Hey there vinyl enthusiasts! Get ready to dive into the exciting world of Bad Religion’s records! Just like most vinyls, their 7″, 10″, and 12″ records have awesome etchings in the run-out groove. These etchings can reveal cool stuff like the record label catalog number, mastering codes, stamper codes, the name of the mastering engineer, and even secret ciphers indicating the pressing plant or mastering house used. Sometimes, the inscriptions even have phrases that the mastering engineer adds as directed by the record label or the band. It’s like a hidden treasure hunt for vinyl collectors!
If you want to find all the etchings on Bad Religion’s records, head over to the Discography section on The Bad Religion Page. But let me give you a sneak peek of some common etchings you might come across. Look out for etchings like S-##### (with “#” being a single digit). Sometimes, the “S” might even look like a “5”. And guess what? The B-side number is usually one higher than the A-side number. This means the record was pressed at Rainbo Records, a super cool Pressing Plant/Manufacturer in California.
Another common etching to keep an eye out for is L-##### / L-#####-X (with “#” being a single digit). In this case, the A-side and B-side numbers are the same. This means the “lacquer” was made at Greg Lee Processing, a top-notch lacquer processing firm in California.
But wait, there’s more! Let’s talk about some additional texts you might find on specific Bad Religion records. The first pressing of their first 7″ EP from 1981 had the text “We’re not Bad Religion…” on one side and “… you are” on the other. How cool is that? The second pressing, however, had the (incorrect) text “We’re not Bad Religion…” “Ellipsis U R”.
How Could Hell Be Any Worse? from 1982 has the text “WHERE THE HELL IS RACINE??” on one side and “SOLIDARN«ëSƒå” on the other. Back To The Known from 1985 has the text “CHROME TOOL BOX”. Suffer from 1988 has the text “YOUR NAME HERE ___ ___” on one side and “‚òª I AM JUST A PIECE OF AIR! ‚ò
This content was originally written by the badass contributors of thebrpage.net, the best superfan resource and website that exists for any band, let alone the best band in the whole entire world. I’ve been lurking on that site for over 20 years and if you’re into Bad Religion as much as I am, I’m sure you’re familiar. If you are not, go there right now and never come back to this site again. You should, and I totally understand.
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