Vinyl pressings
by Tortoise · 1996
Millions Now Living Will Never Die was first pressed on vinyl in 1996. 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 1996, 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.
THR-025-A 32.1(3) "THE SUBTERRAIN SOUND SYSTEM" SAE MASTERINGSide A Runout
THR-025-B 32.2(3) "YOU'RE VERY CLEVER , YOUNG MAN, VERY CLEVER....GUT IT'S TURTLES ALL THE WAY DOWN... SAE MASTERINGSide B Runout
LP EFA - 04972-1 A DMM G.P.Side A runout etching
LP EFA - 04972-1 B DMM G.P.Side B runout etching
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | UK & Europe | City Slang 04972-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1996 | UK & Europe | City Slang 04972-1LP, Album, Promo, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing, Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing, Promo |
| 1996 | US | Thrill Jockey THRILL 025 / Thrill Jockey thrill 025First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | US | Thrill Jockey thrill 025LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2013 | US | Thrill Jockey THRILL 025LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | US | Thrill Jockey THRILL 025LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2016 | US | Thrill Jockey THRILL 025LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | Thrill Jockey THRILL 025LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2016 | USA, Canada & Europe | Thrill Jockey THRILL 025LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2018 | US | Thrill Jockey THRILL 025LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | US | Thrill Jockey THRILL 025LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Thrill Jockey THRILL 025 / Thrill Jockey Thrill-025LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Sweden | Thrill Jockey Thrill-025-xLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Thrill Jockey THRILL 025LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2021 | UK & US | Thrill Jockey THRILL 025 / Thrill Jockey THRILL025LPXNLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2026 | US | Thrill Jockey THRILL 025 / Thrill Jockey Thrill-025LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2026 | US | Thrill Jockey THRILL 025 / Thrill Jockey Thrill-025LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK & Europe | City Slang 04972-1LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
18 vinyl pressings of Millions Now Living Will Never Die are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1996 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1996, in US, UK & Europe. One of them is Thrill Jockey THRILL 025.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use THRILL 025, 04972-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, THR-025-A 32.1(3) "THE SUBTERRAIN SOUND SYSTEM" SAE MASTERING and THR-025-B 32.2(3) "YOU'RE VERY CLEVER , YOUNG MAN, VERY CLEVER....GUT IT'S TURTLES ALL THE WAY DOWN... SAE MASTERING. 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.
