Vinyl pressings
by The Strokes · 2003
Room On Fire was first pressed on vinyl in 2003. 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 2003, the album's first year, in 3 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.
82876-55497-1 A RE ⓊRunout, variant 1, side A
82876-55497-1 B RE ⓊRunout, variant 1, side B
82876-55497-1 A III RE ⓊRunout, variant 2, side A
82876-55497-1 B RE ⓊRunout, variant 2, side B
82876-55497-1 A RE ⓊRunout side A, etched
82876-55497-1 B RE ⓊRunout side B, etched
RTRADELP 130 A2A side runout
RTRADELP 130 B2B side runout
82876554971 A-1-1 FRANCIS MASTERPIECE LONDONRunout side A, etched, 82876554971 A-1-1 stamped
(unreadable) 765 (unreadable) 97 (unreadable) - 1 -1Runout side B, stamped, run out stamp partly hidden within label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Europe | RCA 82876 554 971First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2003 | UK | Rough Trade RTRAD LP 130LP, Album, Limited Edition, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited |
| 2003 | US | RCA 82876 55497-1 / BMG 82876 55497-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2003 | US | RCA 82876 55497-1 / BMG 82876 55497-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2003 | UK & Ireland | Rough Trade RTRADELP130First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP884 / RCA MOVLP884LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2015 | UK & Ireland | Rough Trade RTRADELP130LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2015 | US | RCA 88875043021LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | RCA 19439707171LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | RCA 19439741411 / Sony Music Commercial Music Group 19439741411LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Europe | RCA 19439868811LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2021 | US | Sony Music Commercial Music Group 19439741411LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2023 | US | RCA 82876 55497-1LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Europe | RCA 19658801681LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Japan | Sony Records Int'l SIJP 148LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
15 vinyl pressings of Room On Fire are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 2003 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 2003, in US, UK & Ireland, Europe. One of them is RCA 82876 55497-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 82876 55497-1, RTRADELP130, 82876 554 971) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 82876-55497-1 A RE Ⓤ and 82876-55497-1 B RE Ⓤ. 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.
