US
1990- Label and catalog number
- Profane Existence EXIST 2
- Format
- LP, Album · Gatefold
- Runout / matrix
EXTINCTION-A L-35455 ReSide A, hand-etched
EXTINCTION-B L-35455-XSide B, hand-etched
Vinyl pressings
by Nausea · 1990
Extinction was first pressed on vinyl in 1990. 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 1990, 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.
EXTINCTION-A L-35455 ReSide A, hand-etched
EXTINCTION-B L-35455-XSide B, hand-etched
MPO COX 024 A¹Side A
MPO COX 024 B¹Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | UK | Meantime Records COX 024First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | US | Profane Existence EXIST 2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | US | Profane Existence EXIST 2LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1991 | US | Profane Existence Exist 2LP | LP |
| 1999 | US | Profane Existence EXIST 2LP, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Finland | Svart Records SRE715LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Finland | Svart Records SRE715LPLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Finland | Svart Records SRE715LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Finland | Svart Records SRE715LPLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2024 | Finland | Svart Records SRE715LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Profane Existence EXIST 2LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Profane Existence EXIST 2LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
12 vinyl pressings of Extinction are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1990 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1990, in US, UK. One of them is Profane Existence EXIST 2.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EXIST 2, COX 024) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EXTINCTION-A L-35455 Re and EXTINCTION-B L-35455-X. 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.