US
May 13, 2022- Label and catalog number
- New West Records NW5609
- Format
- LP, Album, Limited Edition · Sea Glass Blue, 150 g
Vinyl pressings
by 49 Winchester · 2022
Fortune Favors The Bold was first pressed on vinyl in 2022. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 2022, the album's first year. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
NW5609-A dp #2 39139.1(3)…Side A Etched
WELL MADE MUSICSide A Embossed
NW5609-b dp #2 39139.2(3)…Side B Etched
WELL MADE MUSICSide B Embossed
NW5609-A WELL MADE MUSIC dP #2 39139.1(3)...Side A
NW5609-B WELL MADE MUSIC dP #2 39139.2(3)...
NW5609-A WELL MADE MUSIC dP #2 39139.1(3)...Side A
NW5609-B WELL MADE MUSIC dP #2 39139.2(3)...Side B
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | New West Records NW5609LPLP, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2022 | US | New West Records NW5609First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | New West Records NW5609First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2022 | US | New West Records NW5609First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | New West Records NW5618LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Club edition |
| 2022 | US | New West Records NW5609First yearLP | LP |
| 2022 | US | New West Records NW5609LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | New West Records NW5609LP, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | UK, Europe & US | New West Records NW5609LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo, Flexi-disc, 45 RPM, Shape, Single Sided, Single, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo, Flexi-disc, 45 RPM, Shape, Single Sided, Single, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | New West Records NW5609LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2025 | US | New West Records NW5609LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
11 vinyl pressings of Fortune Favors The Bold are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 2022 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 2022, in US. One of them is New West Records NW5609, released May 13, 2022.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NW5609) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.