US
February 3, 2017- Label and catalog number
- Pure Noise Records PNE197
- Format
- 12", EP, Limited Edition · Cream/Orange Smash
Vinyl pressings
by Less Than Jake · 2017
Sound The Alarm was first pressed on vinyl in 2017. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 2017, 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.
151881E1/A PIRATES PRESS - PNE197 ASide A runout, stamped
151881E2/A PIRATES PRESS - PNE197 BSide B runout, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | US | Pure Noise Records PNE197First year12", EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | Pure Noise Records PNE197First year12", EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | Pure Noise Records PNE197First year12", EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | Pure Noise Records PNE197First year12", EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | Pure Noise Records PNE197First year12", EP, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered | 12", EP, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2017 | USA, Canada & Europe | Pure Noise Records PNE197First year12", EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | USA, Canada & Europe | Pure Noise Records PNE197First year12", EP · Colored vinyl | 12", EP · Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Pure Noise Records PNE19712", EP, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | 12", EP, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Pure Noise Records PNE19712", EP, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", EP, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Pure Noise Records PNE19712", EP, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", EP, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of Sound The Alarm are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 2017 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 2017, in US, USA, Canada & Europe. One of them is Pure Noise Records PNE197, released February 3, 2017.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PNE197) 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.