Vinyl pressings
by Misfits · 1987
Evilive was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. 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 1987, 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.
PL-9-08-A Emw -Pa-7-87 MASTERED BY TRUTONESide A runout, variant 1
PL-9-08-B Emw -Pa·7-87 MASTERED BY TRUTONESide B runout, variant 1
PL-9-08-A \\ Emw -Pa-7-87 MASTERED BY TRUTONESide A runout, variant 2
PL-9-08-B Emw -Pa·7-87 MASTERED BY TRUTONESide B runout, variant 2
MASTERED BY TRUTONEStamped on both sides
PL-9-08-A \\ Emw -Pa-7-87A-side etchings
PL-9-08-B Emw -Pa·7-87B-side etchings
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | US | Plan 9 PL9-08 / Caroline Records PL9-08LP, Test Pressing, Album · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing, Album · Test pressing |
| 1987 | US | Plan 9 PL9-08 / Caroline Records PL9-08First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | Plan 9 PL9-08 / Caroline Records PL9-08First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1989 | US | Plan 9 PL9-08 / Caroline Records PL9-08LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1989 | US | Plan 9 PL9-08 / Caroline Records PL9-08LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | US | Plan 9 PL9-08 / Caroline Records PL9-08LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1997 | US | Caroline Records PL9-08LP, Repress, Album | LP, Repress, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Europe | Plan 9 PL9-08LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Europe | Plan 9 PL9-08 / Caroline Records PL9-08LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Europe | Plan 9 PL9-08 / Caroline Records PL9-08LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2023 | Europe | Plan 9 PL9-08 / Caroline Records PL9-08LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2026 | Europe | Plan 9 PL9-08LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Caroline Records PL9-08 / Caroline Records PL9 08-1LP, Repress, Album | LP, Repress, Album |
| ? | US | Caroline Records PL9 08-1LP, Repress, Album | LP, Repress, Album |
| ? | US | Plan 9 PL9-08 / Caroline RecordsLP, Album | LP, Album |
15 vinyl pressings of Evilive are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1987 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US. One of them is Plan 9 PL9-08, released October 15, 1987.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PL9-08) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PL-9-08-A Emw -Pa-7-87 MASTERED BY TRUTONE and PL-9-08-B Emw -Pa·7-87 MASTERED BY TRUTONE. 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.
