Vinyl pressings
by Wednesday · 2023
Rat Saw God was first pressed on vinyl in 2023. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 2023, 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.
DOC328LP 253775E1/ASide A runout, variant 1
DOC328LP 253775E2/ASide B runout, variant 1
DOC328LP 253775E1/BSide A runout, variant 2
DOC328LP 253775E2/BSide B runout, variant 2
DOC328LP 253775E1/ARunout Side A, stamped - variant 1
DOC328LP 253775E2/ARunout Side B, stamped - variant 1
DOC328LP 253775E1/BRunout Side A, stamped - variant 2
DOC328LP 253775E2/BRunout Side B, stamped - variant 2
DOC328LP 253775E1/ARunout side A
DOC328LP 253775E3/ARunout side B
DOC328LP 253775E1/ASide A runout, variant 1
DOC328LP 253775E2/ASide B runout, variant 1
DOC328LP 253775E1/BSide A runout, variant 2
DOC328LP 253775E2/BSide B runout, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | Dead Oceans DOC328LPLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2023 | Unknown | Dead Oceans DOC328LP / Dead Oceans DOC328LP-C3LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | UK | Dead Oceans DOC328LP-C4 / Dead Oceans DOC328First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, CD, EP · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, CD, EP · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | UK | Dead Oceans DOC328LP-C4 / Dead Oceans DOC328First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Dead Oceans DOC328 / Dead Oceans DOC328LP-C1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Dead Oceans DOC328First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2023 | US | Dead Oceans DOC328LP / Dead Oceans DOC328LP-C5LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Dead Oceans DOC328 / Dead Oceans DOC328LP-C2First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Dead Oceans DOC328 / Dead Oceans DOC328LP-C6First yearLP, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2023 | Japan | Dead Oceans DOC328 / Dead Oceans DOC328-DEMOSFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, CD, EP, Special Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, CD, EP, Special Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Dead Oceans DOC328LP-C9First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Dead Oceans DOC328 / Dead Oceans DOC328LP-C7First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2023 | US | Dead Oceans DOC328LP-C8 / Dead Oceans DOC328First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Japan | Dead Oceans DOC328 / Dead Oceans DOC328JLP-C2LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
14 vinyl pressings of Rat Saw God are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 2022 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 2023, in US, UK, Japan. One of them is Dead Oceans DOC328, released April 7, 2023.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DOC328, DOC328LP-C9, DOC328LP-C8, DOC328LP-C4) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DOC328LP 253775E1/A and DOC328LP 253775E2/A. 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.
