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Ready To Die vinyl value

Ready To Die — Notorious B.I.G. album cover
Median ask · 2004 RR1 285201
$80
Asks start at
$40
Basis
9 eBay asks
Every quoted ask sits on a 2004-or-later pressing. The 1994 pressings have no quoted range right now.
Live eBay asks, Sep 22, 2026; sold prices usually close lower. How we price

Notorious B.I.G. — Ready To Die: pressings we track

PressingCatalogCountryNotesAsking
2004 Bad Boy EntertainmentRR1 285201USReissue$42–$138
2013 Bad Boy EntertainmentR1 285201EuropeLimited Edition, Reissue, Goldfrom $48
2013 Bad Boy Entertainment8122796748EuropeReissue, Limited Edition, Whitefrom $48
2013 Bad Boy EntertainmentR1 285201USLimited Edition, Numbered, Reissuefrom $48
2013 Bad Boy EntertainmentRR1 285201USReissue, 180g$42–$138
11 more pressings we track (no quoted eBay range)
PressingCatalogCountryNotes
1994 Bad Boy Entertainment78612-73000-1US—
1995 Bad Boy Entertainment78612-73005-1USGatefold
2004 Bad Boy EntertainmentB0002852-01USReissue, Remastered
2004 Bad Boy EntertainmentUNIF212581USPromo, Reissue, Remastered
2017 Bad Boy Entertainment78612-73000-1UK & EuropeUnofficial Release, Pink Transparent Vinyl
2019 Bad Boy Entertainment78612-73000-1USUnofficial Release, White Vinyl
2019 Bad BoyR2 599597—Limited Edition, Numbered, 25th Anniversary
2020 Bad Boy Entertainment78612-73000-2USUnofficial Release, Red
2020 Bad Boy Entertainment78612-73000-2USUnofficial Release, Green
2020 Bad Boy Entertainment78612-73000-2USUnofficial Release, Maroon
2020 Bad Boy Entertainment78612-73000-2USUnofficial Release, Yellow

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

31 pressings tracked, 16 shown · catalog of 974,753 releases, August 2026

What separates the pressings

Originals, 1994One first-year pressing: Bad Boy Entertainment, US. Runout on the US copy starts “78612-73000-1-SA”.
Collector variants2004 US: Promo, Reissue, Remastered; 2013 Europe: Limited Edition, Reissue, Gold; 2013 Europe: Reissue, Limited Edition, White. Pressed in small numbers, and priced accordingly.
Reissues, 2004+3 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 1994 US pressing it reads “78612-73000-1-SA” on side one and “78612-73000-1-SB” on side two. Sleeves migrate between copies over the years; the etching stays with the record.

  3. 3

    Grade the condition. Condition multiplies the price: near mint can bring several times what a VG copy does. Vinyl and sleeve get separate grades; the scale is in our grading guide.

Discs and jackets part ways over the decades: a 1994 sleeve proves nothing about the record inside it. The runout etching and the label decide the pressing; the cover never does.

Questions

Which pressing of Ready To Die is worth the most?

The 1994 originals lead. Scarcer variants (the 2004 “Promo, Reissue, Remastered” and the 2013 “Limited Edition, Reissue, Gold”) 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 1994 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 1994 US pressing the runout reads “78612-73000-1-SA”. A period jacket with a later disc inside is still a reissue.

How much is Ready To Die worth today?

Sellers ask from $40 for the later pressings we have quotes on; for the 2004 RR1 285201 the median ask is $80 over 5 listings (eBay, Sep 22, 2026). The 1994 pressings have no quoted range right now. Sold prices usually close lower. Scan your copy in the app for the range on your exact pressing and condition.

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