US
1998- Label and catalog number
- Blackout! Records BLK-43
- Format
- Album, 10" · White

Vinyl pressings
by Kill Your Idols · 1998
This Is Just The Beginning was first pressed on vinyl in 1998. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1998, 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.
AE 14171/ASide A runout
AE 14172/ASide B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Germany | Blackout! Records BLK-43First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1998 | Germany | Blackout! Records BLK-43 / None Of The AboveFirst yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1998 | Germany | Blackout! Records BLK-43First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1998 | US | Blackout! Records BLK-43First yearAlbum, 10" · Colored vinyl | Album, 10" · Colored vinyl |
| 1998 | US | Blackout! Records BLK-43First year10" | 10" |
| 1998 | US | Blackout! Records BLK-43First year10" · Colored vinyl | 10" · Colored vinyl |
| 1999 | US | Blackout! Records BLK-4310" · Colored vinyl | 10" · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | Blackout! Records BLK-196LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2023 | Germany | Blackout! Records #BLK-196LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Blackout! Records BLK-196LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Blackout! Records BLK-196LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Blackout! Records BLK-196LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Blackout! Records BLK-196LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Blackout! Records BLK-196LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Blackout! Records BLK-196LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Blackout! Records BLK-196LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| 2023 | US | Blackout! Records BLK-196LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
17 vinyl pressings of This Is Just The Beginning are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1998 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1998, in US, Germany. One of them is Blackout! Records BLK-43.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BLK-43) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.