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Master Of Reality

by Black Sabbath · 1971

289 pressings35 countriesHard RockHeavy MetalRock

Master Of Reality was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Master Of Reality

56 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 20 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.

UK

August 6, 1971
Label and catalog number
Vertigo 6360 050
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Embossed Box Sleeve & Poster
Runout / matrix

6360050 1Y//1▽420 1 11Runout A, stamped, variation 1

6360050 2Y//1▽420 1 2Runout B, stamped, variation 1

6360050 1Y//1▽420 1 11Runout A, stamped, variation 2

6360050 2Y//1▽420 1 2 8Runout B, stamped, variation 2

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UK

1971
Label and catalog number
Vertigo 6360 050
Format
LP, Album, White Label
Runout / matrix

6360050 1Y//1▽420 1 14Side A runout

6360050 2Y//1▽420 1 2 2 1Side B runout

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US

August 6, 1971
Label and catalog number
Warner Bros. Records BS 2562Warner Bros. Records 2652
Format
LP, Album · Terre Haute Pressing, Embossed Cover
Runout / matrix

BS-2562 T1 39928-1-3Side A runout

BS-2562 39929-1Side B runout

Artisan SymbolArtisan Symbol in Matrix Runout (both sides)

S39928Label side A

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US

1971
Label and catalog number
Warner Bros. Records BS 2562Warner Bros. Records 2562
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Embossed Cover
Runout / matrix

BS-2562 39928-1 [Artisan logo]Variant 1, Runout side A

BS-2562 39929-1 [Artisan logo]Variant 1, Runout side B

BS-2562 39928-2 [Artisan logo]Variant 2, Runout side A

BS-2562 39929-1 [Artisan logo]Variant 2, Runout side B

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US

1971
Label and catalog number
Warner Bros. Records BS 2562
Format
LP, Album · Santa Maria Pressing, Embossed Cover
Runout / matrix

