Vinyl pressings
by Cypress Hill · 1993
Black Sunday was first pressed on vinyl in 1993. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1993, the album's first year, in 4 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.
AL-57315-A-1ARunout Groove Side A
BL-57315-B-1ARunout Groove Side B
AL-57316-A-1ARunout Groove Side C
BL-57316-B-1ARunout Groove Side D
XSS-5338-A-1A Randy M.Side A
XSS-5338-B-1A Randy M.Side B
XSS-5339-A-1B Randy M.Side C
XSS-5339-B-1A Randy M.Side D
01 474075 20 1A1 ARunout A variant 1
01 474075 20 1B1 ARunout B variant 1
01 474075 20 1C1 ARunout C variant 1
01 474075 20 1D1 ARunout D variant 1
01 474075 20 2A1 ASide A
01 474075 20 2B1 ASide B
01 474075 20 2C1 ASide C
01 474075 20 2D1 ASide D
EL 237024 AI |P| 7993 1-474075-201A T-T-3Side A Runout
EL 237024 BI 1-474075 |P| 7993 T-TSide B Runout
EL 237.025 A 1-474075-20/C |P| 7993 T-T-3Side C Runout
EL 237.025 B 1-474075-20/D |P| 7993 T-T-TSide D Runout
COL.474075-1-Ao
COL474075-1Bo
COL474075-1Co
COL474075-1-Do
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Brazil | Columbia 237.025First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1993 | Spain | Ruff House Records 01-474075-20 / BMG Songs, Inc. COL 474075 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1993 | US | Ruffhouse Records CS 5338 / Ruffhouse Records CS 5339First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1993 | Europe | Ruffhouse Records 474075 1 / Columbia COL 474075 1LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1993 | Europe | Ruffhouse Records 474075 1 / Columbia COL 474075 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1993 | Europe | Ruffhouse Records 474075 1 / Columbia COL 474075 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1993 | US | Ruffhouse Records C2 53931 / Columbia C2 53931First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | UK | Simply Vinyl SVLP 376 / Columbia 474075 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2009 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP027 / Ruffhouse Records 4740751000LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | US | Ruffhouse Records 88765493481 / Columbia 88765493481LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2013 | US | Ruffhouse Records 88765493481 / Columbia 88765493481LP, Album, Record Store Day, Numbered, Reissue · Numbered | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Numbered, Reissue · Numbered |
| 2015 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP027 / Columbia 474075 1ALP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Australia | Ruffhouse Records 19439793661 / Columbia 19439793661LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Europe | Sony Music 88985434451 / Columbia 88985434451LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | UK | Sony Music 19439780941 / Columbia 19439780941LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Get On Down GET51459-AB / Sony 19658793361LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2023 | US | Get On Down GET51459LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue · Numbered | LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue · Numbered |
17 vinyl pressings of Black Sunday are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1993 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1993, in US, Europe, Brazil, Spain. One of them is Ruffhouse Records C2 53931, released July 20, 1993.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use C2 53931, CS 5338, 474075 1, 237.025) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL-57315-A-1A and BL-57315-B-1A. 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.
