Vinyl pressings
by Botch · 1999
We Are The Romans was first pressed on vinyl in 1999. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1999, 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.
HH666-41 A LOOKIN' OUT THE WINDOW... L-52205Side One
HH666-41 B ...THATS APADLIN' L-52205Side Two
HH666-41 C LOOKIN' AT MY SANDALS... L-52205Side Three
HH666-41 D ...OH, YOU'D BETTER BELIEVE THAT'S A PADDLIN' L-52205Side Four
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | US | Hydra Head Records HH666-41LP, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1999 | US | Hydra Head Records HH666-41First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1999 | US | Hydra Head Records HH666-41First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1999 | US | Hydra Head Records HH666-041First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | US | Hydra Head Records HH666-41LP, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2007 | US | Hydra Head Records HH666-41LP, Remastered, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Remastered, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | US | Hydra Head Records HH666-41 / Hydra Head Records HYH-041-1LP, Album, Repress, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Repress, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2011 | US | Hydra Head Records HH666-41 / Hydra Head Records HYH-041-1LP, LP, CD, Reissue, Album, Remastered, All Media, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, LP, CD, Reissue, Album, Remastered, All Media, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2011 | US | Hydra Head Records HH666-41 / Hydra Head Records HYH-041-1LP, LP, CD, Album, Remastered, Reissue, All Media, Album, Remastered, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, LP, CD, Album, Remastered, Reissue, All Media, Album, Remastered, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | US | Hydra Head Records HH666-041LP, Album, Remastered, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Remastered, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | US | Hydra Head Records HH666-41LP, Album, Remastered, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Remastered, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | US | Hydra Head Records HH666-41LP, Album, Remastered, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Remastered, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | US | Hydra Head Records HH666-41 / Hydra Head Records HH666-041-1LP, Repress, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Repress, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2013 | US | Hydra Head Records HH666-041LP, Album, Remastered, Repress | LP, Album, Remastered, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | Sargent House SH263LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2022 | USA & Europe | Sargent House SH 263LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Sargent House SH263LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2022 | USA & Europe | Sargent House SH263TBLPLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | USA & Europe | Sargent House SH263LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | USA & Europe | Sargent House SH263LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | USA & Europe | Sargent House SH 263LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | USA & Europe | Sargent House SH263LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
22 vinyl pressings of We Are The Romans are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1999 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1999, in US. One of them is Hydra Head Records HH666-41, released November 1999.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use HH666-41, HH666-041) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HH666-41 A LOOKIN' OUT THE WINDOW... L-52205 and HH666-41 B ...THATS APADLIN' L-52205. 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.
