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Sound & Color

by Alabama Shakes · 2015

23 pressings3 countriesAlternative RockRock

Sound & Color was first pressed on vinyl in 2015. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Sound & Color

6 pressings came out in 2015, the album's first year, in 2 countries. 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.

USA & Canada

April 21, 2015
Label and catalog number
ATO Records ATO0269ATO Records 082226718
Format
LP, LP, Single Sided, All Media, Album
Runout / matrix

0882226718-A G1. エ∽ ◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙ 23689.1(3)...A side runout, variant 1

0882226718-B RE1 エ∽ ⓤB side runout, variant 1

0882226718-C RE2 エ∽ ⓤ MASTERED BY CAPITOLC side runout, variant 1

0882226718-A³ G1. エ∽ ◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙ 23689.1(3)...A side runout, variant 2

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USA & Canada

April 21, 2015
Label and catalog number
ATO Records ATO0269
Format
LP, LP, Single Sided, All Media, Album
Runout / matrix

0882226718-A G1 [A series of diamonds and circles] 23689.1(3)...

0882226718-B RE1 ⓤ

0882226718-C RE2 ⓤ MASTERED BY CAPITOL

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USA & Canada

April 21, 2015
Label and catalog number
ATO Records ATO0269
Format
LP, LP, Single Sided, All Media, Album, Limited Edition
Runout / matrix

0882226718-A G1 ◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙ 23689.1(3)...A side runout

0882226718-B RE1 ⓤB side runout

0882226718-C RE2 ⓤ MASTERED BY CAPITOLC side runout

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Europe

April 17, 2015
Label and catalog number
Rough Trade RTRADLP750
Format
LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album
Runout / matrix

RTRADLP750-A G1 IS ↯♡↯♡↯♡↯♡↯♡↯♡↯♡↯♡↯♡↯♡ BF81503-01 A1Side A runout, variant 1

RTRADLP750-B G1 IS BF81503-01 B1Side B runout, variant 1

RTRADLP750-C G1 IS MASTERED BY CAPITOL BF81503-01 C1Side C runout, variant 1

RTRADLP750-A G1 IS ↯♡↯♡↯♡↯♡↯♡↯♡↯♡↯♡↯♡↯♡ BF81503-01 A1 STSide A runout, variant 2

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Europe

April 17, 2015
Label and catalog number
Rough Trade RTRADLPX750Rough Trade RTRADLP750
Format
LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition
Runout / matrix

RTRADLP750-A GI I~ ↯♡↯♡↯♡↯♡↯♡↯♡↯♡↯♡↯♡↯♡ BF81503-01-A1Runout, side A, hand-etched, variant 1

RTRADLP750-B GI I~ BF81503-01-B1Runout, side B, hand-etched, variant 1

RTRADLP750-C GI I~ BF81503-02-C1Runout, side C, hand-etched, variant 1

MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout, sides A & C, stamped, variant 1

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Europe

April 17, 2015
Label and catalog number
Rough Trade RTRADLPX750Rough Trade RTRADLP750
Format
LP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, 7", 45 RPM, All Media, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Stereo · Clear; Clear; White
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Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 23 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

2010s8 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2015USA & CanadaATO RecordsLP, Test Pressing, LP, Single Sided, Test Pressing, All Media, Album · Test pressingLP, Test Pressing, LP, Single Sided, Test Pressing, All Media, Album · Test pressing
2015EuropeRough Trade RTRADLP750First yearLP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, AlbumLP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album
2015EuropeRough Trade RTRADLPX750 / Rough Trade RTRADLP750First yearLP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · LimitedLP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited
2015EuropeRough Trade RTRADLPX750 / Rough Trade RTRADLP750First yearLP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, 7", 45 RPM, All Media, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinylLP, LP, Single Sided, Etched, 7", 45 RPM, All Media, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl
2015USA & CanadaATO Records ATO0269 / ATO Records 082226718First yearLP, LP, Single Sided, All Media, AlbumLP, LP, Single Sided, All Media, Album
2015USA & CanadaATO Records ATO0269First yearLP, LP, Single Sided, All Media, AlbumLP, LP, Single Sided, All Media, Album
2015USA & CanadaATO Records ATO0269First yearLP, LP, Single Sided, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · LimitedLP, LP, Single Sided, All Media, Album, Limited Edition · Limited
2015USA & CanadaATO Records ATO0269LP, LP, Single Sided, All Media, Album, RepressLP, LP, Single Sided, All Media, Album, Repress
2020s15 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2021USATO Records ATO0545LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl
2021USATO Records ATO0545LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · LimitedLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited
2021USATO Records ATO0545LP, LP, All Media, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinylLP, LP, All Media, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl
2021USATO Records ATO0545LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl
2021USATO Records ATO0545LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl
2021USA & CanadaATO Records ATO0545LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl
2021USA & CanadaATO Records ATO0545LP, Album, Deluxe Edition · Colored vinylLP, Album, Deluxe Edition · Colored vinyl
2021USATO Records ATO0545LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinylLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl
2021EuropeRough Trade RT0221LPXLP, LP, All Media, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinylLP, LP, All Media, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl
2021USATO Records ATO0545LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue · LimitedLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited
2021USATO Records ATO0545LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue · Colored vinylLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue · Colored vinyl
2022USATO Records ATO0545LP, Album, Club Edition, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Club edition, Colored vinylLP, Album, Club Edition, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Club edition, Colored vinyl
2025USATO Records ATO0269LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl
2025USATO Records ATO0269LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl
2026USATO Records ATO0269LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl

Tracklist

  1. A1Sound & Color
  2. A2Don't Wanna Fight
  3. A3Dunes
  4. A4Future People
  5. B1Gimme All Your Love
  6. B2This Feeling
  7. B3Guess Who
  8. B4The Greatest
  9. B5Shoegaze
  10. C1Miss You
  11. C2Gemini
  12. C3Over My Head

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Sound & Color are there?

23 vinyl pressings of Sound & Color are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 2015 and 2026.

When was Sound & Color first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 2015, in USA & Canada, Europe. One of them is ATO Records ATO0269, released April 21, 2015.

How do I tell if my copy of Sound & Color is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ATO0269, RTRADLP750, RTRADLPX750) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 0882226718-A G1. エ∽ ◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙◊⊙ 23689.1(3)... and 0882226718-B RE1 エ∽ ⓤ. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Sound & Color on vinyl worth?

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.

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