Vinyl pressings
by Roswell Project · 1998
Maggots + Lies = You was first pressed on vinyl in 1998. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1998, 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.
SOUR-24-A- APRIL 1997 - "MORE THAN A HERO..." L-48616A-side Runout
SOUR-24-B- APRIL 1997 - "... LESS THAN A HUMAN." L-48616-XB-side Runout
SOUR-24-A- APRIL 1997 - "MORE THAN A HERO..." L-48616A-side Runout
SOUR-24-B- APRIL 1997 - "... LESS THAN A HUMAN." L-48616-XB-side Runout
SOUR-24-A- APRIL 1997 - "MORE THAN A HERO..." L-48616A-side Runout
SOUR-24-B- APRIL 1997 - "... LESS THAN A HUMAN." L-48616-XB-side Runout
SOUR-24-A- APRIL 1997 - "MORE THAN A HERO..." L-48616A-side Runout
SOUR-24-B- APRIL 1997 - "... LESS THAN A HUMAN." L-48616-XB-side Runout
SOUR-24-A- APRIL 1997 - "MORE THAN A HERO..." L-48616A-side Runout
SOUR-24-B- APRIL 1997 - "... LESS THAN A HUMAN." L-48616-XB-side Runout
SOUR-24-A- APRIL 1997 - "MORE THAN A HERO..." L-48616A-side Runout
SOUR-24-B- APRIL 1997 - "... LESS THAN A HUMAN." L-48616-XB-side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | US | Bacteria Sour sour-24 / Bacteria Sour operation sour 24First year7" · Colored vinyl | 7" · Colored vinyl |
| 1998 | US | Bacteria Sour sour-24 / Bacteria Sour operation sour 24First year7", White Label · Colored vinyl | 7", White Label · Colored vinyl |
| 1998 | US | Bacteria Sour sour-24 / Bacteria Sour operation sour 24First year7" · Colored vinyl | 7" · Colored vinyl |
| 1998 | US | Bacteria Sour sour-24 / Bacteria Sour operation sour 24First year7", Limited Edition, White Label · Limited, Colored vinyl | 7", Limited Edition, White Label · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1998 | US | Bacteria Sour sour-24 / Bacteria Sour operation sour 24First year7" · Colored vinyl | 7" · Colored vinyl |
| 1998 | US | Bacteria Sour sour-24 / Bacteria Sour operation sour 24First year7" · Colored vinyl | 7" · Colored vinyl |
| 1999 | US | Bacteria Sour operation sour 247", Numbered, Repress, White Label · Numbered | 7", Numbered, Repress, White Label · Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | US | Bacteria Sour operation sour 247", Repress, Limited Edition, Numbered, White Label · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | 7", Repress, Limited Edition, Numbered, White Label · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2005 | US | Bacteria Sour operation sour 247", Repress, Limited Edition, Numbered, White Label · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | 7", Repress, Limited Edition, Numbered, White Label · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | US | Bacteria Sour operation sour 247", Limited Edition, Numbered, Repress · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | 7", Limited Edition, Numbered, Repress · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of Maggots + Lies = You are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1998 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1998, in US. One of them is Bacteria Sour sour-24.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use sour-24) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SOUR-24-A- APRIL 1997 - "MORE THAN A HERO..." L-48616 and SOUR-24-B- APRIL 1997 - "... LESS THAN A HUMAN." L-48616-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.
