Vinyl pressings
by Bad Brains · 1986
I Against I was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. 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 1986, the album's first year, in 4 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.
SST-065•A MASTERDISK S-16773 = RE-1 L•25392Side A runout - etched, MASTERDISK stamped
SST- 065 - 1 -① MASTERDISK S-16774 = RE•1 L25392XSide B runout - etched, MASTERDISK stamped
SST-065-A1 1 MT. DAMONT JAEtched Side A
SST-065-B1 1 MT. DAMONT IEtched Side B
FPL 3034-Side One She's Calling YouSide One etched
FPL 3034-A Vibrating Cosmic WavesSide A etched
4. 00231 A HiRunout Side A, etched
4. 00231 B/3Runout Side B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Canada | Fringe Product FPL3034First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Germany | Instant Records INLP 4.00231 J / Line INLP 4.00231 JFirst yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1986 | UK | SST Records SST 065First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | SST Records SST 065LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1986 | US | SST Records SST 065First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | US | SST Records SST 065LP, Album, Reissue, CD, Sampler | LP, Album, Reissue, CD, Sampler |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US | Bad Brains Records ORGM-2187LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2024 | US | Bad Brains Records ORGM-2187 / Bad Brains Records ORGM-2187-CLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Canada | Bad Brains Records ORGM-2187-CALP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | ORG Music ORG Music 2187 / ORG Music ORGM-2187LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2024 | US | ORG Music ORG Music 2187 / ORG Music ORGM-2187LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Bad Brains Records ORGM-2187LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Bad Brains Records ORGM-2187LP, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Bad Brains Records ORGM-2187 / ORG Music ORGM-2187-ZLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Bad Brains Records ORGM-2187LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Bad Brains Records ORGM-2187LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Bad Brains Records ORGM-2187 / ORG Music ORGM-2187-CSLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | SST Records SST 065LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | SST Records SST 065LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | SST Records SST 065LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | SST Records SST 065LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | SST Records SST 065LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | SST Records SST 065LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | SST Records SST 065LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
24 vinyl pressings of I Against I are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1986 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, UK, Canada, Germany. One of them is SST Records SST 065, released November 1986.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SST 065, FPL3034, INLP 4.00231 J) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SST-065•A MASTERDISK S-16773 = RE-1 L•25392 and SST- 065 - 1 -① MASTERDISK S-16774 = RE•1 L25392X. 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.
