FRESH FRUIT FOR ROTTING VEGETABLES Dead Kennedys 1981 LP I.R.S. SP 70014 POSTER
  $   33

 


$ 33 Sold For
Sep 26, 2025 Sold Date
Sep 25, 2025 Start Date
1 Number Of Bids
  USA Country Of Seller
eBay Sold at
 
save auction  

Description

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables is the debut studio album by the American punk rock band Dead Kennedys. It was first released on September 2, 1980, through Cherry Red Records in the United Kingdom, and I.R.S. Records in the United States. The original cover was orange, which the band did not like. It was repressed with the now more familiar black cover (1981). It is the only Dead Kennedys studio album to feature drummer Bruce Slesinger and (on one track) guitarist Carlo Cadona. Standout tracks include “Kill the Poor”, “California Uber Alles”, “Holiday in Cambodia”, and “Viva Las Vegas”.

FUN FACT:  The original back cover featured a found photograph of an old lounge band called Sounds of Sunshine, with Dead Kennedys' logo pasted onto the drum kit and skulls and crossbones spliced onto their instruments. The original photograph, as found by Flouride at a garage sale, had no identifying remarks on it whatsoever, and was used because the band thought it was "hilarious". Somehow, Warner Wilder, the former vocalist of the defunct lounge band, learned of the photo and threatened to sue Dead Kennedys.

The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. In 2013, NME ranked it at number 365 in its list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

THIS COPY is one of those "repress" copies, sold with the black cover after the group hated the original orange cover.  This copy is a 1981 pressing on the I.R.S. label (see Notes, below).

The vinyl, per a test listen, is in Very Good Plus [VG+] or better condition.

The original (black!) cover has light ring wear and rubbing. Overall, though, it also is in Very Good Plus [VG+] condition.

The original inner sleeve is plain white with rounded corners and no center label hole. With no splits or other flaws, it is in Excellent [EX] condition.

The original 2-sided poster is also in Excellent [EX] condition.

Notes

℗ 1980 Cherry Red Records
℗ 1981 I.R.S. Inc.

Police Truck is an extra track
Original band photo on the back.
Comes with a b/w foldout poster.

Second US pressing by IRS with standard black cover and yellow letters.
This edition released right after the withdrawal of the orange cover edition.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout ((This Copy) Side A - etched): SPO-70014A-S-2 A3 15

Matrix / Runout ((This Copy) Side B - etched): SPO-70014B-S-I A3 15


ENJOY!


price rating


My Recently Viewed Auctions

COURTNEY BARNETT-2LP ORANGE VINYL-SOMETIMES I SIT AND THINK+INNER SLVS-M/UNPLAYD COURTNEY BARNETT-2LP ORANGE VINYL-SOMETIMES I SIT AND THINK+INNER SLVS-M/UNPLAYD / $ 58
Prince Promo 12 Inch Just As Long As We're Together '78 Prince Promo 12 Inch Just As Long As We're Together '78 / $ 41
IKE NOBLE-ANGIE MODERN SOUL LP S&P$15 IKE NOBLE-ANGIE MODERN SOUL LP S&P$15 / $ 30
Aromanticism - Moses Sumney Vinyl Free Shipping Aromanticism - Moses Sumney Vinyl Free Shipping / $ 38
Genesis The Bedside Yellow Foam, Live In UK & Canada, US Reissue, Insert Cover Genesis The Bedside Yellow Foam, Live In UK & Canada, US Reissue, Insert Cover / $ 50
MILES DAVIS Bitches Brew New Unopened Vinyl US Columbia GP 26 Two Record Set MILES DAVIS Bitches Brew New Unopened Vinyl US Columbia GP 26 Two Record Set / $ 115
Miles Davis - Volume 2 LP - Blue Note Japan - BLP 1502 Mono VG+ Obi Miles Davis - Volume 2 LP - Blue Note Japan - BLP 1502 Mono VG+ Obi / $ 28
TRAFFIC - Last Exit, RARE 1969 UK PINK ISLAND LP..... DECENT COPY TRAFFIC - Last Exit, RARE 1969 UK PINK ISLAND LP..... DECENT COPY / $ 30
Max Roch Stan Levey [ DRUMMIN' THE BLUES ] 1st PRESS DG Mono VG+ PROMO COPY Max Roch Stan Levey [ DRUMMIN' THE BLUES ] 1st PRESS DG Mono VG+ PROMO COPY / $ 26
MAILER MACKENZIE BAND s/t NM 1970 ORIGINAL DUTCH PROG HARD PSYCH BLUES ROCK LP MAILER MACKENZIE BAND s/t NM 1970 ORIGINAL DUTCH PROG HARD PSYCH BLUES ROCK LP / $ 38
Rolling Stones LP Let It Bleed 1969 London Stereo Rolling Stones LP Let It Bleed 1969 London Stereo / $ 27
GENESIS - THE BEDSIDE YELLOW FOAM LP TAKRL 1955 RARO GENESIS - THE BEDSIDE YELLOW FOAM LP TAKRL 1955 RARO / $ 51
GRATEFUL DEAD SAME LP GERMAN 1ST 1967 IN MINT ULTRA RAAAAAR GRATEFUL DEAD SAME LP GERMAN 1ST 1967 IN MINT ULTRA RAAAAAR / $ 131
13LP Box MOZART-PHILIPS Digital Piano Concertos BRENDEL 13LP Box MOZART-PHILIPS Digital Piano Concertos BRENDEL / $ 49
Prince - Emancipation 6LP Box Set Purple Vinyl 2019 FREEPOST Hermes Prince - Emancipation 6LP Box Set Purple Vinyl 2019 FREEPOST Hermes / $ 106
Suzanne Vega-Solitude Standing-A&M 5136-SEALED NOS Suzanne Vega-Solitude Standing-A&M 5136-SEALED NOS / $ 19
Jethro Tull AQUALUNG 2-LP-audiophile 25th Anniversary Edition-1996-MEGA RAR Jethro Tull AQUALUNG 2-LP-audiophile 25th Anniversary Edition-1996-MEGA RAR / $ 30
MEL TORME Comin' Home Baby Mod Northern Soul 45 Listen MEL TORME Comin' Home Baby Mod Northern Soul 45 Listen / $ 31


Similar auctions

Dead Kennedys Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables LP Vinyl record 1980 IRS Label Dead Kennedys Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables LP Vinyl record 1980 IRS Label / $ 33
Dead Kennedys Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables 1981 Cherry Red BLUE vinyl LP Dead Kennedys Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables 1981 Cherry Red BLUE vinyl LP / $ 33
Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables [New Vinyl LP] 180 Gram, Delu Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables [New Vinyl LP] 180 Gram, Delu / $ 33
Dead Kennedys Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegies1981 ItalyImport CherryRed/AristonLP Dead Kennedys Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegies1981 ItalyImport CherryRed/AristonLP / $ 33
Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables LP With B/w Poster 1st Pressi Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables LP With B/w Poster 1st Pressi / $ 32
DEAD KENNEDYS FRESH FRUIT FOR ROTTING VEGETABLES 1980 1ST PRESSING- POSTER DEAD KENNEDYS FRESH FRUIT FOR ROTTING VEGETABLES 1980 1ST PRESSING- POSTER / $ 32