Vinyl pressings
by Arlo Parks · 2019
Super Sad Generation was first pressed on vinyl in 2019. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 2019, 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.
198040E1/B BEATNC00221-A FOR THE SUPER SAD GENERATIONSide A stamped
198040E2/A BEATNC00221-B FOR THE SUPER SAD GENERATIONSide B stamped
BEATNC00221-A FOR THE SUPER SAD GENERATION 198040E1/BSide A
BEATNC00221-B FOR THE SUPER SAD GENERATION 198040E2/ASide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | UK | Beatnik CreativeFirst yearLP, Compilation, White Label | LP, Compilation, White Label |
| 2019 | UK | Beatnik CreativeLP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2019 | UK | Beatnik Creative BEATNC00221 / Transgressive Records BEATNC00221First yearLP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Misprint · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Misprint · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | UK | Beatnik Creative BEATNC00221 / Transgressive Records BEATNC00221First yearLP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Picture Disc · Limited, Picture disc |
| 2019 | UK | Beatnik Creative BEATNC00221LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | UK | Beatnik Creative BEATNC00221 / Transgressive Records BEATNC00221LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | UK | Beatnik Creative BEATNC00221 / Transgressive Records BEATNC00221LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | UK | Beatnik Creative BEATNC00221 / Transgressive Records BEATNC00221LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2020 | UK | Beatnik Creative BEATNC00222 / Transgressive Records BEATNC00222LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | UK & Ireland | Beatnik Creative BEATNC00222LPRS / Transgressive Records BEATNC00222LPRSLP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | Germany | Beatnik Creative BEATNC00222BLUE / Transgressive Records BEATNC00222BLUELP, Compilation, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
11 vinyl pressings of Super Sad Generation are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 2019 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 2019, in UK. One of them is Beatnik Creative BEATNC00221, released November 29, 2019.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BEATNC00221) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 198040E1/B BEATNC00221-A FOR THE SUPER SAD GENERATION and 198040E2/A BEATNC00221-B FOR THE SUPER SAD GENERATION. 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.
