Vinyl pressings
by Circle Jerks · 1987
VI was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. 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 1987, 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.
88561-8160-1-A G-1 Emw MASTERED BY CAPITOL Ɛ BOB THE TOMS...Side A etched Mastered By Capitol Stamped
88561-8160-1-B G-1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL Ɛ ... AREN'T OVERDUBBED EmwSide A etched Mastered By Capitol Stamped
MASTERED BY CAPITOLStamped in runouts
88561-8160-1-A G-1 Emw MASTERED BY CAPITOL Ɛ BOB THE TOMS...Side A etched Mastered By Capitol Stamped
88561-8160-1-B G-1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL Ɛ ... AREN'T OVERDUBBED EmwSide B etched Mastered By Capitol Stamped
MASTERED BY CAPITOLStamped in runouts
RR 5984-A HCB870610Runout side A
RR 9584-B HCB870610Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Europe | Roadrunner Records RR 9584First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Relativity 88561-8160-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Relativity 88561-8160-1First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | Brazil | Estúdio Eldorado 3.065LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Germany | S.J. Records SJ-REC 010-1LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Numbered | LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Numbered |
| 2015 | Germany | S.J. Records SJ-REC 010-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | Germany | S.J. Records SJ-REC 010-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | Germany | S.J. Records SJ-REC 010-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | Germany | S.J. Records SJ-REC 010-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | Germany | S.J. Records SJ-REC 010-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered |
10 vinyl pressings of VI are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1987 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, Europe. One of them is Relativity 88561-8160-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 88561-8160-1, RR 9584) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 88561-8160-1-A G-1 Emw MASTERED BY CAPITOL Ɛ BOB THE TOMS... and 88561-8160-1-B G-1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL Ɛ ... AREN'T OVERDUBBED Emw. 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.
