Vinyl pressings
by Bad Religion · 1996
The Gray Race was first pressed on vinyl in 1996. 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 1996, the album's first year, in 3 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.
STA-950549-A2 S-32552Side A runout, etched
STA-950550 S-32553Side B runout, etched
STERLINGSides A & B runouts, stamped
ST-A-950549Side A label
12 483652 20 1A1Machine stamped runout side A
12 483652 20 1B1Machine stamped runout side B
12 483652 21 1?1Machine Stamped Runout Side A
12 483652 21 1B1Machine Stamped Runout Side B
12 483652 20 1A1Machine Stamped Runout Side A
12 483652 20 1B1Machine Stamped Runout Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Europe | Dragnet 483652 1 / Dragnet Dragnet 119First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1996 | Europe | Dragnet Records DRAGNET 118 / Dragnet Records 483652 0First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1996 | Netherlands | Dragnet Records 483652 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1996 | US | Atlantic 82870-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Europe | Epitaph 6996-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | Europe | Epitaph 6996-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | Europe | Epitaph 6996-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | Europe | Epitaph 6996-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2018 | Europe | Epitaph 6996-3LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2018 | US | Epitaph 86996-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Remastered · Limited |
| 2018 | US | Epitaph 86996-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Europe | Epitaph 6996-3LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Epitaph 86996-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Misprint, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Misprint, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Epitaph 86996-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Misprint, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Misprint, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| 2022 | US | Epitaph 86996-1 / Epitaph 86996-1SLELP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| 2022 | USA & Canada | Epitaph 86996-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Misprint, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Misprint, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
16 vinyl pressings of The Gray Race are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1996 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1996, in US, Europe, Netherlands. One of them is Atlantic 82870-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 82870-1, 483652 1, DRAGNET 118) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STA-950549-A2 S-32552 and STA-950550 S-32553. 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.
