The Toasters
Thrill Me Up
Skaloid SKL8001 LP / SKLC 8001 Cassette / SKLD 8001 CD, released 1988 (U.S.)
Skaloid SKLC 8001 Cassette / SKLD 8001 CD, released 1988 (Netherlands)
Moon Records Europe MRE021 LP / MR021 Cassette, released 1990 (U.S.)
Moon Records MR021CD, released 1995 (U.S.)
Black Butcher Classics BBC006 LP, released 2013 (Germany)
The Toasters' Thrill Me Up album, much like Skaboom!, did not initially come out on Moon. The first run of these was on Skaloid Records (the ska arm of Celluloid). A couple of years later, a vinyl version appeared with different artwork. This version was produced in Europe and released in the States. Both records are fairly easy to find. The Skaloid cassette came in two versions: one with a grey cassette shell (the U.S. version) and one with a black shell (the Dutch version). There were also subtle differences between the two inserts: the Dutch one had a barcode, while the U.S. one did not. The black shell version is reportedly very rare.
Thrill Me Up was later re-released on CD on Moon, in 1995. I had heard that there was a Moon Ska Europe version of this one (carrying the MOON CD 004 catalogue number) - I have not ever seen this one, though. I don't think it actually happened. Plus, that Moon Ska Europe catalogue number went to This Gun for Hire.
In 2013, the German label, Black Butcher Classics, re-pressed the album on vinyl for the first time in many years. It had artwork that was very similar to the original release. That one's readily available. All of the vinyl versions were black.
| Version | Value ($) | Scarcity | Price Trending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skaloid SKL8001 Black | 8-12 | 3 | Stable |
| Moon MRE021 Black | 6-10 | 3 | Down |
| Black Butcher Classics BBC006 Black | 8-12 | 1 | Stable |
 Skaloid SKL8001 |
 Moon MRE021 |
| Credits | Charlie Leonard: Cassette information. Discogs: Black Butcher image |
|---|---|
| Rumors | Moon Ska Europe version |
This page was last updated on March 19, 2020.
