Vinyl pressings
by Alicia Keys · 2002
Songs In A Minor was first pressed on vinyl in 2002. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 2002, 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.
743219 28891 A-1-1- PSSide A runout
7432 192889 1 B-1-1-Side B runout
74321928891 C-1-1- PSSide C runout
7 4321928891 D-1-1- PSSide D runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Europe | J Records 74321 92889 1 / J Records 74321928891First yearLP, Album, Special Edition | LP, Album, Special Edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | US | MBK Entertainment 88697906421 / AKW 88697906421LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2011 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP300LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2016 | Europe | MBK Entertainment 88985344291 / AKW 88985344291LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2019 | Europe | MBK Entertainment 19075912121 / AKW 19075912121LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | MBK Entertainment 19439900771S1LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | J Records 19439912961 / RCA 19439912961LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2026 | Europe | RCA Records 19958456861 / Sony Music 19958456861LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2026 | Europe | RCA 19958456881 / Sony Music 19958456881LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2026 | US | RCA 19958456861 / J Records 19958456861LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of Songs In A Minor are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 2002 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 2002, in Europe. One of them is J Records 74321 92889 1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 74321 92889 1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 743219 28891 A-1-1- PS and 7432 192889 1 B-1-1-. 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.
