US
August 18, 2017- Label and catalog number
- Parkwood Entertainment 88985446681Columbia 88985446681
- Format
- LP, Album, Box Set, Limited Edition, Numbered, Special Edition · Yellow
Vinyl pressings
by Beyoncé · 2017
Lemonade was first pressed on vinyl in 2017. 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 2017, 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.
AL 889854467517 mS MPO [two illegible characters] 17-0248 AA side runout, etched, variant 1
BL 889854467517 mS MPO 2S 17-0248 BB side runout, etched, variant 1
CL 88985446751 mS MPO SN 17-0248 CC side runout, etched, variant 1
DL 88985446751 mS MP0 2E 17-0248 DD side runout, etched variant 1
AL 88985446751 121514 MSRunout side A
BL 88985446751 121514 MSRunout side B
CL 88985446751 121515 MSRunout side C
DL 88985446751 121515 MSRunout side D
(FA?) 209 850 ASide A: Zex Mispress Runout
BL 88985446751 121514Side B
CL 88985446751 121515Side C
DL 88985446751 121515Side D
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Unknown | Parkwood Entertainment BEYB01EPOY1A / Columbia BEYB01EPOY1ALP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | Germany | Not On Label (Beyoncé) BEYB01EPOY1AQLP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2016 | Germany | Not On Label (Beyoncé) BEYB01EPOY1AQLP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2016 | Germany | Not On Label (Beyoncé) BEYB01EPOY1AQLP, LP, All Media, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, LP, All Media, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | US | Parkwood Entertainment 88985446681 / Columbia 88985446681First yearLP, Album, Box Set, Limited Edition, Numbered, Special Edition · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Box Set, Limited Edition, Numbered, Special Edition · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | Europe | Parkwood Entertainment 88985446751 / Columbia 88985446751First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | Europe | Parkwood Entertainment 88985446751S2 / Columbia 88985446751S2First yearLP, Album, Mispress · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Mispress · Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | Europe | Parkwood Entertainment 88985446751 / Columbia 88985446751First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2017 | US | Parkwood Entertainment 88985446751 / Columbia 88985446751First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Europe | Parkwood Entertainment 88985446751 / Columbia 88985446751LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of Lemonade are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 2016 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 2017, in US, Europe. One of them is Parkwood Entertainment 88985446681, released August 18, 2017.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 88985446681, 88985446751, 88985446751S2) 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.