Vinyl pressings
by Melvins · 2021
Working With God was first pressed on vinyl in 2021. 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 2021, 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.
3# IPC-234-A GOLDENSide A, "GOLDEN" stamped
3# IPC-234-B GOLDENSide B, "GOLDEN" stamped
IPC - 234 - A GOLDEN #6Runout side A etched, variant 1
IPC - 234 - B GOLDEN #5Runout side B etched, variant 1
IPC - 234 - A GOLDEN #4Runout side A etched, variant 2
IPC - 234 - B GOLDEN #5Runout side B etched, variant 2
IPC - 234 - A GOLDEN #6Side A
IPC - 234 - B GOLDEN #6Side B
IPC-234-A GOLDEN #6Side A (variant 1)
IPC-234-B GOLDEN #6Side B (variant 1)
IPC-234-A #1 GOLDENSide A (variant 2)
IPC-234-B #1 GOLDENSide B (variant 2)
IPC-234-A GOLDEN #6Side A (variant 1)
IPC-234-B GOLDEN #6Side B (variant 1)
IPC-234-A #1 GOLDENSide A (variant 2)
IPC-234-B #1 GOLDENSide B (variant 2)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Ipecac Recordings IPC234First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | USA, Canada & Europe | Ipecac Recordings IPC234LP / Ipecac Recordings IPC234First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2021 | USA, Canada & Europe | Ipecac Recordings IPC234 / Ipecac Recordings IPC234LPFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2021 | US | Ipecac Recordings IPC234First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Special Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Special Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Ipecac Recordings IPC234First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Special Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Special Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Ipecac Recordings Ipc208LP | LP |
| 2022 | US | Ipecac Recordings Ipc208LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Special Edition · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Special Edition · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Ipecac Recordings IPC234LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2023 | US | Ipecac Recordings IPC234LP, Album, Numbered, Special Edition · Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Numbered, Special Edition · Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2026 | US | Ipecac Recordings IPC234LP, Album, Numbered, Special Edition · Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Numbered, Special Edition · Numbered, Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of Working With God are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 2021 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 2021, in USA, Canada & Europe, US. One of them is Ipecac Recordings IPC234LP, released February 26, 2021.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use IPC234LP, IPC234) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 3# IPC-234-A GOLDEN and 3# IPC-234-B GOLDEN. 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.
