Vinyl pressings
by Pearl Jam · 1993
Vs. was first pressed on vinyl in 1993. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1993, the album's first year, in 6 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-53136-1ASide A, runout, variant 1
BL-53136-1ASide B, runout, variant 1
AL-53136-2A 2Side A, runout, variant 2
BL-53136-2A 3Side B, runout, variant 2
CPL-1392 AStamped, Runout Side A
CPL-1392 BStamped, Runout Side B
ZK 53136Printed A/B side label
EL 237029 A 1-474549 (P)1993 1-1-28 AL-53136Side 1, Runout, Etched
EL 237029 B 1-474549 1-1- 1-1-26 (P)1993Side 2, Runout, Etched
PJVS01 - A1Side A
PJVS01 - B1Side B
PJVS01-A,
PJVS01-B,
91474549 ASide A
91474549 BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Unknown | Epic EP 4745-0 TPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 1993 | Brazil | Epic 237.029/1-474549First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1993 | Colombia | Epic 91 474549First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1993 | Colombia | Epic 91 474549First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1993 | Colombia | Epic 91 474549First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1993 | Colombia | Legacy 91 474549 / Epic 91 474549LP, Album, Promo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo |
| 1993 | Colombia | Epic 91474549LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 1993 | Europe | Epic 474549 1 / Epic EPC 474549 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1993 | Europe | Epic 474549 1 / Epic EPC 474549 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1993 | Russia | Santa Records ATR 30265 / Santa Records ATR 30266LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1993 | Spain | Epic EPC 474549 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1993 | Spain | Epic EPC 474549 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1993 | US | Epic Associated Z 53136 / Epic Associated 53136First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1993 | US | Epic Associated Z53136LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1993 | South Korea | Epic CPL-1392First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | UK | Epic 474549PLP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc |
| 2003 | US | Epic Associated Z 53136 / Epic Associated 53136LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Spain | Sony / EpicLP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2011 | US | Epic 88697843131-jk1 / Epic 88697 84313 1-S1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2011 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP282 / Epic 88697843131-jk1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2014 | Europe | Epic Associated Z 53136LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | Europe | Epic Associated Z 53136LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | Colombia | Epic Associated 91 474549LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2015 | UK & Europe | Epic 91 474549LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2015 | UK & Europe | Epic 91 474549LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | UK & Europe | Epic Associated 91 474549LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | UK & Europe | Epic Associated 91 474549LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | Epic 88697843131-jk1 / Legacy 88697843131-jk1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2016 | UK & Europe | Epic Associated 91 474549LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | Europe | Sony Music 88697843131 / Epic 88697843131LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2017 | UK & Europe | Epic Associated 91 474549LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Europe | Epic 19658836871 / Legacy 19658836871LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Epic 19658830081 / Legacy 19658830081LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Epic 19658830051 / Legacy 1965883005112", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2023 | US | Epic 19658830051 / Legacy 1965883005112", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Worldwide | Epic 19658830051 / Legacy 1965883005112", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Epic Z53136LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Unknown | Epic 91 474549LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Unknown | Epic 91 474549LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Unknown | Epic 91 474549LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Unknown | Epic 91474549 / Legacy 91474549LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Unknown | Epic 91 474549LP, Album, Promo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Promo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Unknown | Epic EP 4745-0 TPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Promo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo, Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Promo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo, Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Colombia | Epic 91 474549LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Colombia | Epic 91 474549LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Colombia | Epic 91474549LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Europe | Epic 91 474549LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
47 vinyl pressings of Vs. are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1993 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1993, in US, South Korea, Brazil, Colombia and more. One of them is Epic Associated Z 53136.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Z 53136, CPL-1392, 237.029/1-474549, 91 474549) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL-53136-1A and BL-53136-1A. 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.
