The inaugural Toasters single. This one started it all. It was actually released on Ice Bear Records, but was assigned Moon catalogue numbers - Toast 1 for side A and Toast 2 for side B. I recall it being a pressing of 1,000 copies, but I don't remember where I got that. This is a difficult record to find, though it has shown up more often in recent years. It stayed in a consistent price range ($40-50) for many years, but has come down a bit.
In 2014, Megalith re-pressed the Beat Up single on grey marble vinyl and white vinyl. They used leftover sleeves from the original pressing. Limited to 500 copies (though some sources say 250).
Version | Approximate value ($) | Scarcity | Price Trending |
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Toast 1/Toast 2 Black | 25-30 | 6 | Stable |
MEV005 Grey Marble | 5-8 | 6 | Stable |
MEV005 White | 5-8 | 6 | Stable |
Sleeve | Full Paper Sleeve |
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This page was last updated on February 29, 2020.
This is not a ska record. It is also rather hard to find. There was an East of Eden LP released containing these two tracks as well (along with four others). That one came out under the Dieter Osten name. This record is fairly scarce, but it has become easier to find and more inexpensive recently. I believe there were 1,000 copies.
Version | Approximate value ($) | Scarcity | Price Trending |
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Toast 3/Toast 4 Black | 10-15 | 5 | Down |
Sleeve | Full Paper Sleeve |
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This page was last updated on February 29, 2020.
Six Pack # 1
Talk Is Cheap b/w Try and Try Again
Moon Records - Toast 13/Toast 14 7", released 1987 (U.S.)
Assigned "MR015" number in later Moon catalogues
The Toasters strike back! Or "again," at any rate. Solid second single. A split with Beat Brigade, limited to 1,000 copies on black vinyl.
Version | Approximate value ($) | Scarcity | Price Trending |
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Toast 13/Toast 14 Black | 10-15 | 5 | Stable |
Sleeve | Full Paper Sleeve |
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This page was last updated on March 18, 2020.
Six Pack # 2
Overcast b/w Bruise in Me
Moon Records - Toast 15/Toast 16 7", released 1987 (U.S.)
Assigned "MR013" number in later Moon catalogues
Ska/mod split single extravaganza! This was the only item released with the Legal Gender name on it...soon thereafter, the band became the N.Y. Citizens. I have heard that some of the copies that were sold later on had N.Y. Citizens stickers placed over the Legal Gender name. I have not seen one of those, though. The Scene was a fun mod band that included Luis Zuluaga, later of Slackers fame.
This one is fairly scarce. It was the last record to carry the Toast catalogue numbers. There was a Toast 17/18 single planned for the band Second Step, but it never happened. They switched over to "MR" numbering from this point onward.
Version | Approximate value ($) | Scarcity | Price Trending |
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Toast 15/Toast 16 Black | 15-20 | 6 | Stable |
Sleeve | Full Paper Sleeve |
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This page was last updated on March 18, 2020.
Eventually, Grover Records in Germany decided to put the later "Record of Convictions" album out on vinyl. To that point, believe it or not, this single was the only piece of Scofflaws vinyl out there. Do you believe that? This one can be a tough find, and it's gotten a bit more expensive, but the price is more or less stable. Both songs can be found on the "Ska in Hi-Fi" album.
Version | Value ($) | Scarcity | Price Trending |
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MR051 Blue | 15-20 | 4 | Stable |
Sleeve | Plain White Paper Sleeve |
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This page was last updated on March 29, 2020.
The Moon Ska clear vinyl series begins here. Moon put out ten different singles, limited to 1,000 hand-numbered copies each. Half of them are very easy to locate and inexpensive. The other half can be very tough to track down, and some of those can be a bit on the pricy side. I never expected that the New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble to be one of the tougher finds, but I had to dig this up from an online retailer in France to find my copy. It should not be particularly expensive, but it seems to be pretty scarce. Both tracks are from the Low Blow album.
Version | Value ($) | Scarcity | Price Trending |
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MR060 Clear | 15-25 | 4 | Stable |
Sleeve | Thick-stock white paper sleeve |
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This page was last updated on March 29, 2020.
The Toasters clear single is one of the mid-range ones. Somewhat hard to find and can cost a few bucks, but not too bad on either count. The labels on this one seem to have been printed backwards...side A says "light side," but it is printed on the "dark side" label. I am not sure if all copies are printed this way, but it is likely that they are. Both of these tracks are from the "Hard Band For Dead" album.
Version | Value ($) | Scarcity | Price Trending |
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MR063 Clear | 15-25 | 5 | Stable |
Sleeve | Thick-stock white paper sleeve |
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This page was last updated on March 29, 2020.
This has typically been one of the most commonly available singles in the clear vinyl series. It's gotten more scarce lately. Both tracks are from the Dance With Me album.
Version | Value ($) | Scarcity | Price Trending |
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MR064 Clear | 10-15 | 5 | Stable |
Sleeve | Thick-Stock White Paper Sleeve |
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This page was last updated on March 29, 2020.
