Vinyl pressings
by Mastodon · 2009
Crack The Skye was first pressed on vinyl in 2009. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 2009, 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.
1-459132-A A80800E1/ASide A [Variation 1]
1-517931-B A80800E2/A 1-455132 B "I"Side B [Variation 1]
1-459132 A 80800E1/A xxxxxxxxxxxxxxSide A [Variation 2]
1-459132 B 80800E2/A [Stamped] 1-517931-B "!" [Etched]Side B [Variation 2]
1-517931-45-A -18744-Side One etched/stamped
1-517931-45-B -18744-Side Two etched/stamped
1-517931-45-C -18745-Side Three etched/stamped
1-517931-45-D -18745-Side Four etched/stamped
1-459132 A 80800E1/A 1̶-̶5̶1̶7̶9̶3̶1̶-̶A̶Runout side A, variant 1
1-459132 B 80800E2/A 1-517931-B "!"Runout side B, variant 1
1-459132 80800E1/A2 1̶-̶5̶1̶7̶9̶3̶1̶ - ARunout side A, variant 2
1-459132 80800E2/A2 1̶-̶5̶1̶7̶9̶3̶1̶ - B "!"Runout side B, variant 2
B 969197-01 A1 1-517931-ASide One
B 969197-01 B1 1-517931-B "!"Side Two
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Europe | Reprise Records 9362-49790-9First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2009 | Europe | Reprise Records 517931First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2009 | US | Reprise Records 459132-2LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2009 | US | Reprise Records 459132-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2009 | US | Reprise Records 517931-1First year12", 45 RPM, Album, CD, Album, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Album, CD, Album, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2009 | US | Reprise Records 459132-1 / Sire 459132-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Reprise Records 459132-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2010 | US | Reprise Records 459132-1LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | Europe | Reprise Records 459132-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | USA & Europe | Reprise Records 561700-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc |
| 2018 | Europe | Reprise Records 9362-49790-9 / Sire 9362-49790-9LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Europe | Reprise Records 093624857570LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, Stereo, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, LP, Stereo, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Reprise Records 093624857563LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, LP, Stereo, Blu-ray, Box Set, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, LP, Stereo, Blu-ray, Box Set, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Reprise Records 093624857570 / Relapse Records 093624857570LP, Album, Stereo, LP, Stereo, All Media, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo, LP, Stereo, All Media, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Reprise Records 093624857563LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, LP, Stereo, Blu-ray, Box Set, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, LP, Stereo, Blu-ray, Box Set, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2026 | Unknown | Reprise Records 9362-49790-9LP, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered |
16 vinyl pressings of Crack The Skye are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 2009 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 2009, in US, Europe. One of them is Reprise Records 459132-1, released May 2009.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 459132-1, 517931-1, 517931, 9362-49790-9) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1-459132-A A80800E1/A and 1-517931-B A80800E2/A 1-455132 B "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.
