Vinyl pressings
by Urge Overkill · 1993
Saturation was first pressed on vinyl in 1993. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1993, 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.
GEF-24259-A-GL2 MASTERDISKSide A runout, variant 1
GEF-24259-B-GL1 Viva Le Vinyl! MASTERDISK-Side B runout, variant 1
GEF-24259-A-GL1 MASTERDISKSide A runout, variant 2
GEF-24259-B-GL2 Viva Le Vinyl! MASTERDISKSide B runout, variant 2
GEFE-24529 A DMM G.P.Runout, side A, hand-etched
GEFE-24529 B DMM G.PaulerRunout, side B, hand-etched
GEFE-24529 A DMM G.P.Side A, etched
GEFE-24529 B DMM G.PaulerSide B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Europe | Geffen Records GEF-24529 / Geffen Records GEF 24529First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1993 | Europe | Geffen Records GEF 24529First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1993 | US | Geffen Records GEF 24529First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | US | Porterhouse Records PHR-2018LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Porterhouse Records PHR-2018LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Porterhouse Records PHR-2018LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Porterhouse Records PHR-2018LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Porterhouse Records PHR-2018 / Geffen Records PHR-2018LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Porterhouse Records PHR-2018 / Geffen Records PHR-2018LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Porterhouse Records PHR-2018 / Geffen Records PHR-2018LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Porterhouse Records PHR-2018 / Geffen Records PHR-2018LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo · Limited |
11 vinyl pressings of Saturation are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1993 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1993, in US, Europe. One of them is Geffen Records GEF 24529.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GEF 24529, GEF-24529) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, GEF-24259-A-GL2 MASTERDISK and GEF-24259-B-GL1 Viva Le Vinyl! MASTERDISK-. 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.
