Vinyl pressings
by Slayer · 1998
Diabolus In Musica 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.
2 pressings came out in 1998, the album's first year, in 2 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.
PAL-69396-1B MASTERDISKSide A runout
PBL-69396-1A MASTERDISKSide B runout
PAL-69397-1A MASTERDISKSide C runout
PBL-69397-1B MASTERDISKSide D runout
01 491302 20 1A1Side A runout stamped
01 491302 20 1B1Side B runout stamped
01 491302 20 1C1Side C runout stamped
01 491302 20 1D1Side D runout stamped
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 | Europe | American Recordings 491302 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1998 | US | American Recordings C2 69192First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Europe | American Recordings 886977296311LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2013 | Unknown | American Recordings B0018848-01LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2013 | US | American Recordings B0018848-01LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2013 | Europe | American Recordings 0600753461792 / Universal Music Group International 0600753461792LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2013 | US | American Recordings B0018848-01LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered · Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | US | American Recordings B0018848-01LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | US | American Recordings B0018848-01LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2025 | Europe | American Recordings 0600753461792LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
10 vinyl pressings of Diabolus In Musica are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1998 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1998, in US, Europe. One of them is American Recordings C2 69192.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use C2 69192, 491302 1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PAL-69396-1B MASTERDISK and PBL-69396-1A MASTERDISK. 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.
