Vinyl pressings
by Melvins · 2025
Thunderball was first pressed on vinyl in 2025. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 2025, 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.
MRP6572 / IPC290LP - A 293845E1/A #2Side A, Variant 1
MRP6572 / IPC290LP - B 293845E2/A #2Side B, Variant 1
MRP6572 / IPC290LP - A 293845E1/A #8Side A, Variant 2
MRP6572 / IPC290LP - B 293845E2/B #8Side B, Variant 2
MRP6572 / IPC290LP - A 293845E1/A #2Side A runout
MRP6572 / IPC290LP - B 293845E2/A #2Side B runout
MRP6572 / IPC290LP - A 293845E1/A #2Side A Runout
MRP6572 / IPC290LP - B 293845E2/B #2Side B Runout
MRP6572 / IPC290LP - A 293845E1/A #8Side A runout alt version
MRP6572 / IPC290LP - B 293845E2/B #8Side B runout alt version
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US | Ipecac Recordings IPC290LPFirst yearLP, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2025 | US | Ipecac Recordings IPC290LP / Ipecac Recordings IPC290LP2First yearLP, Album, Numbered · Numbered | LP, Album, Numbered · Numbered |
| 2025 | US | Ipecac Recordings IPC290LP / Ipecac Recordings IPC290LP2First yearLP, Album, Numbered · Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Numbered · Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | Ipecac Recordings IPC290LP / Ipecac Recordings IPC290LP2First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2025 | US | Ipecac Recordings IPC290LP / Ipecac Recordings IPC290LP3First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2025 | US | Ipecac Recordings IPC290LP / Ipecac Recordings IPC290LP2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2025 | US | Ipecac Recordings IPC290LP / Ipecac Recordings IPC290LP2First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2025 | US | Ipecac Recordings IPC290LPFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2025 | US | Ipecac Recordings IPC290LP / Ipecac Recordings IPC290LP2First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2025 | US | Ipecac Recordings IPC290LP / Amphetamine Reptile RecordsFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | Ipecac Recordings IPC290LP / Amphetamine Reptile RecordsFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2026 | Unknown | Ipecac Recordings IPC290LPLP, Numbered, Special Edition · Numbered | LP, Numbered, Special Edition · Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Ipecac Recordings IPC290LPLP | LP |
13 vinyl pressings of Thunderball are listed here, from 1 country, released between 2025 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 2025, in US. One of them is Ipecac Recordings IPC290LP, released April 18, 2025.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use IPC290LP) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MRP6572 / IPC290LP - A 293845E1/A #2 and MRP6572 / IPC290LP - B 293845E2/A #2. 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.
