Vinyl pressings
by Amyl and The Sniffers · 2024
Cartoon Darkness was first pressed on vinyl in 2024. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 2024, the album's first year, in 6 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.
RT0510LP-A BO21708-01 A1 BG JTSide A - Variant 1
RT0510LP-B BO21708-01 B1 BG JTSide B - Variant 1
RT0510LP-A BO21708-01 A1 BGSide A - Variant 2
RT0510LP-B BO21708-01 B1 BG XVSide B - Variant 2
(1277041) 01010213 BG B2B005-ARunout Side A
(1277042) 01010109 "I" BG B2B005-BRunout Side B
BG B2B005-A (1277041) 01010210Side A runout
BG B2B005-B "!" (1277042) 01010110Side B runout
(1277041) 01010103 B2B005-A BGSide A
(1277042) 01010112 B2B005-B BG "i"Side B
B2B005-A BG (1277041) 01010103Side A
B2B005-B "!" BG (1277042) 01010205Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Europe | B2B Records B2B005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2024 | US | Rough TradeLP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2024 | Australia & New Zealand | B2B Records B2B005CFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2024 | Australia & New Zealand | B2B Records B2B005First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2024 | Australia & New Zealand | B2B Records B2B005AFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Australia & New Zealand | B2B Records B2B005BFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 2024 | Europe | Rough Trade RT0510LPE3 / Rough Trade RT0510LPFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Europe | Rough Trade RT0510LPFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2024 | Japan | Rough Trade RT0510LPE3JPNFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | UK | Rough Trade RT0510LPE2First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 2024 | UK & Europe | Rough Trade RT0510LPE / Rough Trade RT0510LPFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 2024 | US | Virgin Music Group 198704072314First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Virgin Music Group 198704072321First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 2024 | US | Virgin Music Group 198704072307First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2024 | US | Virgin Music Group 198704072338First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
15 vinyl pressings of Cartoon Darkness are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 2024, in UK, US, Australia & New Zealand, Europe and more. One of them is Rough Trade RT0510LPE2, released October 25, 2024.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RT0510LPE2, 198704072314, 198704072321, 198704072307) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RT0510LP-A BO21708-01 A1 BG JT and RT0510LP-B BO21708-01 B1 BG JT. 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.
