Vinyl pressings
by The Menzingers · 2012
On The Impossible Past was first pressed on vinyl in 2012. 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 2012, 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.
S - 80101 87170 - 1 - A [sideways peace sign]JW120110Side A runout; etched
S - 80102 87170 - 1 - B [sideways peace sign]JW120110Side B runout; etched
S-80101 87170-1-A Ⓨ[sideways]JW120110Side A runout; etched
S-80102 87170-1-B Ⓨ[sideways]JW120110Side B runout; etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | US | Epitaph 87170-1First yearLP, Album, CD, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, CD, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | US | Epitaph 87170-1First yearLP, Album, CD, Album | LP, Album, CD, Album |
| 2016 | US | Epitaph 87170-1LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 2017 | Europe | Epitaph 7170-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | Europe | Epitaph 7170-1LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Europe | Epitaph 7170-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Epitaph 7170-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited |
| 2021 | US | Epitaph 87170-1LP, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Epitaph 7170-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Epitaph 87170-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Epitaph 87170-1LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Epitaph 7170-1LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Epitaph 87170-1LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
13 vinyl pressings of On The Impossible Past are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 2012 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 2012, in US. One of them is Epitaph 87170-1, released February 21, 2012.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 87170-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S - 80101 87170 - 1 - A [sideways peace sign]JW120110 and S - 80102 87170 - 1 - B [sideways peace sign]JW120110. 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.
