Vinyl pressings
by Green Day · 2004
American Idiot was first pressed on vinyl in 2004. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 2004, the album's first year, in 2 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.
1-48777-A RJ STERLING 936248771 A-1-1
1-48777-B RJ STERLING 936248771 B-1-1
1-48777-C RJ STERLING 936248771 C-1-1
1-48777-D RJ STERLING 936248771 D-1-1
1-48777-A B410810-01 A1 RJ STERLINGRunout side A, variant 1
1-48777-B B410810-01 B1 RJ STERLINGRunout side B, variant 1
1-48777-C B410810-02 C1 RJ STERLINGRunout side C, variant 1
1-48777-D B410810-02 D1 RJ STERLINGRunout side D, variant 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | US | Reprise Records 9362-48777-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2004 | Europe | Reprise Records 9362-48777-1 / Reprise Records 48777-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2005 | US | Reprise Records 1-48777LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2006 | US | Adeline Records AR033-1LP, Album, Remastered | LP, Album, Remastered |
| 2009 | Germany | Reprise Records 1-517552LP, Album, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2009 | US | Reprise Records 517552-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | US | Reprise Records 517552-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | Europe | Reprise Records 9362-49228-1LP, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | Reprise Records 517552-1LP, LP, All Media, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Special Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, All Media, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Special Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Reprise Records 517552-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Reprise Records 517552-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Argentina | Reprise Records 9362-48777-1 / Plaza Independencia Música 9362487771LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 2021 | US | Reprise Records 517552-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress |
| 2022 | US | Reprise Records 517552-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Europe | Reprise Records 093624862734LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Reprise Records 093624862734LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Reprise Records 093624840473 / Because Sound Matters 093624840473LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Reprise Records 093624862673LP, Album, Reissue, LP, Compilation, LP, LP, Blu-ray, Box Set, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, LP, Compilation, LP, LP, Blu-ray, Box Set, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Reprise Records 093624862697 / Reprise Records 093624862673LP, Album, Reissue, LP, Compilation, LP, LP, Blu-ray, Box Set, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, LP, Compilation, LP, LP, Blu-ray, Box Set, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Chile | Reprise Records 9362-48777-1LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
20 vinyl pressings of American Idiot are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 2004 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 2004, in US, Europe. One of them is Reprise Records 9362-48777-1, released September 21, 2004.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9362-48777-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1-48777-A RJ STERLING 936248771 A-1-1 and 1-48777-B RJ STERLING 936248771 B-1-1. 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.
