Vinyl pressings
by Arlo Parks · 2021
Collapsed In Sunbeams 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.
11 pressings came out in 2021, the album's first year, in 7 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.
TRANS509 X A1 = MATT @ METROPOLIS = 216102E1/A 650208Side A etched / stamped runout
TRANS 509 X B1 216102E2/A2Side B etched / stamped runout
TRANS509X A1 216102E1/A = MATT@METROPOLIS = 850 208Side A runout
TRANS509X B1 216102E2/A2Side B runout
216102E/A TRANS509X A1 = MATT @ METROPOLIS =Runout side A
216102E2 /A2 TRANS509X B1Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Canada | Transgressive Records TRANS509XFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Europe | Transgressive Records TRANS509XLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2021 | Japan | Transgressive Records TRANS509XJFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | UK | Transgressive Records TRANS509XLP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2021 | USA & Canada | Transgressive Records TRANS509XFirst yearLP, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Europe | Transgressive Records TRANS509X / Beatnik TRANS509XFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | UK | Transgressive Records TRANS509XE / Transgressive Records TRANS509XFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | UK | Transgressive Records TRANS509XFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc |
| 2021 | US | Transgressive Records TRANS509XFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | USA & Europe | Transgressive Records TRANS509X / Beatnik TRANS509XFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | UK | Transgressive Records TRANS509X / Beatnik TRANS509XFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Transgressive Records TRANS509X / Beatnik TRANS509XFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | USA & Canada | Transgressive Records TRANS509XFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Stereo · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Stereo · Limited, Picture disc |
| 2023 | US | Transgressive Records TRANS509XLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
14 vinyl pressings of Collapsed In Sunbeams are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 2021 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 2021, in UK, US, Europe, USA & Europe and more. One of them is Transgressive Records TRANS509XE, released January 29, 2021.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TRANS509XE, TRANS509X, TRANS509XJ) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TRANS509 X A1 = MATT @ METROPOLIS = 216102E1/A 650208 and TRANS 509 X B1 216102E2/A2. 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.
