US
September 30, 2018- Label and catalog number
- Amphetamine Reptile Records AmRep 124
- Format
- 10", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered · Clear with Red & Black Splatter Vinyl Variant
Vinyl pressings
by Melvins · 2018
Sabbath was first pressed on vinyl in 2018. 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 2018, 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.
178772N1/A PIRATE PRESS - AMREP124 ARunout side A
178772N2/A PIRATE PRESS - AMREP124 BRunout side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | US | Amphetamine Reptile Records AmRep 124 / Black Death Blood AmRep 124First year10", 45 RPM, EP | 10", 45 RPM, EP |
| 2018 | US | Amphetamine Reptile Records AmRep 124First year10", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | 10", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Amphetamine Reptile Records AmRep 124First year10", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | 10", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Amphetamine Reptile Records AmRep 124First year10", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | 10", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Amphetamine Reptile Records AmRep 124First year10", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered | 10", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2018 | US | Amphetamine Reptile Records AmRep 12410", 45 RPM, Numbered, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Numbered | 10", 45 RPM, Numbered, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Numbered |
| 2018 | US | Amphetamine Reptile Records AmRep 124First year10", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | 10", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | Amphetamine Reptile Records AmRep 12410", 45 RPM | 10", 45 RPM |
| 2019 | US | Amphetamine Reptile Records AmRep 12410", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited | 10", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2019 | US | Amphetamine Reptile Records AmRep 12410", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited | 10", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2019 | US | Amphetamine Reptile Records AmRep 12410", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 10", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | Amphetamine Reptile Records AmRep 12410", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited | 10", 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2019 | US | Amphetamine Reptile Records AmRep 12410", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | 10", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | Amphetamine Reptile Records AmRep 12410", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | 10", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
14 vinyl pressings of Sabbath are listed here, from 1 country, released between 2018 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 2018, in US. One of them is Amphetamine Reptile Records AmRep 124, released September 30, 2018.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AmRep 124) 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.