Vinyl pressings
by The Game · 2005
The Documentary 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.
4 pressings came out in 2005, 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.
B0003562-01 LP02BSide D Runout, Etched
B0003562-01 LP02ASide C Runout, Etched
B0003562-01 LP01BSide B Runout, Etched
B0003562-01 LP01ASide A Runout, Etched
INTR-11328-1-A /Side 1 etched
INTR-11328-1-B /Side 2 etched
/ INTR-11329-1-ASide 3 etched
/ INTR-11329-1-BSide 4 etched
B519263-01 A1 MKA-side runout stamped
B519263-01 B1 MKB-side runout stamped
B519263-01 MK C1C-side runout stamped
B519263-01 D2 MKD-side runout stamped
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 | Europe | Interscope Records 0602498641446First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2005 | US | Interscope Records B0003562-01First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2005 | US | Interscope Records INTR-11329-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2005 | US | Aftermath Records B0003562-01 JK02First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | US | Interscope Records B0022367-01 / Universal Music Enterprises B0022367-01LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2015 | Europe | Interscope Records 00602547115904LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | Aftermath Entertainment VMP-RH061 / G Unit VMP-RH061LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Europe | Aftermath Records 9864144 / G-Unit Records 9864144LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2025 | US | Interscope Records 602488008983 / UMe 602488008983LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Interscope Records B0003562-01LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of The Documentary are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 2005 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 2005, in US, Europe. One of them is Interscope Records B0003562-01.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use B0003562-01, INTR-11329-1, B0003562-01 JK02, 0602498641446) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, B0003562-01 LP02B and B0003562-01 LP02A. 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.
