Vinyl pressings
by Ariana Grande · 2021
Positions was first pressed on vinyl in 2021. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 2021, the album's first year, in 3 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.
B0033223-01-A B0033223-01A 219197E1 923443 RKS STERLINGSide A runout, variant 1
B0033223-01-B B0033223-01B 219197E2 922679 RKS STERLINGSide B runout, variant 1
B0033223-01-A B0033223-01A 922678 219197E1 RKS STERLINGSide A runout, variant 2
B0033223-01-B B0033223-01B 219197E2 923448 RKS STERLINGSide B runout, variant 2
B0033223-01-A B0033223-01A 923445 219197E1 RKS STERLINGSide A, runout
B0033223-01-B B0033223-01B 219197E2 923447 STERLING RKSSide B, runout
B0033720-01 LP1-A RKS STERLING B0033720-01-A 225831E1 1066898Side A runout
B0033720-01 LP1-B RKS STERLING B0033720-01-B 225831E2 959578Side B runout
B0033720-01 LP2-C RKS STERLING B0033720-01-C 225831E3 959575Side C runout
B0033720-01 LP2-D RKS STERLING B0033720-01-D 225831E4 966227Side D runout
B0033223 - 01A 219197E1 923445 B0033223-01-A RKS STERLINGSide A runout
B0033223 - 01B 219197E2 922679 B0033223-01-B RKS STERLINGSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Europe | Republic Records 00602435571607First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Europe | Republic Records 00602435450902First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Europe | Republic Records 00602435450902First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2021 | US | Republic Records B0033223-01First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Republic Records B0033223-01 / Republic Records B0033342-01First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Republic Records B0033341-01 / Republic Records B0033223-01First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | USA & Canada | Republic Records B0033224-01 / Republic Records B0033223-01First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2021 | US | Republic Records B0033720-01First yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Europe | Republic Records 00602435949260First yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Europe | Republic Records 00602435949260 / Republic Records 00602478775666LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2025 | US | Republic Records B0033720-01 / Republic Records 602478775666LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 2026 | UK & US | Republic Records 00602435450902 / Republic Records 199957668064LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2026 | USA & Europe | Republic Records 199957677547 / Republic Records 00602435450902LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
13 vinyl pressings of Positions are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 2021 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 2021, in US, Europe, USA & Canada. One of them is Republic Records B0033223-01, released April 9, 2021.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use B0033223-01, B0033341-01, B0033720-01, 00602435571607) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, B0033223-01-A B0033223-01A 219197E1 923443 RKS STERLING and B0033223-01-B B0033223-01B 219197E2 922679 RKS STERLING. 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.
