Vinyl pressings
by Poison Idea · 1993
We Must Burn 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.
5 pressings came out in 1993, 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 37 A1 PR-E MIKE'S-THE EXCHANGE B HE WHO MAKES A BEAST OF HIMSELF...A-side runout, etched
SOL 37 B1 PR-E MIKE'S-THE EXCHANGE ...GETS RID OF THE PAIN OF BEING A MAN!B-side runout, etched
SOL 37 A1 PR-E MIKE'S-THE EXCHANGE B HE WHO MAKES A BEAST OF HIMSELF...A-side runout, etched
SOL 37 B1 PR-E MIKE'S-THE EXCHANGE ...GETS RID OF THE PAIN OF BEING A MAN!B-side runout, etched
SOL 37 A1 PR-E MIKE'S-THE EXCHANGE B HE WHO MAKES A BEAST OF HIMSELF...Side A runout
SOL 37 B1 PR-E MIKE'S-THE EXCHANGE ...GETS RID OF THE PAIN OF BEING A MAN!Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | UK | Vinyl Solution SOL 37First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1993 | US | Tim/Kerr Records TK 9312046First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1993 | US | Tim/Kerr Records TK 9312046First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1993 | Germany | Vinyl Solution SOL37First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1993 | UK | Vinyl Solution SOL 37 / Vinyl Solution SOL37First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US | TKO Records TKO-23-0005-2 / American Leather Records AL-0037LP, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2024 | US | TKO Records TKO-23-0005-2 / American Leather Records AL-0037LP, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2024 | US | TKO Records TKO-23-0005-2 / American Leather Records AL-0037LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | TKO Records TKO-23-0005-2 / American Leather Records AL-0037LP, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | TKO Records TKO-2305RM-1 / American Leather Records AL-0037LP, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2025 | US | TKO Records TKO-2305RM-1 / American Leather Records AL-0037LP, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | TKO Records TKO-2305RM-1 / American Leather Records AL-0037LP, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
12 vinyl pressings of We Must Burn are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1993 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1993, in UK, US, Germany. One of them is Vinyl Solution SOL 37, released March 29, 1993.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SOL 37, TK 9312046, SOL37) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SOL 37 A1 PR-E MIKE'S-THE EXCHANGE B HE WHO MAKES A BEAST OF HIMSELF... and SOL 37 B1 PR-E MIKE'S-THE EXCHANGE ...GETS RID OF THE PAIN OF BEING A MAN!. 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.
