Vinyl pressings
by Johnny Cash · 2002
American IV: The Man Comes Around 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.
2 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.
440 063 337-1ASide A runout, variant 1
440 063 337-1BSide B runout, variant 1
440 063 338-1ASide C runout, variant 1
440 063 338-1BSide D runout, variant 1
4400 633371 Side 1 ⓤSide A, runout etched
44006333 71 ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K Side 2 ⓤSide B, runout etched
44006333 81 • Side 1 ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K ⓤSide C, runout etched
4400 63338 1 - Side 2 ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K ⓤSide D, runout etched
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 | American Recordings 440 063 336-1 / Lost Highway 440 063 336-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2002 | US | American Recordings 440 063 336-1 / Lost Highway 440 063 336-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2002 | US | American Recordings 440 063 336-1 / Lost Highway 440 063 336-1LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Europe | American Recordings 440 063 336-1LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | Europe | American Recordings 440 063 336-1LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | Europe | American Recordings 440 063 336-1LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | US | American Recordings B001950701LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2014 | US | American Recordings B0019507-01LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2014 | Europe | American Recordings 0600753463673LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2014 | Australia & New Zealand | American Recordings 5346367LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2014 | Europe | American Recordings 5346367LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2016 | Europe | American Recordings 0600753463673LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | American Recordings B0019507-01LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2022 | US | American Recordings B0019507-01LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | American Recordings 440 063 336-1LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Europe | American Recordings 0600753463673LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of American IV: The Man Comes Around are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 2002 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 2002, in US. One of them is American Recordings 440 063 336-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 440 063 336-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 440 063 337-1A and 440 063 337-1B. 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.
