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New York City Hardcore - The Way It Is

by Various Artists · 1988

15 pressings2 countriesHardcorePunkRock

New York City Hardcore - The Way It Is was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of New York City Hardcore - The Way It Is

1 pressing came out in 1988, 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.

US

1988
Label and catalog number
Revelation Records REVELATION: 7Revelation Records 7
Format
LP, Compilation
Runout / matrix

4-88 88561-8210-1-REVELATION 7A N.Y.C. HARDCORE OPEN YOUR EYES, LOOK AND SEE B.I.B MABBEY'S DELIGHT -EMW-Side A etched, MASTERED BY TRUTONE stamped

4-88 88561-8210-1 REVELATION 7-B NYC HARDCORE G.I. JOE COMMANDER APPEARS COURTESY OF THE ADVENTURE TEAM -EMW-Side B etched, MASTERED BY TRUTONE stamped

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 15 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1980s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1988USRevelation Records REVELATION: 7 / Revelation Records 7First yearLP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1988USRevelation Records REVELATION: 7LP, Compilation, RepressLP, Compilation, Repress
1988USRevelation Records REVELATION: 7 / Revelation Records 7LP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressingLP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressing
1990s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1992USRevelation Records REVELATION: 7 / Revelation Records 7LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue
1992USRevelation Records Revelation: 07LP, Compilation, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Colored vinylLP, Compilation, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Colored vinyl
1992USRevelation Records Revelation: 7LP, Compilation, Reissue, RepressLP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress
2000s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2001USRevelation Records Revelation: 07LP, Compilation, Repress · Colored vinylLP, Compilation, Repress · Colored vinyl
2010s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2013USRevelation Records Revelation: 07LP, Compilation, Repress · Colored vinylLP, Compilation, Repress · Colored vinyl
2014USRevelation Records Revelation: 07LP, Compilation, Repress · Colored vinylLP, Compilation, Repress · Colored vinyl
2020s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2020USRevelation Records Revelation: 07LP, Compilation, Repress · Colored vinylLP, Compilation, Repress · Colored vinyl
2022USRevelation Records Revelation: 07LP, Compilation, Repress · Colored vinylLP, Compilation, Repress · Colored vinyl
Year unknown4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?JapanRevelation Records Japan REVELATION: 7 / Revelation Records REVELATION: 7LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
?USRevelation Records Revelation: 7LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue
?USRevelation Records REVELATION: 7LP, Compilation · Colored vinylLP, Compilation · Colored vinyl
?USRevelation Records REVELATION: 7LP, Compilation, Reissue, RepressLP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress

Tracklist

  1. A1Wise Up
  2. A2Fallout Of Our Being
  3. A3As One
  4. A4Escape From Your Society
  5. A5Better Than You
  6. A6Forgotten
  7. A7Back With A Vengeance
  8. A8Sick People
  9. B1Together
  10. B2Understand
  11. B3Politics
  12. B4Pete's Sake
  13. B5Ignorance
  14. B6Dead Serious
  15. B7Time Is Now
  16. B8Blue Pride
  17. B9Searchin' For The Light

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of New York City Hardcore - The Way It Is are there?

15 vinyl pressings of New York City Hardcore - The Way It Is are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1988 and 2022.

When was New York City Hardcore - The Way It Is first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1988, in US. One of them is Revelation Records REVELATION: 7.

How do I tell if my copy of New York City Hardcore - The Way It Is is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use REVELATION: 7) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 4-88 88561-8210-1-REVELATION 7A N.Y.C. HARDCORE OPEN YOUR EYES, LOOK AND SEE B.I.B MABBEY'S DELIGHT -EMW- and 4-88 88561-8210-1 REVELATION 7-B NYC HARDCORE G.I. JOE COMMANDER APPEARS COURTESY OF THE ADVENTURE TEAM -EMW-. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is New York City Hardcore - The Way It Is on vinyl worth?

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.

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