Vinyl pressings
by Black Country, New Road · 2021
For The First Time was first pressed on vinyl in 2021. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 2021, the album's first year, in 4 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.
ZENLP269 A1 MPO 21201428 Guy's ELECTRIC ALL THE TIRED HORSES IN THE SUNRunout Side A, Variant 1
ZENLP269 B1 MPO 21201549 HOW 'M I SUPPOSED TO GET ANY RIDIN' DONE?Runout Side B, Variant 1
ZENLP269 A1 MPO 21231389 Guy's ELECTRIC ALL THE TIRED HORSES IN THE SUNRunout Side A, Variant 2
ZENLP269 B1 MPO 21231390 HOW 'M I SUPPOSED TO GET ANY RIDIN' DONE?Runout Side B, Variant 2
ZENLP269 A1 MPO 21224578 Guy's ELECTRIC ALL THE TIRED HORSES IN THE SUNRunout Side A
ZENLP269 B1 MPO 21223800 HOW 'M I SUPPOSED TO GET ANY RIDIN' DONE?Runout Side B
ZENLP269A1 Guy’s ELECTRIC [MPO logo]® 20188337 ALL THE TIRED HORSES IN THE SUNRunout; side A (variant 1)
ZENLP269B1 MPO20187617 HOW’M I SUPPOSED TO GET ANY RIDIN’ DONE?Runout; side B (variant 1)
ZENLP269A1 Guy’s ELECTRIC ALL THE TIRED HORSES IN THE SUN [MPO logo]® 21 201467Runout; side A (variant 2)
ZENLP269 B1 [MPO logo]® 21 201634 HOW’M I SUPPOSED TO GET ANY RIDIN’ DONE?Runout; side A (variant 2)
ZENLP 269A1 Guy’s ELECTRIC ALL THE HORSES IN THE SUN MPO20188040Runout side A hand-etched
ZENLP 269B1 MPO20188056 HOW’M I SUPPOSED TO GET ANY RIDIN’ DONE?Runout side B hand-etched
ZENLP269 A1 MPO 21201428 Guy's ELECTRIC ALL THE TIRED HORSES IN THE SUNRunout Side A
ZENLP269 B1 MPO 21201549 HOW 'M I SUPPOSED TO GET ANY RIDIN' DONE?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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Europe | Ninja Tune ZEN269First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2021 | Europe | Ninja Tune ZEN269 / Ninja Tune ZEN269LRFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2021 | Japan | Ninja Tune ZEN269PKFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2021 | UK | Ninja Tune ZEN269X / Ninja Tune ZENLP269First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | UK | Ninja Tune ZEN269RT / Ninja Tune ZENCD269RTPFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition, CD, Compilation · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, CD, Compilation · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | UK & Ireland | Ninja Tune ZEN269TPLP, Album, Limited Edition, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing, Limited |
| 2021 | UK & Ireland | Ninja Tune ZEN269RSFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | UK | Ninja Tune ZEN269 / Ninja Tune ZEN269LRFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2021 | Europe | Ninja Tune ZEN269EY / Ninja Tune ZEN269LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | UK | Ninja Tune ZEN269GRLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | Europe | Ninja Tune ZEN269LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2025 | Europe | Ninja Tune ZEN269LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 2025 | Japan | Ninja Tune ZEN269BRLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2026 | Europe | Ninja Tune ZEN269LP, Album | LP, Album |
14 vinyl pressings of For The First Time are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 2021 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 2021, in Europe, UK, Japan, UK & Ireland. One of them is Ninja Tune ZEN269.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ZEN269, ZEN269X, ZEN269RT, ZEN269PK) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZENLP269 A1 MPO 21201428 Guy's ELECTRIC ALL THE TIRED HORSES IN THE SUN and ZENLP269 B1 MPO 21201549 HOW 'M I SUPPOSED TO GET ANY RIDIN' DONE?. 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.
