Vinyl pressings
by Beach Slang · 2015
The Things We Do To Find People Who Feel Like Us was first pressed on vinyl in 2015. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 2015, 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.
PRC-305- SIDE-A S-95993 SIDE-A 136214E1/AGroove Runout Side A
PRC-305- SIDE-B S-95994 136214E2/AGroove Runout Side B
136214E1/ASide A, stamped
PRC-305-B SIDE-A 5-95993 SIDE-ASide A, etched
136214E2/ASide B, stamped
PRC-305-A SIDE-B 5-95994Side B, etched
PRC-305 SIDE-A S-95993 SIDE-AEtched Runout Side A (Variant 1)
PRC-305 SIDE-B S-95994Etched Runout Side B (Variant 1)
PRC-305-[B with strikethrough] SIDE-A S-95993 SIDE-A AEtched Runout Side A (Variant 2)
PRC-305-[A with strikethrough] SIDE-B S-95994 AEtched Runout Side B (Variant 2)
PRC-305 SIDE-A S-95993 SIDE-AEtched Runout Side A
PRC-305 SIDE-B S-95994Etched Runout Side B
PRC-305 SIDE-A S-95993 SIDE-AEtched Runout Side A
PRC-305 SIDE-B S-95994Etched Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | UK | Big Scary Monsters BSM172 / Big Scary Monsters BSM172VLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2015 | US | Polyvinyl Record Company PRC 305First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | Australia | Cooking Vinyl Australia CVLP045First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | UK | Big Scary Monsters BSM172VFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | UK | Big Scary Monsters BSM172VFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2015 | UK | Big Scary Monsters BSM172VFirst yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | Polyvinyl Record Company PRC-305First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | Polyvinyl Record Company PRC-305First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | Polyvinyl Record Company PRC-305First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | Polyvinyl Record Company PRC-305LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2016 | Australia | Cooking Vinyl Australia CVLP045LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Repress · Limited, Colored vinyl |
11 vinyl pressings of The Things We Do To Find People Who Feel Like Us are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 2015 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 2015, in UK, US, Australia. One of them is Big Scary Monsters BSM172V, released October 30, 2015.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BSM172V, PRC-305, PRC 305, CVLP045) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PRC-305- SIDE-A S-95993 SIDE-A 136214E1/A and PRC-305- SIDE-B S-95994 136214E2/A. 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.
