US
September 13, 2024- Label and catalog number
- Frontiers Music SRL FR LP 1426P
- Format
- LP, Album, Limited Edition · Purple [Royal]
- Runout / matrix
FRLP 1426 A AL CuTSide A
FRLP 1426 B AL CuTSide B
Vinyl pressings
by Stryper · 2024
When We Were Kings was first pressed on vinyl in 2024. 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 2024, 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.
FRLP 1426 A AL CuTSide A
FRLP 1426 B AL CuTSide B
FRLP 1426 A AL CutSide A
FRLP 1426 B AL CutSide B
FRLP 1426 A AL CuTSide A
FRLP 1426 B AL CuTSide B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Europe | Frontiers Music SRL FR LP 1426TPLP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2024 | Europe | Frontiers Music SRL FR LP 1426BTFFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Europe | Frontiers Music SRL FR LP 1426KYTFirst yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Europe | Frontiers Music SRL FR LP 1426First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2024 | Europe | Frontiers Music SRL FR LP 1426YKSFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Europe | Frontiers Music SRL FR LP 1426OMFirst yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Frontiers Music SRL FR LP 1426PFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Europe | Church Of Vinyl Church142LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Germany | Church Of Vinyl CHURCH142LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Germany, Austria, & Switzerland | Church Of Vinyl Church142LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Germany, Austria, & Switzerland | Church Of Vinyl Church142LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered |
11 vinyl pressings of When We Were Kings are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 2024 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 2024, in US, Europe. One of them is Frontiers Music SRL FR LP 1426P, released September 13, 2024.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FR LP 1426P, FR LP 1426BTF, FR LP 1426KYT, FR LP 1426) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FRLP 1426 A AL CuT and FRLP 1426 B AL CuT. 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.