Vinyl pressings
by Bo Burnham · 2021
Inside (The Songs) 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.
4 pressings came out in 2021, the album's first year, in 3 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.
IMP-435V-A 235256E1/BA-side runout, stamped
IMP-435V-B 235256E2/BB-side runout, stamped
IMP-435V-C 235256E3/AC-side runout, stamped
IMP-435V-D 235256E4/AD-side runout, stamped
IMP435V-A JN-H STERLINGDisc 1 Side A etched runout
IMP435V-B JN-H STERLINGDisc 1 Side B etched runout
IMP435V-C JN-H STERLINGDisc 2 Side C etched runout
IMP435V-D JN-H STERLINGDisc 2 Side D etched runout
IMP435V-A JN-H STERLINGSide A
IMP435V-B JN-H STERLINGSide B
IMP435V-C JN-H STERLINGSide C
IMP435V-D JN-H STERLINGSide D
IMP435V-A 235256E1/AVariant 1, Side A
IMP435V-B 235256E2/BVariant 1, Side B
IMP435V-C 235256E3/BVariant 1, Side C
IMP435V-D 235256E4/AVariant 1, Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | USA & Europe | Imperial IMP435 / Imperial IMP435VFirst yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2021 | USA & Canada | Imperial IMP435First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Imperial IMP435V3 / Imperial IMP435First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | USA & Europe | Imperial IMP435First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2022 | Unknown | Imperial IMP435V2LP, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2022 | US | Imperial IMP435V4LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2022 | Unknown | Imperial IMP637Box Set, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, LP, Album, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | Box Set, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, LP, Album, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Unknown | Imperial IMP637 / Mercury IMP637LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Box Set, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Box Set, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Unknown | Imperial IMP637 / Mercury IMP637LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Box Set, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Reissue, Box Set, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2022 | US | Imperial IMP697LP, Album, Reissue, LP, Album, Reissue, LP, Album, Box Set, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, LP, Album, Reissue, LP, Album, Box Set, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Imperial IMP697 / Mercury IMP697Box Set, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, LP · Limited, Colored vinyl | Box Set, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, LP · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | US | Imperial IMP697LP, Album, Reissue, LP, Album, Reissue, LP, Album, Box Set, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, LP, Album, Reissue, LP, Album, Box Set, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2022 | Worldwide | Imperial IMP697 / Mercury IMP697LP, Album, Reissue, LP, Box Set, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Reissue, LP, Box Set, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition · Limited |
13 vinyl pressings of Inside (The Songs) are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 2021 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 2021, in US, USA & Canada, USA & Europe. One of them is Imperial IMP435V3, released December 17, 2021.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use IMP435V3, IMP435) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, IMP-435V-A 235256E1/B and IMP-435V-B 235256E2/B. 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.
