Vinyl pressings
by Billie Eilish · 2024
Hit Me Hard And Soft was first pressed on vinyl in 2024. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 2024, the album's first year, in 5 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.
602465223651-A10 437872.1 (3)...Side A runout
602465223651 B 4B PHD 43741.2 (3)...Side B runout
00602475012566A (1278794) 11010111Side A runout
00602475012566B (1278795) 05010104Side B runout
602465223651-4A M1 43741.1 (3)... ̄ V ̄Runout side A
602465223651 B2 JG 43692.2(3)... Bakery M3Runout side B
602465270501-ALabel side A
602465270501-BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Japan | Darkroom 602465223651 / Interscope Records 602465223651First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 2024 | US | Darkroom 602465223651 / Interscope Records 602465223651First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | US | Darkroom 602465223651 / Interscope Records 602465223651First yearLP, Album, Box Set, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Box Set, Promo · Promo |
| 2024 | US | Darkroom 602465270518 / Interscope Records 602465270518First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | USA & Europe | Darkroom 602465270525 / Interscope Records 602465270525First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | USA & Europe | Darkroom 602465270495 / Interscope Records 602465270495First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | USA & Europe | Darkroom 602465270556 / Interscope Records 602465270556First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | USA & Europe | Darkroom 00602465364682 / Darkroom 602465270532First yearLP, Album, Bioplastic, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Bioplastic, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | USA & Europe | Darkroom 00602465364644 / Darkroom 602465270501First yearLP, Album, Bioplastic, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Bioplastic, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Darkroom 602465270518 / Interscope Records 602465270518First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Darkroom 602465223651 / Interscope Records 602465223651First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Darkroom 602465270549 / Interscope Records 602465270549First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Darkroom 602465270549 / Interscope Records 602465270549First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Europe | Darkroom 006024705012566 / Interscope Records 006024705012566First yearLP, Album, Record Store Day | LP, Album, Record Store Day |
| 2024 | US | Darkroom 6024705012566 / Interscope Records 6024705012566First yearLP, Album, Record Store Day | LP, Album, Record Store Day |
19 vinyl pressings of Hit Me Hard And Soft are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 2024 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 2024, in US, Japan, USA & Europe, Worldwide and more. One of them is Darkroom 602465223651, released May 17, 2024.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 602465223651, 602465270518, 6024705012566, 602465270525) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 602465223651-A10 437872.1 (3)... and 602465223651 B 4B PHD 43741.2 (3).... 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.
