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Is This It vinyl value

Is This It — The Strokes album cover
Median ask · 2001 07863 68045 1
$30
Asks start at
$28
Basis
14 eBay asks
Live eBay asks, Sep 15, 2026; sold prices usually close lower. How we price

The Strokes — Is This It: pressings we track

PressingCatalogCountryNotesAsking
2001 RCA07863 68045 1Europe—$30–$31
2001 RCA07863 68045-1USGatefold$30–$31
2014 RCA07863 68045-1USReissue, 180g, Gatefold$30–$31
2014 RCA07863 68045-1USReissue, Gatefold$30–$31
2020 RCA19439707081EuropeLimited Edition, Reissue, Whitefrom $100
2023 RCA Victor07863 68045-1USReissue, Remastered, 180g, Gatefold$30–$31
2024 RCA19658801691EuropeLimited Edition, Reissue, Red Transparentfrom $40
9 more pressings we track (no quoted eBay range)
PressingCatalogCountryNotes
2001 Rough TradeRTRADELP 030UK—
2011 Rough TradeRTRADELP030EuropeReissue
2011 Rough TradeRTRADELP030EuropeReissue, Unofficial Release
2011 Rough TradeRTRADELP 030UKReissue, Unofficial Release, Red
2012 Music On VinylMOVLP085EuropeReissue, 180 Gram
2014 RCA07863 68045-1USLimited Edition, Numbered, Reissue
2015 Rough TradeRTRADELP030EuropeReissue
2020 RCA19439784471EuropeReissue
2023 Sony Records Int'lSIJP147JapanLimited Edition, Reissue, Obi

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

What separates the pressings

Originals, 20013 first-year pressings (US, UK, Europe); any of them is an original. Runout on the US copy starts “07863-68045-1-REI-A RJ STERLING”.
Collector variants2014 US: Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue; 2020 Europe: Limited Edition, Reissue, White; 2023 Japan: Limited Edition, Reissue, Obi. 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, 2011+9 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 2001 US pressing it reads “07863-68045-1-REI-A RJ STERLING” on side one and “07863-68045-1-REI-B RJ STERLING” 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 2001 jacket is a reissue, whatever the sleeve says: the pressing lives in the runout etching and on the label.

Questions

Which pressing of Is This It is worth the most?

The 2001 originals lead. Scarcer variants (the 2014 “Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue” and the 2020 “Limited Edition, Reissue, White”) 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 2001 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 2001 US pressing the runout reads “07863-68045-1-REI-A RJ STERLING”. A period jacket with a later disc inside is still a reissue.

How much is Is This It worth today?

Sellers ask from $28 for the pressings we track; for the 2001 07863 68045 1 the median ask is $30 over 7 listings (eBay, Sep 15, 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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