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From The Muddy Banks Of The Wishkah vinyl value

From The Muddy Banks Of The Wishkah — Nirvana album cover
Median ask · 1996 GEF 25105(2)
$103
Typical asks
$52–$187
Basis
8 eBay asks
Live eBay asks, Nov 2, 2026; sold prices usually close lower. How we price

Nirvana — From The Muddy Banks Of The Wishkah: pressings we track

PressingCatalogCountryNotesAsking
1996 GeffenGEF 25105(2)Europe—$52–$187
1996 DGCDGC2-25105USLimited Edition$52–$187
2012 DGCDGC2-25105EuropeReissue, Unofficial Release$52–$187
2016 DGCDGC2-25105EuropeReissue, 180 Gram$52–$187
2016 DGCDGC2-25105USReissue$52–$187
2016 DGCDGC2-25105USReissue, Test Pressing$52–$187
2023 DGCDGC2-25105USReissue$52–$187
Undated DGCDGC2-25105EuropeReissue$52–$187
Undated DGCDGC2-25105EuropeReissue, GZ Media$52–$187
3 more pressings we track (no quoted eBay range)
PressingCatalogCountryNotes
1996 GeffenMVJG-32001~2Japan—
2003 Geffen425 105-1EuropeReissue, Remastered
Undated GeffenGEF 25105(2)MexicoOrange

No quoted range right now (why). Scan your copy in the app for a current read.

12 pressings tracked · catalog of 974,753 releases, August 2026

What separates the pressings

Originals, 19963 first-year pressings (US, Europe, Japan); any of them is an original. Runout on the US copy starts “DGC2-25105-A-GL3 1”.
Collector variants1996 US: Limited Edition; 2016 US: Reissue, Test Pressing; Undated Mexico: Orange. Scarce on purpose; collectors pay for that.
JapanPressed to high standards and collected separately; a copy with the original obi strip is a different record to collectors than one without.
Reissues, 2003+5 pressings. Easy to find, priced as listening copies.

How to identify your copy

Three checks, in the order worth doing them.

  1. 1

    Match the catalog number. It is printed on the spine and the record label. Check it together with the country against the pressings table above: the same number can appear in more than one country.

  2. 2

    Read the runout. The code etched in the dead wax near the label names the exact pressing. On the 1996 US pressing it reads “DGC2-25105-A-GL3 1” on side one and “DGC2-25105-B-GL3 1” on side two. Trust the etching over the jacket: covers get traded around, dead wax stays put.

  3. 3

    Grade the condition. A clean copy and a worn one of the same pressing sit several grades, and several multiples, apart. Grade record and sleeve separately; see our grading guide.

Do not price the cover. A later disc in a 1996 jacket is a reissue, whatever the sleeve says: the pressing lives in the runout etching and on the label.

Questions

Which pressing of From The Muddy Banks Of The Wishkah is worth the most?

The 1996 originals lead. Scarcer variants (the 1996 “Limited Edition” and the 2016 “Reissue, Test Pressing”) can beat an ordinary early copy. After that it is all condition: the gap between near mint and VG is usually larger than the gap between pressings.

How do I tell if I have a 1996 original?

Match the catalog number on the spine and label against the table above, check the country, then read the etched code in the runout groove. On the 1996 US pressing the runout reads “DGC2-25105-A-GL3 1”. A period jacket with a later disc inside is still a reissue.

How much is From The Muddy Banks Of The Wishkah worth today?

Sellers typically ask $52 to $187 for the pressings we track; for the 1996 GEF 25105(2) the median ask is $103 over 8 listings (eBay, Nov 2, 2026). Sold prices usually close lower. Scan your copy in the app for the range on your exact pressing and condition.

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