The Slackers' 2-Face 7" is one of the more valuable entries in the Moon Ska clear vinyl series. These versions of both songs can be found on the Better Late than Never album. When this 7" was released, the album was only available in one format (the original Moon Ska CD). The vinyl versions of the songs sounded much better. Since then, there have been several vinyl versions of the album, as well as a re-mastered CD version, so the sound quality of the single no longer stands out above the rest. Hand-numbered out of 1,000.
Version | Value ($) | Scarcity | Price Trending |
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MR073 Clear | 35-45 | 4 | Volatile |
Sleeve | Plain white cardboard sleeve |
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This page was last updated on February 13, 2020.
The Let's Go Bowling clear 7" edition is in the moderate range with respect to both value and scarcity. Both tracks are off of Mr. Twist.
Version | Value ($) | Scarcity | Price Trending |
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MR074 Clear | 12-15 | 4 | Stable |
Sleeve | Thick-Stock White Paper Sleeve |
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This page was last updated on Macrh 29, 2020.
The Pietasters' Moon Ska single is one of the more expensive entries in the clear vinyl series. Both of these songs appeared on the band's Willis album, but that one came out after the band jumped ship from Moon to Hellcat. The versions of the two tracks on this single were earlier versions than the ones that were eventually released on Willis. These versions were, however, also released elsewhere. They came out on the Comply CD.
Version | Value ($) | Scarcity | Price Trending |
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MR075 Clear | 20-30 | 5 | Stable |
Sleeve | Thick-Stock White Paper Sleeve |
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This page was last updated on January 19, 2020.
This one was the easiest of the clear vinyl singles to find for many years, but it's gotten a bit tougher to find and more expensive. The two tracks on this one came from the album, "...The Infamous", which was actually not a Moon Ska release (it came out on Radical Records).
Version | Value ($) | Scarcity | Price Trending |
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MR089 Clear | 15-20 | 5 | Stable |
Sleeve | Thick-Stock White Paper Sleeve |
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This page was last updated on March 30, 2020.
Buford O'Sullivan contributes to the Moon Ska 7" series. This single is the only one that came with anything other than the white cardboard sleeve. It came with an insert containing the lyrics to two of the tracks that looked kind of like a sleeve. The first song was on the Skankaholics Unanimous compilation, and the other two came out on Buford's The Club of Hopes and Fears album.
Version | Value ($) | Scarcity | Price Trending |
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MR095 Clear | 12-15 | 5 | Stable |
Sleeve | Thick-stock white paper sleeve |
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This page was last updated on March 30, 2020.
MU330...this band developed a bit of a following from the ska-punk crowd, and, as a result, this single became the most valuable in the clear vinyl series. It stayed that way for many years. Weirdly, this is one of the only clear vinyl Moon Ska singles that has come down in price recently. Both songs were on the "Club Rangoon" album (Asian Man Records), but the versions on the 7" were unique to the single.
Version | Value ($) | Scarcity | Price Trending |
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MR096 Clear | 15-20 | 5 | Stable |
Sleeve | Thick-stock white paper sleeve |
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This page was last updated on March 30, 2020.
Last, but not least, Skavoovie and the Epitones also had a single in the clear vinyl series. "Riverboat" was available on the band's Ripe album, but "Beardman Ska" was exclusive to this single.
Version | Value ($) | Scarcity | Price Trending |
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MR098 Clear | 15-20 | 5 | Stable |
Sleeve | Thick-stock white paper sleeve |
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This page was last updated on March 30, 2020.
This one is an interesting collector's piece. It is actually the hardest piece of Moon Ska vinyl to find. The Dr. Ring-Ding 7" was the final single released on Moon Ska before the label went under. This is probably why it is so scarce...most people I know who have owned it got it via mailorder right after it came out. Moon Ska closed up shop, and that was it. I've heard that most copies of this record likely ended up in a dumpster on East 10th Street. It is extremely scarce, and took me multiple years to track one down. Since Discogs leveled the playing field a bit, a few more have shown up for sale and the price has come down a bit. It's still generally a tough one.
Now...let's talk about the actual content of the record, shall we? This was another entry in the "Open Season" battle that began with King Django's declaration of war on DJs in the song "Open Season", released on the album of the same name. Dr. Ring Ding's contribution came after the Hepcat response and the Skinnerbox rebuttal. Good times.
Version | Value ($) | Scarcity | Price Trending |
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Moon Ska MR146 Black | 25-35 | 8 | Stable |
Sleeve | Plain white paper sleeve |
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This page was last updated on April 1, 2020.
Scarcity Score | Definition |
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10 | Near impossible: Fewer than 50 copies or publicly sold every few years |
8-9 | Very rare: 50-199 copies or publicly sold 1-2 times per year |
6-7 | Rare: 200-499 copies or publicly sold a few times a year |
4-5 | Medium: 500-999 copies or publicly sold ~10 times a year |
1-3 | Common: 1000+ copies, readily available, or publicly sold 20+ times a year |
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