US
March 6, 1970- Label and catalog number
- Awareness Records 2144Awareness Records 22145
- Format
- LP, Album
- Runout / matrix
S - 2144 SIDE - 1A runout etching
S - 2145 SIDE - 2B runout etching

Vinyl pressings
by Charles Manson · 1970
LIE: The Love And Terror Cult was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. 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 1970, the album's first year, in 2 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.
S - 2144 SIDE - 1A runout etching
S - 2145 SIDE - 2B runout etching
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Venezuela | Orbe ORLP-4327First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Awareness Records 2144 / Awareness Records 22145First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Spain | Movieplay M-24025LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1974 | US | ESP-Disk' ESP-2003LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1974 | US | ESP-Disk' ESP 2003LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1974 | US | ESP-Disk' ESP-2003LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | UK | Fierce Recordings Fright 001LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1985 | UK | Fierce Recordings Fright 001LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Test pressing |
| 1987 | US | Awareness Records AWARE 1LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1987 | US | Awareness Records AWARE 1LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1987 | US | Awareness Records AWARE 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | US | Awareness Records AWARE 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Spain | Movieplay M-24025LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2016 | UK | Awareness Records 08903-0156LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | UK | Awareness Records AWARE 1 / Awareness Records 08903-0156LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, White Label · Unofficial |
| 2017 | US | ESP-Disk' ESP-2003LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | US | Process Records 001LP, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Awareness Records AW 12258LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Awareness Records A2144LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
19 vinyl pressings of LIE: The Love And Terror Cult are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1970 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, Venezuela. One of them is Awareness Records 2144, released March 6, 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2144, ORLP-4327) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S - 2144 SIDE - 1 and S - 2145 SIDE - 2. 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.