Vinyl pressings
by Fates Warning · 1988
No Exit was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1988, 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.
D1-1-73330-A Z1-DMM MASTERDISK DMM B-30173-Z1-DMM △19382 2-1Side A Runout - Etched
D1-2-73330-B Z1-DMM MASTERDISK DMM B-30174-Z1-DMM 1-1 △19382-XSide B Runout - Etched
D11G-73330 (73330-A)Side A label
D11G-73330 (73330-B)Side B label
EPRO-085-A G-1 1-1 [2 arches with a dot under them] S-19575A-side, etched
EPRO-085-B G-1 S-19576 1-1 [2 arches with a dot under them]B-side, etched
MASTERED BY CAPITOLA+B-side, stamped
DI-73330-1 1A 5DZ DM-2
DI-73330-2 1A 5DZ DM-1
RR 9558-A HC 870935Side A, hand-etched
RR 9558-B HCB 870935Side B, hand-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Canada | Enigma D1-73330 / Metal Blade Records D1-73330First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Europe | Metal Blade Records RR 9558 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | Enigma D1-73330 / Metal Blade Records D1-73330First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | US | Metal Blade Records EPRO-085First yearLP, Album, Picture Disc, Promo · Promo, Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc, Promo · Promo, Picture disc |
| 1988 | US | Enigma D1-73330 / Metal Blade Records D1-73330LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1988 | Europe | Metal Blade Records RR 9558 1LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | Metal Blade Records 3984-25168-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Europe | Metal Blade Records 3984-25168-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2020 | Europe | Metal Blade Records 3984-25168-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Europe | Metal Blade Records 3984-25168-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Europe | Metal Blade Records 3984-25168-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Europe | Metal Blade Records 3984-25168-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress |
12 vinyl pressings of No Exit are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1988 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US, Canada, Europe. One of them is Enigma D1-73330.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use D1-73330, EPRO-085, RR 9558 1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, D1-1-73330-A Z1-DMM MASTERDISK DMM B-30173-Z1-DMM △19382 2-1 and D1-2-73330-B Z1-DMM MASTERDISK DMM B-30174-Z1-DMM 1-1 △19382-X. 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.
