Vinyl pressings
by Metallica · 2003
St. Anger was first pressed on vinyl in 2003. 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 2003, 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.
ST-E-62853A-1Scribed in runout side A
ST-E-62853B-1Scribed in runout side B
ST-E-62853C-1Scribed in runout side C
ST-E-62853D-1Scribed in runout side D
B381647-01 A1 D33 986 533-4 S1 320Runout Side A
B381647-01 B1 D33 986 533-4 S2 320Runout Side B
B381647-02 C2[1 cancelled] D33 986 533-5 S1=2 320Runout Side C
B381647-02 D2 D33 986 533-5 S2=2 320Runout Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | USA & Canada | Elektra 62853-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2003 | Europe | Vertigo 0602498653364First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records 1-523512LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2011 | US | Warner Bros. Records 523513-112", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Box Set | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Box Set |
| 2011 | US | Warner Bros. Records 523513-1LP, 45 RPM, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2011 | US | Warner Bros. Records A-523512LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2011 | US | Warner Bros. Records 1-511831 (K1) / Warner Bros. Records 523513-1Album, 12", 45 RPM, Reissue, Remastered, Limited Edition, Box Set · Limited, Colored vinyl | Album, 12", 45 RPM, Reissue, Remastered, Limited Edition, Box Set · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | US | Blackened BLCKND 016-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2015 | Europe | Blackened BLCKND016-1 / Blackened 0602498653364LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2017 | Germany | Blackened BLCKND016-1LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | Blackened BLCKND 016-1WLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Europe | Blackened BLCKND016-1 / Blackened 0602498653364LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 2023 | Europe | Blackened BLCKND016-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2024 | Europe | Blackened BLCKND016-1U / Blackened BLCKND016-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Blackened blcknd016-1 / Blackened BLCKND16-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
15 vinyl pressings of St. Anger are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 2003 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 2003, in USA & Canada, Europe. One of them is Elektra 62853-1, released June 2003.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 62853-1, 0602498653364) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-E-62853A-1 and ST-E-62853B-1. 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.
