Vinyl pressings
by Ozzy Osbourne · 2020
Ordinary Man was first pressed on vinyl in 2020. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 2020, the album's first year, in 4 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.
MRP2333/19439718451-A 201713E1/ASide A Stamped
19439718451-A TMP-MASTERED DK MSSide A Etched
MRP2333/19439718451-B 201713E2/ASide B Stamped
19439718451-B TMP-MASTERED DK MSSide B Etched
MRP2333/19439718451-A 201713E1/A 19439718451-A TMP-MASTERED DK MSRunout, Side A
MRP2333/19439718451-B 201713E2/A 19439718451-B TMP-MASTERED DK MSRunout, Side B
19439718451-ALabel, Side A
19439718451-BLabel, Side B
201713E1/A MRP2333/19439718451-A 19439718451-A TMP-MASTERED DK mSSide A runout stamped, 19439718451-A TMP-MASTERED DK mS etched
201713E2/A/MRP2333/19439718451-B 19439718451-B TMP-MASTERED DK mSSide A runout stamped, 19439718451-B TMP-MASTERED DK mS etched
MRP2333/19439718451-A 201713E1/A2Side A runout stamped, variant 1
MRP2333/19439718451-B 201713E2/BSide B runout stamped, variant 1
MRP 2333/19439718451-A 201713E1/A2 19439718451-A TMP-MASTERED DK MS #29Side A runout stamped and etched, variant 2
MRP2333/19439718451-B 201713E2/B 19439718451-B TMP-MASTERED DK MS #29Side B runout stamped and etched, variant 2
MRP2333/19439718451-A 201713E1/ASide A Stamped
19439718451-A TMP-MASTERED DK MSMSSide A Etched
MRP2333/19439718451-B 201713E2/ASide B Stamped
19439718451-B TMP-MASTERED DK MS MSSide B Etched
#29 MRP2333/19439718451-A 19439718451-A 201713E1/A2 TMP-MASTERED DK MSSide A runout
#29 MRP2333/19439718451-B | 201713E2/B 19439718451-B TMP-MASTERED DK MSSide B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Epic 19439718451LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2020 | US | Epic 19439718451 / Epic 19439718451-S3First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2020 | US | Epic 19439718451 / Epic 19439723751First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2020 | US | Epic 19439723751 / Epic 19439718451First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2020 | Europe | Epic 19439718451 / Epic 19439723751First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Europe | Epic 19439718451 / Epic 19439718461First yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Europe | Epic 19439718471First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Stereo · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Stereo · Limited, Picture disc |
| 2020 | Europe | Epic 19439718451 / Epic 19439723761First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Europe | Epic 19439718451 / Epic 19439733071First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Europe | Epic 19439718451First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2020 | Japan | Epic 19439723751First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Japan | Epic 19439718461First yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | Japan | Epic 19439718451First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2020 | US | Epic 19439718451 / Epic 19439723751First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2020 | US | Epic 19439723751First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
17 vinyl pressings of Ordinary Man are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 2020, in US, Europe, Japan, USA & Canada. One of them is Epic 19439718451, released February 21, 2020.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 19439718451, 19439723751, 19439718471, 19439718461) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MRP2333/19439718451-A 201713E1/A and 19439718451-A TMP-MASTERED DK MS. 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.
