The Toasters
Don't Let The Bastards Grind You Down
Moon Ska MR123 CD, released 1997 (U.S.)
Grover GRO-LP 020/GRO-CD 020, released 1997 (Germany)
Tachyon International TR-C-313 CD, released 1997 (Japan)
Moon Ska Brasil/RDS Fonográfica RDL 4086 CD, released 1997 (Brazil)
Moon Ska Brasil MSB 003 CD, released 1997 (Brazil)
Asbestos / Underground Communique UCR/ASB 079 LP, released 2013 (U.S.)
Megalith MEV 010 LP, released 2016 (U.S.)
This album became one of the most successful Toasters albums, mainly due to its timing...1997 was that brief, golden moment when you actually regularly heard third wave ska on the radio. This was a solid Toasters release. The Moon Ska version was only available on CD (there was also a promo CD), but the Grover version had vinyl as well (with somewhat different artwork). Grover released CDs with both versions of the artwork, for some reason. It also came out in Japan and Brazil on CD. I've read that there were two versions of the Brazil CD with different catalogue numbers. I'm going to assume this is true.
In 2013, as part of the 3rd Wave Ska Preservation Society Reissue Project, Asbestos and Underground Communique re-released this one on vinyl - it was a double album with a whole bunch of bonus tracks. 250 copies with the first disc on white vinyl and the second on black, and 250 more of the reverse - black A/B and white C/D. Megalith put out another vinyl edition in 2016 containing some other B-sides.
| Version | Value ($) | Scarcity | Price Trending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moon Ska MR123 CD | 1-3 | 1 | Down |
| Grover GRO-LP 020 Black | 15-20 | 5 | Stable |
| Grover GRO-CD 020 - U.S. Artwork | 3-5 | 4 | Stable |
| Grover GRO-CD 020 - German Artwork | 6-10 | 5 | Stable |
| Tachyon International TR-C-313 CD | 15-20 | 6 | Stable |
| Moon Ska Brasil/RDS Fonográfica RDL 4086 CD | 20-30 | 8 | Stable |
| Moon Ska Brasil MSB 003 CD | 15-25 | 8 | Stable |
| Asbestos/Underground Communique UCR/ASB 079 LP White A/B / Black C/D | 25-35 | 7 | Stable |
| Asbestos/Underground Communique UCR/ASB 079 LP Black A/B / White C/D | 25-35 | 7 | Stable |
| Megalith MEV 010 LP Black | 15-20 | 5 | Stable |
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| Credits | Charlie Leonard: Promo CD information Discogs: Later pressing sleeve images |
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This page was last updated on March 31, 2020.
