Vinyl pressings
by KMD · 2000
Bl_ck B_st_rds was first pressed on vinyl in 2000. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 2000, 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.
RR KMD - 0 SIDE 0A-side runout etching
RR KMD - I SIDE IB-side runout etching
RR KMD - 2 SIDE 2C-side runout etching
RR KMD - 3 SIDE 3D-side runout etching
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | US | Readyrock Records RR 2001 / Metal Face RecordsFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2001 | US | Sub Verse Music SVM15 / Metal Face Records SVM15LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2008 | US | Metal Face MF2001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2008 | US | Metal Face MF-2001LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Metal Face Records MF2001-LP / Metal Face Records MF 2001-LPLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2015 | US | Metal Face Records MF2003-AC / Metal Face Records MF 2003AC-S1CD, Album, 7", Single, Picture Disc, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited, Picture disc | CD, Album, 7", Single, Picture Disc, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited, Picture disc |
| 2015 | US | Metal Face MF 2004-LPLP, Picture Disc, LP, All Media, Album, Reissue, Special Edition · Picture disc, Colored vinyl | LP, Picture Disc, LP, All Media, Album, Reissue, Special Edition · Picture disc, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | Metal Face MF 2004-LPLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue |
| 2017 | US | Metal Face Records MF-2001LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | US | Rhymesayers Entertainment RSE0363-1 / Metal Face RecordsLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2023 | US | Rhymesayers Entertainment RSE0365-1 / Metal Face Records RSE0365-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2023 | Worldwide | Rhymesayers Entertainment RSE0363-7 / Metal Face Records RSE0363-7LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Japan | Rhymesayers Entertainment RSE0365-1 / Metal Face Records RSE0365-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2024 | Japan | Rhymesayers Entertainment RSE0363-7 / Metal Face Records RSE0363-7LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
14 vinyl pressings of Bl_ck B_st_rds are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 2000 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 2000, in US. One of them is Readyrock Records RR 2001.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RR 2001) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RR KMD - 0 SIDE 0 and RR KMD - I SIDE I. 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.
