Vinyl pressings
by Testament · 1989
Practice What You Preach was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 10 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.
STA897437A-DMM SPI-I Hit Factory ¢ APSide A Runout - Etched
STA-897438-A-DMM Hit Factory ¢ AP SPI-ISide B Runout - Etched
ST-A-897437-SPSide A Matrix - Label
ST-A-897438-SPSide B Matrix - Label
R/S Alsdorf 782009-1-AA-side runout, machine-stamped
R/S Alsdorf 782009-1-B2B-side runout, machine-stamped
R/S Alsdorf 782009-1-B2XB-side runout, machine-stamped, variant
BMG 670.8122-A 18 A2Side A
BMG 670.8122-B 18A1Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Argentina | Megaforce Worldwide 80153 / Atlantic 80153First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Australia | Atlantic 82009.1 / Megaforce Worldwide 82009.1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Brazil | Atlantic 670.8122 / Atlantic 00763First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Colombia | Atlantic 23(7031)00094First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Europe | Megaforce Worldwide 782 009-1 / Atlantic 782 009-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Greece | Atlantic 782 009-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Mexico | Megaforce Worldwide LXWA-6897 / Atlantic LXWA-6897First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | UK & Europe | Megaforce Worldwide 782 009-1 / Atlantic 782 009-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1989 | US | Megaforce Worldwide 82009-1 / Atlantic 82009-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Uruguay | Megaforce Worldwide ST-A-897437/8 / Atlantic 80153First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | UK & Europe | Megaforce Worldwide 782 009-1 / Atlantic 782 009-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | UK | Back On Black BOBV296LPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2011 | UK | Back On Black BOBV296LPLP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US | Nuclear Blast Records NBR 7292LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | USA & Europe | Nuclear Blast Records NBR 7292LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2026 | US | Nuclear Blast Records NBR 7606LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
16 vinyl pressings of Practice What You Preach are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1989 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in US, UK & Europe, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Megaforce Worldwide 82009-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 82009-1, 782 009-1, 80153, 82009.1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STA897437A-DMM SPI-I Hit Factory ¢ AP and STA-897438-A-DMM Hit Factory ¢ AP SPI-I. 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.
