Vinyl pressings
by Bad Religion · 1988
Suffer was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1988, the album's first year. 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.
E-86404-A G-1 L•31287 MASTERED BY CAPITOL Ɛ__ YOUR NAME HERE ___ ___Side A, etched & stamped
E-86404-B G-1 L•31287•X MASTERED BY CAPITOL Ɛ__ ☹ I AM JUST A PIECE OF AIR! ☺Side B, etched & stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | US | Epitaph E-86404LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1988 | US | Epitaph E-86404LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1988 | US | Epitaph E-86404First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | US | Epitaph E-86404LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1994 | US | Epitaph 86404LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | US | Epitaph E-86404LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Epitaph E-86404LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 2015 | US | Epitaph E-86404LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Europe | Epitaph E-6404LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2018 | Europe | Epitaph E-6404LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | Epitaph E-86404-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | Epitaph E-86404LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Europe | Epitaph E-6404LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| 2025 | Europe | Epitaph E-6404LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Epitaph E-86404LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Epitaph E-86404-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Epitaph E-86404LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Epitaph E-86404 / Epitaph E-86404-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
18 vinyl pressings of Suffer are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1988 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US. One of them is Epitaph E-86404, released September 8, 1988.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use E-86404) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, E-86404-A G-1 L•31287 MASTERED BY CAPITOL Ɛ__ YOUR NAME HERE ___ ___ and E-86404-B G-1 L•31287•X MASTERED BY CAPITOL Ɛ__ ☹ I AM JUST A PIECE OF AIR! ☺. 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.
