Vinyl pressings
by Between the Buried and Me · 2007
Colors was first pressed on vinyl in 2007. 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 2007, 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.
7856-VR351-A S-65486Side A runout, Hand-etched
7856-VR351-B S-65487Side B runout, Hand-etched
7856-VR351-C S-65488Side C runout, Hand-etched
7856-VR351-D S-65489Side D runout, Hand-etched
7856-VR351-A S-65486Side A runout, Hand-etched
7856-VR351-B S-65487Side B runout, Hand-etched
7856-VR351-C S-65488Side C runout, Hand-etched
7856-VR351-D S-65489Side D runout, Hand-etched
7856-VR351-A S-65486Side A runout, Hand-etched
7856-VR351-B S-65487Side B runout, Hand-etched
7856-VR351-C S-65488Side C runout, Hand-etched
7856-VR351-D S-65489Side D runout, Hand-etched
7856-VR351-A S-65486Side A
7856-VR351-B S-65487Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | US | Victory Records VR351LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2007 | US | Victory Records VR351First yearLP · Colored vinyl | LP · Colored vinyl |
| 2007 | US | Victory Records VR351First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2007 | US | Victory Records VR351First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2007 | US | Victory Records VR351First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | US | Victory Records VR351LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2011 | US | Victory Records VR351LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2011 | US | Victory Records VR351LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2011 | US | Victory Records VR351LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | US | Victory Records VR351LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited |
| 2013 | US | Victory Records VR351LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 2013 | US | Victory Records VR351LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited |
| 2013 | US | Victory Records VR351LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | US | Victory Records VR351LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | US | Victory Records VR351LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | Craft Recordings CR00059LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Craft Recordings CR00316LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2020 | US | Craft Recordings CR00316LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Craft Recordings CR00316LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
19 vinyl pressings of Colors are listed here, from 1 country, released between 2007 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 2007, in US. One of them is Victory Records VR351, released September 18, 2007.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VR351) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7856-VR351-A S-65486 and 7856-VR351-B S-65487. 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.
