Vinyl pressings
by Napalm Death · 1992
Utopia Banished was first pressed on vinyl in 1992. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1992, 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.
MOSH 53 A1 GARY JUMPER CORE TRANSFERMATION MPOLP Side A
MOSH 53 B1 SMASH FASCISM MPOLP Side B
7 MOSH 53 L A1 FREE WITH "UTOPIA BANISHED" MPO7" Side A
7 MOSH 53 L B1 MPO7" Side B
MOSH 53 A1 GARY JUMPER CORE TRANSFERMATION MPORunout Side A
MOSH 53 B1 SMASH FASCISM MPORunout Side B
MPO MOSH 53 A1 GARY JUMPER CORE TRANSFERMATIONSide A
MPO MOSH 53 B1 SMASH FASCISMSide B
BMG BTB.020-AA ISAAISide A [Runout stamped]
BMG BTB.020-B ISAAISide B [Runout stamped]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Brazil | Earache BTB 020/92First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1992 | UK | Earache MOSH53First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1992 | UK | Earache Mosh 53L7", Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1992 | UK | Earache MOSH53First yearLP, Album, 7", 45 RPM, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, 7", 45 RPM, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1992 | UK | Earache MOSH53First yearLP, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | UK | Earache MOSH053LP1LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | UK | Earache MOSH053LP1LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | UK | Earache MOSH053LP1LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | UK | Earache MOSH053LP1LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2018 | Europe | Earache MOSH053LPUSLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2018 | US | Earache MOSH053LPUSLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | UK | Earache MOSH053LPUSLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2023 | UK | Earache MOSH053LPUSLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Germany | Earache MOSH053LPUSLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | UK | Earache MOSH053LPUSLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
15 vinyl pressings of Utopia Banished are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1992 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1992, in UK, Brazil. One of them is Earache MOSH53, released May 1992.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MOSH53, BTB 020/92) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MOSH 53 A1 GARY JUMPER CORE TRANSFERMATION MPO and MOSH 53 B1 SMASH FASCISM MPO. 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.
