Vinyl pressings
by Poison Idea · 1992
Blank, Blackout, Vacant was first pressed on vinyl in 1992. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1992, the album's first year, in 3 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.
SOL 33 A1 FEEL THE... PR-E MIKE'S - THE EXCHANGE BA-side etchings
DARKNESS SOL 33 B1 P2 PR-E MIKE'S - THE EXCHANGE B'B-side etchings
FART 4 A1 PR-E LIVE ON KBOO - 10.9.91C-side etchings
FART 4 B1 TIBIA PR-E FIBULAD-side etchings
SOL 33 A1 FEEL THE... PR-E MIKE'S - THE EXCHANGE BSide A, hand-etched, letter B upside down
DARKNESS SOL 33 B1 P2 PR-E MIKE'S - THE EXCHANGE ASide B, hand-etched, letter A upside down
SOL 33 A1 Feel The ... PR-E MIKE's - THE EXCHANGE BRunout side A, etched
SOL 33 B1 PR-E MIKE's - THE EXCHANGE B DarknessRunout side B, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Spain | No Problem NOP002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1992 | UK | Vinyl Solution SOL33First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1992 | US | Taang! Records TAANG! 63First yearLP, Limited Edition, Album · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Album · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1992 | US | Taang! Records TAANG! 63LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing, Colored vinyl |
| 1992 | UK | Vinyl Solution SOL 33 / Vinyl Solution SOL 33SFirst yearLP, Album, 7", Single, 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, 7", Single, 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1992 | UK | Vinyl Solution SOL33First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Germany | Vinyl Solution SOL 33LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | TKO Records TKO-18-0006-1 / American Leather Records AL-0019LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| 2020 | US | TKO Records TKO-18-0006-1 / American Leather Records AL-0019LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2020 | US | TKO Records TKO-18-0006-1 / American Leather Records AL-0019LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2020 | US | TKO Records TKO-18-0006-1 / American Leather Records AL-0019LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | TKO Records TKO-18-0006-1 / American Leather Records AL-0019LP, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2020 | US | TKO Records TKO-18-0006-1 / American Leather Records AL-0019LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | TKO Records TKO-18-0006-1 / American Leather Records AL-0019LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | TKO Records TKO-18-0006-1 / American Leather Records AL-0019LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | TKO Records TKO-18-0006-1 / American Leather Records AL-0019LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2021 | US | TKO Records TKO-18-0006-1 / American Leather Records AL-0019LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress |
| 2021 | US | TKO Records TKO-18-0006-1 / American Leather Records AL-0019LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | TKO Records TKO-1806RMM-2 / American Leather Records AL-009RMMLP, Album, Reissue, LP, Compilation, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, LP, Compilation, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Remastered |
| 2024 | US | TKO Records TKO-1806RMM-2 / TKO Records TKO-1806B-7All Media, Deluxe Edition, Remastered, LP, Album, Reissue, LP, Compilation, 7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | All Media, Deluxe Edition, Remastered, LP, Album, Reissue, LP, Compilation, 7", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
20 vinyl pressings of Blank, Blackout, Vacant are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1992 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1992, in UK, US, Spain. One of them is Vinyl Solution SOL 33, released February 4, 1992.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SOL 33, SOL33, TAANG! 63, NOP002) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SOL 33 A1 FEEL THE... PR-E MIKE'S - THE EXCHANGE B and DARKNESS SOL 33 B1 P2 PR-E MIKE'S - THE EXCHANGE B'. 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.
