Vinyl pressings
by Soundgarden · 1987
Screaming Life EP was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. 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 1987, 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.
SP-12-A L·28100 Kdisc JG BUY GREEN RIVERSide A etched[Kdisc stamped]
SP-12-B L·28100 Kdisc BUY MALFUNKSHUNSide B etched[Kdisc stamped]
kdisc JG L-28100 SP-12-A BUY GREEN RIVERSide A runout, stamped / etched
kdisc SP-12-B BUY MALFUNKSHUN L-28100Side B runout, stamped / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | US | Sub Pop SP12First year12", 45 RPM, EP | 12", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1987 | US | Sub Pop SP1212", 45 RPM, EP, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, EP, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1987 | US | Sub Pop SP12First year12", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, EP, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | US | Sub Pop SP1212", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Sub Pop SP1212", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Sub Pop SP 1212", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Sub Pop SP1212", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Sub Pop SP 1212", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Sub Pop SP 1212", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 12", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Sub Pop SP1212", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 12", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| ? | US | Sub Pop SP1212", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 12", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Screaming Life EP are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1987 and 2000.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US. One of them is Sub Pop SP12, released October 1987.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP12) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SP-12-A L·28100 Kdisc JG BUY GREEN RIVER and SP-12-B L·28100 Kdisc BUY MALFUNKSHUN. 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.
