Vinyl pressings
by Strapping Young Lad · 2005
Alien was first pressed on vinyl in 2005. 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 2005, 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.
61593F1/A RECORDPRESSING.COM DSR017 ASide A
61593F2/A RECORDPRESSING.COM DSR017 BSide B
61593F3/A RECORDPRESSING.COM DSR017 CSide C
61593F4/A RECORDPRESSING.COM DSR017 DSide D
61593F1/A RECORDPRESSING.COM DSR017 ASide A
61593F2/A RECORDPRESSING.COM DSR017 BSide B
61593F3/A RECORDPRESSING.COM DSR017 CSide C
61593F4/A RECORDPRESSING.COM DSR017 DSide D
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | US | Deepsend Records DSR017First year10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2005 | US | Deepsend Records DSR017First year10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Finland | Blood Music BLOOD-022LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | Finland | Blood Music BLOOD-022LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| 2015 | Finland | Blood Music BLOOD-022RLP, LP, Single Sided, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Limited | LP, LP, Single Sided, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Limited |
| 2015 | Finland | Blood Music BLOOD-022RLP, LP, Single Sided, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, Single Sided, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | Finland | Blood Music BLOOD-022RLP, LP, Single Sided, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, Single Sided, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | Finland | Blood Music BLOOD-022RLP, LP, Single Sided, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Limited | LP, LP, Single Sided, All Media, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Europe | Listenable Records POSH553LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Europe | Listenable Records POSH553LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2026 | Europe | Listenable Records POSH553LP, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
11 vinyl pressings of Alien are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 2005 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 2005, in US. One of them is Deepsend Records DSR017, released October 5, 2005.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DSR017) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 61593F1/A RECORDPRESSING.COM DSR017 A and 61593F2/A RECORDPRESSING.COM DSR017 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.
