Vinyl pressings
by Body Count · 2024
Merciless was first pressed on vinyl in 2024. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 2024, 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.
MRP6248 / 19802841691 - A 288634E1/A #3Side A Runout
MRP6248 / 19802841691 - B 288634E2/A #3Side B Runout
288634E1/A #3 MRP6248 / 19802841691 - ASide A
288634E2/A #3 MRP6248 / 19802841691 - BSide B
MRP6248 / 19802841691 - A 288634E1/A #2Side A Runout
MRP6248 / 19802841691 - B 288634E2/A #2Side B Runout
288634E1/A #3 MRP6248 / 19802841691 - ASide A runout
288634E2/A #3 MRP6248 / 19802841691 - BSide B runout
BO22543-01 A1Side A runout
BO22543-01 B1Side B runout
BO22543-01A1 KTL =↾Side A runout
BO22543-01B1 KTL =↾Side B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Germany | Century Media 19802833611First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Century Media 19802841691First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Europe | Century Media 19802833611First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Europe | Century Media 19802833611First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Europe | Century Media 19802833611First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2024 | Europe | Century Media 19802833611First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Germany | Century Media 19802833611First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Germany | Century Media 19802833611First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Century Media 19802841691First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Century Media 19802841691First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Century Media 19802841691First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
11 vinyl pressings of Merciless are listed here, from 3 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 2024, in US, Europe, Germany. One of them is Century Media 19802841691, released November 22, 2024.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 19802841691, 19802833611) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MRP6248 / 19802841691 - A 288634E1/A #3 and MRP6248 / 19802841691 - B 288634E2/A #3. 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.
