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Vinyl barcode lookup
Type the digits under the barcode on the back cover (a 12-digit UPC or a 13-digit EAN). You get the album, the label and catalog number, and the pressing it belongs to. Catalog numbers and runout codes work here too.
Where to find the barcode on a record
On most records made since the early 1980s the barcode is printed on the back of the sleeve, usually in a corner, and sometimes on a sticker on the shrink wrap instead. Box sets and picture discs may carry it on the outer box or a hype sticker.
No barcode on your record?
Records from the 1950s to the late 1970s mostly have none. Use the catalog number printed on the label and the spine (for example SHVL 804 or PCS 7027) or the code etched in the runout groove around the label; both work in the box above. Our guide on matrix numbers and runout codes shows where to look.
Why one barcode can mean several pressings
A label often keeps the same barcode across repressings, so a barcode tells you the release but not always the exact pressing. Compare the runout codes listed on each result, or scan the label with VinylLens, which identifies the pressing and shows its value for every condition.