Vinyl pressings
by Metallica · 1998
Garage Inc. was first pressed on vinyl in 1998. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1998, 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.
STEV-62299-A1 STERLINGSide A runout
STEV-62299-B-1 STERLINGSide B runout
STEV-62299-C-1 STERLINGSide C runout
STEV-62299-D-1 STERLINGSide D runout
MPO 538-351-1A STERLINGSide A
MPO 538-351-1B STERLINGSide B
MPO 538-351-1C STERLINGSide C
MPO 538-351-1D STERLINGSide D
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Germany | Vertigo METDJ 406LP, Album, Compilation, Picture Disc, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture disc | LP, Album, Compilation, Picture Disc, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture disc |
| 1998 | UK & Europe | Vertigo 538 351-1First yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1998 | US | Elektra 62299-1First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Europe | Vertigo 538 351-1LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 2008 | US | Elektra 62299-1LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue |
| 2008 | US | Elektra 62299-1LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue |
| 2008 | US | Elektra 62299-1LP, Album, Compilation, Mispress, Reissue | LP, Album, Compilation, Mispress, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Europe | Universal Music Group International 533296-312", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Box Set, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Box Set, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2011 | US | Warner Bros. Records 524602-112", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Compilation, Box Set · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Compilation, Box Set · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2011 | US | Warner Bros. Records 524602-1 / Warner Bros. Records 1-52350412", 45 RPM, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Box Set | 12", 45 RPM, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Box Set |
| 2011 | Europe | Universal Music Group International 533295-9 / Universal Music Group International 06007 533295 9 7LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue |
| 2011 | US | Warner Bros. Records 524601-1LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 2014 | Europe | Blackened BLCKND013-1LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 2014 | US | Blackened BLCKND013-1LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | Blackened BLCKND013-1WLP, Album, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Europe | Blackened BLCKND013-1 / Blackened BLCKND013-1ULP, Album, LP, Compilation, All Media, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, LP, Compilation, All Media, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
16 vinyl pressings of Garage Inc. are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1998 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1998, in US, UK & Europe. One of them is Elektra 62299-1, released December 15, 1998.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 62299-1, 538 351-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STEV-62299-A1 STERLING and STEV-62299-B-1 STERLING. 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.
