Vinyl pressings
by The Black Keys · 2004
Rubber Factory was first pressed on vinyl in 2004. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 2004, 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.
80379-1A RJ STERLING S-55224Side 1 etched, except STERLING stamped
80379-1B RJ STERLING S-55225Side 2 etched, except STERLING stamped
FP-80379-1-A L-15518M-A PCMJR ⓊHand-etched Side A
FP-80379-1-B L-15518M-B PCMJR ⓊHand-etched Side B
>Machine Stamped Side B Over Etchings
FP-80379-1-A L-15518M-A PCMJR ⓊHand-etched Side A
FP-80379-1-B L-15518M-B PCMJR ⓊHand-etched Side B
55925 1A FATP 20379-1Side A
55925 1B FATP 20379-1Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | US | Fat Possum Records 80379-1SLEFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2004 | US | Fat Possum Records 80379-1SLEFirst yearLP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| 2004 | Europe | Fat Possum Records 0379-1 / Epitaph 0379-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2004 | US | Fat Possum Records 80379-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | US | Fat Possum Records 80379-3LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc |
| 2011 | US | Fat Possum Records 80379-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2014 | US | Fat Possum Records 80379-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | Fat Possum Records 80379-1LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 2016 | US | Fat Possum Records 80379-1LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 2016 | US | Fat Possum Records 80379-1LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 2018 | US | Fat Possum Records FP80379-4LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Fat Possum Records 80379-1LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
12 vinyl pressings of Rubber Factory are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 2004 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 2004, in US, Europe. One of them is Fat Possum Records 80379-1, released September 7, 2004.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 80379-1, 80379-1SLE, 0379-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 80379-1A RJ STERLING S-55224 and 80379-1B RJ STERLING S-55225. 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.
