Vinyl pressings
by Bear's Den · 2014
Islands was first pressed on vinyl in 2014. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 2014, the album's first year, in 2 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.
10894 1A 05060148572888Runout - Side A, etched
10894 1B 05060148572888Runout - Side B, etched
10894 1C 05060148572888Runout - Side C, etched
10894 1D 05060148572888Runout - Side D, etched
4857317 BF90432-01 A1 JPSide A runout
4857317 BF90432-01 B1 JPSide B runout
BF86532-01 A1 JP / 4857317Side A
BF86532-01 B1 JP / 4857317Side B
NOISELAND SST MPO 14 -0519 ASide 1
NOISELAND SST MPO 14 -0519 BSide 2
NOISELAND SST MPO 14 -0519 CSide 3
NOISELAND SST MPO 14 -0519 DSide 4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Europe | Communion Records COMM100First year10", Album | 10", Album |
| 2014 | Europe | Communion Records COMM100-12 / Caroline International COMM100-12First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2014 | Europe | Not On LabelFirst yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 2014 | US | Communion Records COMM-US-011LPFirst year10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album | 10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Album |
| 2014 | US | Communion Records 4990672546 / Capitol Records 4990672546First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Europe | Communion Records COMM100-2024LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Communion Records COMM100-2024 / Communion Records COMM641LP, Album, Stereo, LP, Compilation, Stereo, 4", Stereo, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo, LP, Compilation, Stereo, 4", Stereo, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Communion Records COMM100-2024 / Communion Records COMM641LP, Album, Stereo, LP, Compilation, Stereo, 4", Stereo, Box Set, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo, LP, Compilation, Stereo, 4", Stereo, Box Set, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Communion Records COMM100-2024LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Australia | Impressed Recordings IMP087 / Impressed Recordings COMM100-2024LP, Album, Stereo, LP, Compilation, Stereo, All Media, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo, LP, Compilation, Stereo, All Media, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of Islands are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 2014 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 2014, in Europe, US. One of them is Communion Records COMM100.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use COMM100, COMM100-12, COMM-US-011LP, 4990672546) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 10894 1A 05060148572888 and 10894 1B 05060148572888. 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.
