Vinyl pressings
by Necrophagist · 2004
Epitaph was first pressed on vinyl in 2004. 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 2004, 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.
4490 - RR628-1 (A) S-54958 DC BQSSide A runout, Hand-etched
4490 - RR6628-1 S-549589 S54959Side B runout, Hand-etched
4490 - RR628-1 (A) S-54958 DC BQSSide A runout, Hand-etched
4490 - RR6628-1 S-549589 S54959Side B runout, Hand-etched
4490 - RR628-1 (A) S-54958Side A
4490 - RR6628-1 S-549589 S54959Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | US | Relapse Records RR 6628-1First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2004 | US | Relapse Records RR 6628-1 / Relapse Records RR6628-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2004 | US | Relapse Records RR 6628-1 / Relapse Records RR6628-1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | US | Relapse Records RR6628LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | USA, Canada & Europe | Relapse Records RR6628LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2017 | USA, Canada & Europe | Relapse Records RR6628LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | USA, Canada & Europe | Relapse Records RR6628LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2019 | USA, Canada & Europe | Relapse Records RR6628LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | USA, Canada & Europe | Relapse Records RR6628LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | USA, Canada & Europe | Relapse Records RR6628 / Relapse Records RR50131LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | USA, Canada & Europe | Relapse Records RR6628 / Relapse Records RR49101LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
11 vinyl pressings of Epitaph are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 2004 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 2004, in US. One of them is Relapse Records RR 6628-1, released August 3, 2004.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RR 6628-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 4490 - RR628-1 (A) S-54958 DC BQS and 4490 - RR6628-1 S-549589 S54959. 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.
