Vinyl pressings
by Black Flag · 1981
Damaged was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1981, 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.
UNI 4-9502-A-RE L7485 IIII COMIN AT YARunout side A, variant 1
UNI 4-9502-B THE WHOLE GELATINOUS THING L-7485-XRunout side B, variant 1
UNI/4-9502-A-RE JcS L-7485 IIII COMIN AT YARunout side A, variant 2
UNI 4/9502-B JcS THE WHOLE GELATINOUS THING ʘ L-7485-XRunout side B, variant 2
UNI/4-9502-A-RE JcS L-7485 IIII COMIN AT YARunout side A
UNI 4/9502-B JcS THE WHOLE GELATINOUS THING ʘ L-7485-XRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | US | Unicorn Records 9502 / SST Records 9502First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | US | Unicorn Records 9502 / SST Records 9502First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Benelux | Roadrunner Records RR 9956LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Benelux | Roadrunner Records RR 9956LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Benelux | Roadrunner Records RR 9956LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Netherlands | Roadrunner Records RR 9956LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | US | Unicorn Records 9502 / SST Records 9502LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | US | Unicorn Records 9502 / SST Records 9502LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | US | SST Records SST 007LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | UK | SST Records SST007LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1985 | UK | SST Records SST007LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1989 | UK | SST Records SST 007LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1989 | US | SST Records SST 007LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | US | SST Records SST 007LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1990 | US | SST Records SST 007LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1990 | US | SST Records SST 007LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1990 | US | SST Records SST 007LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 1998 | US | SST Records SST 007LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Unknown | Unicorn Records 9502 / SST Records 9502LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US | SST Records SST 007LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Not On Label RR 9956LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | SST Records SST 007LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | US | SST Records SST 007LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | SST Records SST 007LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | SST Records SST 007LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
25 vinyl pressings of Damaged are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1981 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US. One of them is Unicorn Records 9502, released November 16, 1981.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9502) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UNI 4-9502-A-RE L7485 IIII COMIN AT YA and UNI 4-9502-B THE WHOLE GELATINOUS THING L-7485-X. 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.
