US
February 2006- Label and catalog number
- Relapse Records RR 6515-1
- Format
- LP, Compilation, Limited Edition · Blue

Vinyl pressings
by Mastodon · 2006
Call Of The Mastodon was first pressed on vinyl in 2006. 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 2006, 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.
PIRATES PRESS RR6515-1 A 83865E1/ASide A Etchings
PIRATES PRESS RR6515-1 B 83865E1/ASide B Etchings
PIRATES PRESS RR6515-1 A 83865E1/ASide A Etchings
PIRATES PRESS RR6515-1 B 83865E1/ASide B Etchings
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | US | Relapse Records RR 6515-1LP, Compilation, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Compilation, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2006 | US | Relapse Records RR 6515-1First yearLP, Compilation, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2006 | US | Relapse Records RR 6515-1First yearLP, Compilation, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2006 | US | Relapse Records RR 6515-1First yearLP, Compilation, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2006 | US | Relapse Records RR 6515-1First yearLP, Compilation, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | US | Relapse Records RR 6515-1LP, Compilation, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | US | Relapse Records RR 6515-1 / Relapse Records RR6515LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Remastered, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Remastered, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | US | Relapse Records RR 6515-1LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | US | Relapse Records RR 6515-1LP, Compilation, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | US | Relapse Records RR 6515-1 / Relapse Records RR6515LP, Compilation, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | US | Relapse Records RR 6515-1LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | US | Relapse Records RR 6515-1LP, Compilation, Repress, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Compilation, Repress, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2015 | US | Relapse Records RR 6515-1LP, Compilation, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | Relapse Records RR 6515-1 / Relapse Records RR6515LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Relapse Records RR 6515-1 / Relapse Records RR6515LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Relapse Records RR 6515-1 / Relapse Records RR6515LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | USA & Europe | Relapse Records RR 6515-1 / Relapse Records RR6515LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | USA & Europe | Relapse Records RR 6515-1 / Relapse Records RR6515LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress · Colored vinyl |
18 vinyl pressings of Call Of The Mastodon are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 2006 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 2006, in US. One of them is Relapse Records RR 6515-1, released February 2006.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RR 6515-1) 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.