Vinyl pressings
by Alice In Chains · 2009
Black Gives Way To Blue was first pressed on vinyl in 2009. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 2009, the album's first year, in 2 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
50999-9-67159-1-8A RJ S-69982Side A Runout, Etched
50999-9-67159-1-8B RJ S-69983Side B Runout, Etched
50999-9-67159-1-8C RJ S-69984Side C Runout, Etched
50999-9-67159-1-8D RJ S-69985Side D Runout, Etched
50999-9-67159-1-8A RJ STERLING S-69982Side A runout
50999-9-67159-1-8B S-69983 RJ STERLINGSide B runout
50999-9-67159-1-8C RJ STERLING S-69984Side C runout
50999-9-67159-1-8D RJ STERLING S-69985Side D runout
SIDE A: 50999-9-67159-1-8A RJ STERLING S-69982
SIDE B: 50999-9-67159-1-8B RJ STERLING S-69983
SIDE C: 50999-9-67159-1-8C RJ STERLING S-69984
SIDE D: 50999-9-67159-1-8D RJ STERLING S-69985
85152-1A 9671591Side A runout, etched
85152-1B 9671591Side B runout, etched
85152-1C 9671591Side C runout, etched
85152-1D 9671591Side D runout, etched
05152-1A 9671591Runout Side A - Etched
05152-1B 9671591Runout Side B - Etched
05152-1C 9671591Runout Side C - Etched
05152-1D 9671591Runout Side D - Etched
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Europe | Virgin 50999 9 67159 1 8First yearLP, Album, CD, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, CD, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2009 | Europe | Virgin 50999 9 67159 1 8First yearLP, Album, CD, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, CD, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2009 | US | Virgin 509999 67159 1 8First yearLP, Album, CD, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, CD, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2009 | US | Virgin 509999 67159 1 8First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2009 | US | Virgin 509999 67159 1 8First yearLP, Album, Stereo, CD, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo, CD, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Europe | Back On Black RCV100LPLP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2013 | Europe | Back On Black RCV100LPLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | Europe | Back On Black RCV100LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | Virgin 509999 67159 1 8LP, Album, Reissue, CD, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, CD, Album · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Europe | Not On Label (Alice In Chains)LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Europe | Craft Recordings 00888072615649LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2024 | US | Craft Recordings CR00795LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2024 | US | Craft Recordings CR00795LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2024 | US | Craft Recordings CR00795LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Craft Recordings CR00795LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
15 vinyl pressings of Black Gives Way To Blue are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 2009 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 2009, in US, Europe. One of them is Virgin 509999 67159 1 8, released September 29, 2009.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 509999 67159 1 8, 50999 9 67159 1 8) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 50999-9-67159-1-8A RJ S-69982 and 50999-9-67159-1-8B RJ S-69983. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
