Vinyl pressings
by Beck · 1996
Odelay was first pressed on vinyl in 1996. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1996, 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.
BL-30-Ax [curly loop signature] L-46694 "LOAD IN..."Side A runout
BL-30-Bx [curly loop signature] L-46694X "LOAD OUT..."Side B runout
BL-30-Ax [Signature] L-46694 "LOAD IN..."Side A runout
BL-30-Bx [Signature] L-46694-X "LOAD OUT..."Side B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | US | Bong Load Custom Records BL30 / Bong Load Custom Records BL 30First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1996 | US | Bong Load Custom Records BL30First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1998 | UK | Simply Vinyl SVLP 0051 / Geffen Records SVLP 0051LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | US | Original Recordings Group ORG 010LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Numbered | LP, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Numbered |
| 2008 | US | Original Recordings Group ORG 010LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Europe | Bong Load Records BL30LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2014 | Europe | Bong Load Records BL30LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | Europe | Bong Load Records BL30LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | Europe | Bong Load Records BL30LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | Europe | Bong Load Records BL30 / Bong Load Records BL 30LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2016 | UK & US | Bong Load Custom Records BL30 / Bong Load Records BL30LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Special Edition · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Special Edition · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | US | DGC B0025491-01LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | Europe | DGC 0602547933782LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2016 | US | DGC B0025124-01 / UMe B0025124-01LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Bong Load Records BL 30LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2026 | US | DGC B0025124-01 / UMe B0025124-01LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Bong Load Records BL30LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Europe | Bong Load Records BL30LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Europe | Bong Load Records BL30LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Europe | Bong Load Records BL30LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Bong Load Records BL30LP, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | DGC B0025124-01LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
22 vinyl pressings of Odelay are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1996 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1996, in US. One of them is Bong Load Custom Records BL30.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BL30) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BL-30-Ax [curly loop signature] L-46694 "LOAD IN..." and BL-30-Bx [curly loop signature] L-46694X "LOAD OUT...". 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.