BS-2562 39928-1 [Artisan logo] SSide A, Variant 1

BS-2562 39929-2 [Artisan logo] SSide B, Variant 1

BS-2562-A 39928-1A [Artisan logo] SSide A, Variant 2

BS-2562-B 39929-1A [Artisan logo] SSide B, Variant 2

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Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 289 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1970s157 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1971AustraliaVertigo 6360 050First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1971AustraliaVertigo 6360 050First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1971AustraliaVertigo 6360 050First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1971AustriaVertigo 6360 050First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1971AustriaVertigo 6360 050First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1971BrazilVertigo 6360 050First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1971BrazilVertigo 6360 050First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1971CanadaWarner Bros. Records BS 2562First yearLP, Album, MisprintLP, Album, Misprint
1971CanadaWarner Bros. Records BS 2562First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1971CanadaWarner Bros. Records BS 2562 / Warner Bros. Records 2562First yearLP, Album, MisprintLP, Album, Misprint
1971CanadaWarner Bros. Records BS 2562 / Warner Bros. Records 2562First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1971CanadaWarner Bros. Records 2562 / Warner Bros. Records BS 2562LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1971FranceVertigo 6321 003First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1971GermanyVertigo 6360 050LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
1971GermanyVertigo 6360 050First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
All 157 pressings from the 1970s
1980s23 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980Australia7 Records MLF 419LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1980GermanySpiegelei INT 145.617 / NEMS NEL 6004LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1980JapanNEMS SP18-5012LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1980JapanNEMS SP18-5012LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · PromoLP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo
1980JapanNEMS SP18-5012LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1980NetherlandsNEMS NEL 6004LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1980NetherlandsNEMS NEL 6004LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1980New ZealandPowderworks MLF 419LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1980UKNEMS NEL 6004LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1981AustraliaPowderworks MLF 419LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1981ItalyAriston Music ARM/42013 / Ariston Music ARM 42013LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1981ItalyAriston Music ARM 42013 / Ariston Music ARM/42013LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1981SpainNems 16L0145 / Edigsa 16L0145LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1981SpainNEMS 16L0145 / Edigsa 16L0145LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1983USWarner Bros. Records BS 2562LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
All 23 pressings from the 1980s
1990s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1991BrazilRock Brigade Records RBR 340/91 / NEMS RBR 340/91LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1992BrazilEldorado 478.025LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1993RussiaSNC Records ME 2051 / Castle Classics CLALP 198LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2000s10 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2001UKSanctuary CMHLP178 / Castle Music CMHLP178LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited
2003ItalyEarmark 41001CLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl
2003ItalyEarmark 41001LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2003ItalyEarmark 41001 / Get Back 41001LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl
2003ItalyEarmark 41001 P / Get Back 41001 PLP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue · Limited, Picture discLP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue · Limited, Picture disc
2005ItalyEarmark 641001LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl
2005ItalyEarmark DMM41001LP, Album, Reissue, RemasteredLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered
2005ItalyEarmark 41001 / Earmark DMM41001LP, Album, Reissue, RemasteredLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered
2009EuropeUniversal Music Group InternationalLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, White Label, LP, Remastered, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressingLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, White Label, LP, Remastered, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing
2009EuropeVertigo 2701103 / Sanctuary 2701103LP, Album, Reissue, LP, All Media, RemasteredLP, Album, Reissue, LP, All Media, Remastered
2010s21 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2010USRhino Vinyl R1 2562 / Rhino Records 2562LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2010USRhino Vinyl R1 2562 / Rhino Records R1 2562LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2011USNEMS NEL 6004LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited
2011USNEMS NEL 6004LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2015EuropeNems NEL 6004LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl
2015EuropeBMG BMGRM055LPLP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2015EuropeSanctuary BMGRM055LP / BMG BMGRM055LPLP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2015EuropeSanctuary BMGRM055LP / BMG BMGRM055LPLP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2015EuropeSanctuary BMGRM055LP / BMG BMGRM055LPLP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2015EuropeSanctuary BMGRM055LP / BMG BMGRM055LPLP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2015EuropeSanctuary BMGRM055LP / BMG BMGRM055LPLP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2015EuropeSanctuary BMGRM055LP / BMG BMGRM055LPLP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2015NetherlandsNems NEL 6004LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · UnofficialLP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial
2015NetherlandsNEMS NEL 6004LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl
2015UKSanctuary BMGRM055LPX / Vertigo BMGRM055LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl
All 21 pressings from the 2010s
2020s12 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2020EuropeBMG BMGCAT481 / Sanctuary BMGCAT481LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2021EuropeVertigo 4050538658194 / BMG BMGCAT497LPLP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinylLP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl
2022CanadaRhino Records RR1 2562 / Warner Records 081227946739LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2022EuropeBMGLP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressingLP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing
2022EuropeSanctuary BMGRM055LP / BMG BMGRM055LPLP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2022USA & CanadaRhino Records R1 552926 / Warner Records 081227949112LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, RemasteredLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered
2022USA & CanadaWarner Records RR1 2562 / Warner Records 081227946739LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2022ArgentinaBMG BS 2562 / Vertigo BS 2562LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2023USWarner Records / Warner RecordsLP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Club edition
2024USA & CanadaRhino Records R1 552926 / Warner Records 081227949112LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, RemasteredLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered
2024USWarner Records 081227818999 / Warner Records BS 2562LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition, Colored vinylLP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition, Colored vinyl
2025WorldwideBMG 4099964186987 / BMG 964186981LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, RemasteredLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, Remastered
Year unknown63 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?UnknownBMG 5414939920806LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressingLP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing
?UnknownWarner Records RR1 2562 / Warner Records 081227946739LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?AustraliaVertigo 6360 050LP, AlbumLP, Album
?AustraliaVertigo 6360 050LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?BrazilNems 304.1061 / Young 304.1061LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?BrazilVertigo 6360 050LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?CanadaWarner Bros. Records BS 2562 / Warner Bros. Records 2562LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?CanadaWarner Bros. Records BS 2562 / Warner Bros. Records 2562LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?CanadaWarner Bros. Records BS 2562LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?CanadaWarner Bros. Records BS 2562 / Warner Bros. Records 2562LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?CanadaWarner Bros. Records BS 2562 / Warner Bros. Records 2562LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?CanadaWarner Bros. Records BS 2562 / Warner Bros. Records 2562LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?CanadaWarner Bros. Records BS 2562 / Warner Bros. Records 2562LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?CanadaWarner Bros. Records BS 2562LP, Album, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo
?EuropeVertigo SFX-7400-PLP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture discLP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture disc
All 63 pressings from unknown years

Tracklist

  1. A1Sweet Leaf
  2. A2After Forever
  3. A3Embryo
  4. A4Children Of The Grave
  5. B1Orchid
  6. B2Lord Of This World
  7. B3Solitude
  8. B4Into The Void

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Master Of Reality are there?

289 vinyl pressings of Master Of Reality are listed here, from 35 countries, released between 1971 and 2025.

When was Master Of Reality first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1971, in UK, US, Canada, South Africa and more. One of them is Vertigo 6360 050, released August 6, 1971.

How do I tell if my copy of Master Of Reality is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6360 050, BS 2562, 2562, 12.002) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6360050 1Y//1▽420 1 11 and 6360050 2Y//1▽420 1 2. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Master Of Reality on vinyl worth?

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.

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