Vinyl pressings
by Outspoken · 1994
The Current was first pressed on vinyl in 1994. 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 1994, 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.
NA17/CR017-A "THIS ONE GOES OUT TO ALL THE DINOSAURS" L-41905Side A
NA17/CR017-B "Would You accept a collect Call From The Devil?" L-41905-XSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | US | Conversion Records CR017 / New Age Records NAR17First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1994 | US | New Age Records NA-17 / Conversion Records CR017First year7" · Colored vinyl | 7" · Colored vinyl |
| 1994 | US | Conversion Records CR017 / New Age Records NAR177", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | US | New Age Records NAR17 / Conversion Records CR0177", EP, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", EP, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2011 | US | Conversion Records CR017 / New Age Records NAR177", 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | US | Equal Vision Records12", EP, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", EP, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2026 | US | Equal Vision Records12", EP, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered | 12", EP, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2026 | US | Equal Vision Records12", EP, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", EP, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2026 | US | Equal Vision Records12", EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2026 | US | Equal Vision Records EVR55012", EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2026 | US | Equal Vision Records12", EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
11 vinyl pressings of The Current are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1994 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1994, in US. One of them is Conversion Records CR017.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CR017, NA-17) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NA17/CR017-A "THIS ONE GOES OUT TO ALL THE DINOSAURS" L-41905 and NA17/CR017-B "Would You accept a collect Call From The Devil?" L-41905-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.
