Vinyl pressings
by HEALTH · 2023
Rat Wars was first pressed on vinyl in 2023. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 2023, the album's first year. 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.
269443E1 1749017 LVR03877-A REI MRP5252/LVR03877/RE-1-ASide A
269443E2 1790618 LVR03877-B REI MRP5252/LVR03877/RE-1-B
269443E1 1749017 LVR03877-A REI MRP5252/LVR03877/RE-1-A BlackBelt-Levi #12Side A
269443E2 1756587 LVR03877-B REI MRP5252/LVR03877/RE-1-B BlackBelt-Levi #4Side B
269443E1 1749017 LVR03877-A REI MRP5252/LVR03877/RE-1-A BlackBelt-Levi #12Side A
269443E2 1756587 LVR03877-B REI MRP5252/LVR03877/RE-1-B BlackBelt-Levi #4Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Germany | Loma Vista 00888072568341LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2023 | USA & Canada | Loma Vista LVR03992 / Loma Vista LVR03877First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 2023 | USA & Canada | Loma Vista LVR03877First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 2023 | USA & Canada | Loma Vista LVR03877, LVR03991First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Loma Vista LVR03877LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 2024 | US | Loma Vista LVR03877 / Loma Vista LVR03950LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | USA & Canada | Loma Vista LVR03952LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Repress · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Repress · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Europe | Loma Vista 00888072568341LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2024 | Europe | Loma Vista 00888072568341LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Loma Vista LVR03951LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of Rat Wars are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 2023 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 2023, in USA & Canada. One of them is Loma Vista LVR03992, released December 7, 2023.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LVR03992, LVR03877, LVR03877, LVR03991) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 269443E1 1749017 LVR03877-A REI MRP5252/LVR03877/RE-1-A and 269443E2 1790618 LVR03877-B REI MRP5252/LVR03877/RE-1-B. 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.
