Often an album would be released in several different sets, such as the first release from Queens of the Stone Age in 1998, which was released on Man's Ruin in three editions: 2500 black, 300 green, 200 orange/yellow (a subsequent pressing of 198 copies on blue vinyl was made independently by the band as a "tour edition").
Era normal que un mesmo álbum se lanzase en diferentes versións, como o primeiro lanzamento de Queens of the Stone Age en 1998, que foi publicado a través de Man's Ruin en tres edicións: 2.500 discos negros, 300 verdes, 200 laranxa/amarelos (unha posterior tirada de 198 copias en vinilo azul foi realizada independientemente pola banda).