UK
March 26, 2023- Label and catalog number
- Transgressive Records 5400683101985
- Format
- LP, Album, Limited Edition · Signed, +Bonus CD, Transparent Green
Vinyl pressings
by Arlo Parks · 2023
My Soft Machine was first pressed on vinyl in 2023. 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 2023, the album's first year, in 4 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.
TRANS700X A2 -^ = MATT @ METROPOLIS =Side A runout, etched
TRANS700X B2 BM84335-01 B1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | UK | Transgressive Records 5400683101985First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | UK | Transgressive Records TRANS700XXFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo · Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | France | Transgressive Records TRANS700XI / Transgressive Records TRANS700XXFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | UK | Transgressive Records BLOOD184 / Beatnik BLOOD184First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | UK | Transgressive Records TRANS700XXD / BeatnikFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Transgressive Records TRANS700XI / Transgressive Records TRANS700XXFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Transgressive Records TRANS700XUFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Worldwide | Transgressive Records TRANS700XX / Transgressive Records 5400863101985First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Worldwide | Transgressive Records TRANS700X / Beatnik TRANS700XFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2023 | Worldwide | Transgressive Records TRANS700XB / Beatnik TRANS700XBFirst yearLP, Album, Deluxe Edition · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Worldwide | Transgressive Records TRANS700XDSFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
11 vinyl pressings of My Soft Machine are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 2023, in UK, US, France, Worldwide. One of them is Transgressive Records 5400683101985, released March 26, 2023.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5400683101985, TRANS700XX, BLOOD184, TRANS700XXD) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.