Vinyl pressings
by Four Year Strong · 2020
Brain Pain was first pressed on vinyl in 2020. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 2020, 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.
PIRATES PRESS - PNE268 A 200551E1/ASide A runout
PIRATES PRESS - PNE268 B 200551E2/ASide B runout
PIRATES PRESS - PNE268 A 200551E1/ASide A runout
PIRATES PRESS - PNE268 B 200551E2/ASide B runout
PIRATES PRESS - PNE268 A 200551E1/ASide A, Stamped
PIRATES PRESS - PNE268 B 200551E2/ASide B, Stamped
PIRATES PRESS - PNE268 A 200551E1/ASide A runout
PIRATES PRESS - PNE268 B 200551E2/ASide B runout
PIRATES PRESS - PNE268 A 200551E1/ASide A runout
PIRATES PRESS - PNE268 B 200551E2/ASide B runout
PIRATES PRESS - PNE268 A 200551E1/ASide A runout
PIRATES PRESS - PNE268 B 200551E2/ASide B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Australia | Pure Noise Records PNE268First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | UK & Europe | Pure Noise Records PNE268First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | UK, Europe & US | Pure Noise Records PNE268First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Pure Noise Records PNE268First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Pure Noise Records PNE268First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 2020 | US | Pure Noise Records PNE268First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Pure Noise Records PNE268First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Pure Noise Records PNE268First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| 2020 | US | Pure Noise Records PNE268First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| 2020 | US | Pure Noise Records PNE268First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Pure Noise Records PNE268LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | USA & Canada | Pure Noise Records PNE268DLXLP, Album, Repress, LP, Single Sided, All Media, Album, Deluxe Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Numbered | LP, Album, Repress, LP, Single Sided, All Media, Album, Deluxe Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Numbered |
| 2021 | US | Pure Noise Records PNE268LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, LP, Single Sided, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, LP, Single Sided, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Pure Noise Records PNE268LP, Repress, LP, Single Sided, All Media, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Repress, LP, Single Sided, All Media, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Pure Noise Records PNE268LP, Repress, LP, Single Sided, All Media, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Repress, LP, Single Sided, All Media, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
17 vinyl pressings of Brain Pain are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 2020 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 2020, in US, Australia, UK & Europe, UK, Europe & US. One of them is Pure Noise Records PNE268, released February 28, 2020.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PNE268) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PIRATES PRESS - PNE268 A 200551E1/A and PIRATES PRESS - PNE268 B 200551E2/A. 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.
