Vinyl pressings
by Nasir Jones · 2002
God's Son was first pressed on vinyl in 2002. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 2002, 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.
AL 87052 XIRunout side A, etched
BL 87052 XIRunout side B, etched
AL 87053 XIRunout side C, etched
BL 87053 XIRunout side D, etched
5098111000 1A1A-side runout, stamped
5098111000 1B1B-side runout, stamped
5098111000 1C1C-side runout, stamped
5098111000 1D1D-side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | US | Columbia C2S 59076First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 2002 | Europe | Columbia 509811 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2002 | US | Columbia C2 86930 / Ill Will Records C2 86930First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2003 | US | Columbia C2S 59070LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 2003 | US | Columbia C2S 59073LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Get On Down GET51445 / Get On Down GET51445-LPLP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | USA, Canada & Europe | Get On Down GET51445 / Get On Down GET51445-LPLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2026 | Europe | Columbia 19958413761 / Legacy 19958413761LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Ill Will Records ACLP2-01112", Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Ill Will Records NSLP2-010LP | LP |
10 vinyl pressings of God's Son are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 2002 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 2002, in US, Europe. One of them is Columbia C2 86930, released December 16, 2002.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use C2 86930, C2S 59076, 509811 1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL 87052 XI and BL 87052 XI. 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.
