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The Parable Of Arable Land vinyl value

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$32
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3 eBay asks
Every quoted ask sits on a 2025-or-later pressing. The 1988 pressings have no quoted range right now.
Live eBay asks, Sep 15, 2026; sold prices usually close lower. How we price

Red Krayola, The Familiar Ugly — The Parable Of Arable Land: pressings we track

PressingCatalogCountryNotesAsking
2025 International ArtistsIA-LP2PSYFIEuropeReissue, Remasteredfrom $32
5 more pressings we track (no quoted eBay range)
PressingCatalogCountryNotes
1988 DecalLIK 20UKReissue
1999 Get BackGET533ItalyReissue
1999 Get BackGET533ItalyReissue, Different Back Cover
2014 CharlyCHARLY L 142UK & EuropeReissue, Remastered, Mono
Undated Get BackGET 90533ItalyReissue, Red Clear

No quoted range right now (why). Scan your copy in the app for a current read.

6 pressings tracked · catalog of 974,753 releases, August 2026

What separates the pressings

Earliest, 1988Decal, UK (reissue, not a standard run); runout “LIK 20 A1 MPO”.
Collector variants2014 UK & Europe: Reissue, Remastered, Mono; Undated Italy: Reissue, Red Clear. Pressed in small numbers, and priced accordingly.
Reissues, 1999+3 pressings. Easy to find, priced as listening copies.

How to identify your copy

Three checks, in the order worth doing them.

  1. 1

    Match the catalog number. It is printed on the spine and the record label. Check it together with the country against the pressings table above: the same number can appear in more than one country.

  2. 2

    Read the runout. The code etched in the dead wax near the label names the exact pressing. On the 1988 UK pressing it reads “LIK 20 A1 MPO” on side one and “LIK 20 B1 MPO” on side two. Sleeves migrate between copies over the years; the etching stays with the record.

  3. 3

    Grade the condition. Condition multiplies the price: near mint can bring several times what a VG copy does. Vinyl and sleeve get separate grades; the scale is in our grading guide.

Discs and jackets part ways over the decades: a 1988 sleeve proves nothing about the record inside it. The runout etching and the label decide the pressing; the cover never does.

Questions

Which pressing of The Parable Of Arable Land is worth the most?

Early pressings lead — the earliest we track are from 1988. Scarcer variants (the 2014 “Reissue, Remastered, Mono” and the undated “Reissue, Red Clear”) can beat an ordinary early copy. After that it is all condition: the gap between near mint and VG is usually larger than the gap between pressings.

How do I tell which pressing I have?

Match the catalog number on the spine and label against the table above, check the country, then read the etched code in the runout groove. On the 1988 UK pressing the runout reads “LIK 20 A1 MPO”. A period jacket with a later disc inside is still a reissue.

How much is The Parable Of Arable Land worth today?

Sellers ask from $32 for the later pressings we have quotes on (eBay, Sep 15, 2026). The 1988 pressings have no quoted range right now. Sold prices usually close lower. Scan your copy in the app for the range on your exact pressing and condition.

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