Vinyl pressings
by Gojira · 2021
Fortitude was first pressed on vinyl in 2021. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 2021, the album's first year, in 6 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.
10-90237/1-653781-A 219685E1 949271Side A runout, Stamped
10-90237/1-653781-B 219685E2 893080Side B runout, Stamped
ST-RR-653781A-1 REISide A runout, Hand Etched
ST-RR-653781B-1Side B runout, Hand Etched
ST-RR-653781A-1 REI JN-H 10-90237/1-653781-A 219685E1 915631 STERLINGRunout side A, variant 1
ST-RR-653781B-1 JN-H 10-90237/1-653781-B 219685E2 893080 STERLINGRunout side B, variant 1
ST-RR-653781A-1 REI JN-H 10-90237/1-653781-A 219685E1 1306066 STERLINGRunout side A, variant 2
ST-RR-653781B-1 JN-H 10-90237/1-653781-B 219685E2 1042433 STERLINGRunout side B, variant 2
10-90237/1-653781-A 219685E1 949271Side A runout, Stamped
10-90237/1-653781-B 219685E2 893080Side B runout, Stamped
ST-RR-653781A-1 REISide A runout, Hand Etched
ST-RR-65378113-1Side B runout, Hand Etched
10-90237/1-653781-A 219685E1 949271 STERLING ST-RR-653781A-1 REI JN-HSide A
10-90237/1-653781-B 219685E2 893080 STERLING ST-RR-653781B-1 JN-HSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | USA, Canada & Europe | Roadrunner RecordsFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Europe | Roadrunner Records 075678644511First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2021 | Europe | Roadrunner Records 075678644511First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2021 | Europe | Roadrunner Records 075678644511First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Europe | Roadrunner Records 075678645327First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc |
| 2021 | France | Roadrunner Records 075678644511First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2021 | France | Roadrunner Records 075678644511First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2021 | UK | Roadrunner Records 075678644511First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Roadrunner Records 075678644528First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | USA & Canada | Roadrunner RecordsFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc |
| 2021 | USA & Canada | Roadrunner Records 1-654056 / Roadrunner Records 075678644511First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | USA & Canada | Roadrunner Records 1-654056 / Roadrunner Records 075678644511First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2021 | USA & Canada | Roadrunner Records 1-654056 / Roadrunner Records 075678644511First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 2021 | USA, Canada & Europe | Roadrunner Records 075678644511First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | USA & Canada | Roadrunner Records 1-653056LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress, Stereo · Limited |
16 vinyl pressings of Fortitude are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 2021 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 2021, in Europe, UK, US, USA, Canada & Europe and more. One of them is Roadrunner Records 075678644511, released April 30, 2021.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 075678644511, 075678645327, 075678644528, 1-654056) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 10-90237/1-653781-A 219685E1 949271 and 10-90237/1-653781-B 219685E2 893080. 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.
