US
January 22, 2002- Label and catalog number
- Relapse Records RR 6529-1
- Format
- Album, LP
- Runout / matrix
RLP6529-1A
RLP6529-1B
Vinyl pressings
by High On Fire · 2002
Surrounded By Thieves was first pressed on vinyl in 2002. 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 2002, 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.
RLP6529-1A
RLP6529-1B
RLP 6529-1A
RLP 6529-1B
RLP 6529-1A
RLP 6529-1B
RLP 6529 - IAEtched runout A side
RLP 6529 - IBEtched runout A side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | US | Relapse Records RR 6529-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2002 | US | Relapse Records RR 6529-1First yearAlbum, LP | Album, LP |
| 2002 | US | Relapse Records RR 6529-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2002 | US | Relapse Records RR 6529First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Relapse Records RR 6529-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2010 | US | Relapse Records RR 6529-1LP, Album, Repress, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2010 | US | Relapse Records RR 6529-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2010 | US | Relapse Records RR 6529-1LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 2013 | US | Relapse Records RR 6529LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | US | Relapse Records RR 6529-1LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Relapse Records RR 6529LP, 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Relapse Records RR 6529LP, 45 RPM, LP, 45 RPM, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, 45 RPM, LP, 45 RPM, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | Relapse Records RR6529LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Relapse Records RR 6529 / Relapse Records RR44691LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Relapse Records RR 6529 / Relapse Records RR50601LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl |
15 vinyl pressings of Surrounded By Thieves are listed here, from 1 country, released between 2002 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 2002, in US. One of them is Relapse Records RR 6529-1, released January 22, 2002.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RR 6529-1, RR 6529) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RLP6529-1A and RLP6529-1B. 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.