Vinyl pressings
by Avenged Sevenfold · 2005
City Of Evil was first pressed on vinyl in 2005. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 2005, 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.
HR- 682-1 SIDE A SR2 @ SRM A.G.MSX-84Side A runout
HR- 682-1 SIDE B SR2 @ SRMSide B runout
HR- 682-1 SIDE C SR2 @ SRMSide C runout
HR- 682-1 SIDE C SR2 @ SRMSide D runout
HR-682-1 SIDE A SR2 @ SRM A.G.MSX-84Side A, Etched
HR-682-1 SIDE B SR2 @ SRMSide B, Etched
HR-682-1 SIDE C SR2 @ SRMSide C, Etched
HR-682-1 SIDE D SR2 @ SRMSIde D, Etched
(Side A, Etched): HR-682-1 SIDE A SR2 @ SRM A.G.MSX-84
(Side B, Etched): HR-682-1 SIDE B SR2 @ SRM
(Side C, Etched): HR-682-1 SIDE C SR2 @ SRM
(SIde D, Etched): HR-682-1 SIDE D SR2 @ SRM
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Czech Republic & Slovakia | Hopeless Records, Inc. HR682-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2005 | US | Hopeless Records HR682-1 / Warner Bros. Records HR682-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2005 | US | Hopeless Records HR682-1 / Warner Bros. Records HR682-1First yearLP, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2005 | US | Hopeless Records HR682-1 / Warner Bros. Records HR682-1First yearLP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | US | Warner Bros. Records 682-1 / Hopeless Records HR682-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | US | Warner Bros. Records 682-1 / Hopeless Records 682-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | USA & Europe | Hopeless Records HR682-1 / Warner Bros. Records HR682-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2016 | USA & Europe | Warner Bros. Records HR682-1 / Hopeless Records HR2252-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | Hopeless Records HR682-1 / Warner Bros. Records 48613-2LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | Hopeless Records HR682-1 / Warner Bros. Records HR682-1LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | Hopeless Records HR682-1 / Warner Bros. Records HR682-1LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | Warner Bros. Records 48613-2 / Hopeless Records 48613-2LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Hopeless Records HR682-1 / Warner Bros. Records HR682-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Hopeless Records HR682-1 / Warner Bros. Records HR682-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Hopeless Records HR682-1 / Warner Bros. Records HR682-1LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Hopeless Records HR682-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | USA & Europe | Hopeless Records HR682-1 / Warner Bros. Records HR682-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | USA & Europe | Hopeless Records HR682-1 / Warner Bros. Records HR682-1LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records HR682-1 / Hopeless Records HR682-1LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | USA & Europe | Hopeless Records HR682-1 / Warner Bros. Records HR682-1LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Europe | Hopeless Records, Inc. HR7397-1LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 2025 | USA & Europe | Hopeless Records HR7397-1 / Warner Bros. Records HR7397-1LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Special Edition · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Special Edition · Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Canada | Hopeless Records HR7397-1LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 2025 | Europe | Hopeless Records, Inc. HR7397-1LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Europe | Hopeless Records, Inc. HR7397-1LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | USA & Europe | Hopeless Records HR7397-1LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | USA & Europe | Hopeless Records HR7397-1LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
30 vinyl pressings of City Of Evil are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 2005 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 2005, in US, Czech Republic & Slovakia. One of them is Hopeless Records HR682-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use HR682-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HR- 682-1 SIDE A SR2 @ SRM A.G.MSX-84 and HR- 682-1 SIDE B SR2 @ SRM. 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.
