Vinyl pressings
by Cryptic Slaughter · 1986
Convicted was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. 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 1986, 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.
S- 16397 1- MBR-1053- 72148-1-A G-2Side A - Etched
MBR-1053-72148-1-B G-2 S- 16398Side B - Etched
MASTERED BY CAPITOLBoth Sides - Stamped
RR 9680-A HCBSide A, etched
RR 9680-B HCBSide B, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Canada | Banzai Records BRC 1986First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Europe | Roadrunner Records RR 9680 / Metal Blade Records RR 9680First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | Death Records MBR 1053 / Metal Blade Records MBR 1053First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Italy | SOA Records SOA 83LP, Picture Disc, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Picture disc | LP, Picture Disc, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | US | Relapse Records RR6546LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2014 | US | Relapse Records RR6546LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | US | Relapse Records RR6546LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | US | Relapse Records RR6546LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US | Relapse Records RR6546 / Relapse Records RR51961LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Relapse Records RR6546LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited |
10 vinyl pressings of Convicted are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1986 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US, Canada, Europe. One of them is Death Records MBR 1053.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MBR 1053, BRC 1986, RR 9680) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S- 16397 1- MBR-1053- 72148-1-A G-2 and MBR-1053-72148-1-B G-2 S- 16398. 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.
