

Sleeve: Thick-stock foldover glossy

Insert

Front of Sleeve


Back of Sleeve

This is one of my favorites of Rocket's bootlegs.  Limited to 1000 hand-numbered copies.  Black vinyl.

Summary:

Sleeve: Paper foldover, hand-numbered

1st Press

2nd Press

This record contains the three tracks that (for a while) could only be found on the original Japanese version of All Systems Go, along with one live track recorded in Japan.  This was (theoretically) originally pressed in an edition of 500.  Many variations of sleeves exist for this pressing.  Then, there was an additional pressing of 300 with a black & white, completely different sleeve.  That one is hand-numbered out of 300.  The vinyl is identical for both pressings: all transparent black (brown tint).

Summary:

Sleeve: Paper foldover

This is the one of a wave of bootlegs that appeared along with Rocket from the Crypt's mid-90s takeover of the UK.  Two 7"s and two 12"s surfaced, all around the same time.  Black vinyl.  Frank Wegner tells me the band was selling this and the Star Search record below on their 1996 European tour.  According to Frank, the band said that they caught the bootlegger before he could get the records into stores, and they took over.

Summary:

Sleeve: Full glossy

Another in the line of 1996 UK bootlegs.  Black vinyl.  As stated above, word is the band caught the bootlegger and started selling these on their 1996 European tour at their shows.  

Summary:

Sleeve: Full glossy

The title pretty much says it all.  This cd surfaced very soon after the band made its triumphant return to the UK to promote RFTC in 1998.  Recorded in July, and I am pretty sure I got it in Japan in August.  Excellent version of Lipstick, and the instrumental "Watusi '98" is one of my favorite instrumentals of all time.  Frank Wegner told me that Rocket was selling these when they were on tour in Germany in 1998.  So...did they actually catch a bootlegger, as they purportedly said for the two 7"s, or did they have a hand in the production?  Interesting...

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